Dennis Spencer - VP Media, Lagardere Sports & Entertainment
Feb 27, 2020•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
- 2:31 - Dennis explains what Lagardere company is.
- 5:32 - What sports/media events and shows he works on with Lagardere.
- 7:27 - How the sports arbitrage business works in representing a sports property and how Lagardere helped the NBA with their international business.
- 9:09 - The competitiveness for sports media rights.
- 10:13 - The daunting task of securing rights and how individual sports properties have different goals in partnering with an agency.
- 11:30 - How tricky or complex it is to monetize a property.
- 13:05 - How Dennis got into the rights side of sports media.
- 14:32 - What some of the most interesting sports he’s been a part of.
- 15:33 - What he loves about it and what are some of the challenges with what he does.
- 17:02 - How he balances dealing with multi million dollar contracts and still being a part of the production environment plus how specialization for young people can limit their growth.
- 18:03 - What goes into producing the Boston Marathon for domestic and international viewers.
- 20:25 - How viewers outside the United States digest the sports they watch.
- 22:25 - Productions for sports are shrinking with on-site presence depending on the event.
- 23:00 - Where Dennis was during the Boston Marathon bombing and how the Boston Athletic Association has adjusted to making the event a special one.
- 25:47 - The most special event he’s been a part of.
- 27:30 - What the biggest challenges are for many of the sporting events around the world.
- 29:15 - Dennis explains what the SPORTEL convention is about.
- 30:10 - What makes a sports property have value.
- 30:38 - What makes a sports property valuable?
- 31:30 - What Dennis would like sports fans to know about the international landscape and how it impacts the sporting world.
- 33:00 - Importing & exporting sports media properties
- 33:37 - What the toughest event he’s ever been a part of.
- 35:10 - How much time he spends on the airplane.
- 35:34 - Best piece of advise he’s gotten working in the sports industry.
