News and Announcements

Pyne: Innovation In Sports Production and Fan Experiences Are Ahead

The Sports Industry Needs to Have a Plan A, B, C, D

Ask For Advice… Follow the Opportunity Not the Money

The Future of Ticketing, Sponsorships and Fan Engagement

Pyne: Industry Response to COVID-19 Will Bring Lasting Changes

IEG Analyzes Covid-19 Impact To Sports/Ent Sponsorship

Pyne: A Strong Balance Sheet Crucial For Sports Businesses Right Now

Pyne: Sports on Hold will have a Profound Impact on Local Communities

Early Thoughts on the Impact of Covid-19 to the Sports Industry

Two Circles’ Unveils Bold New Strategy with Bruin (SportCal)

Deltatre Named One of the Tech’s Most Innovative Companies

Building the Berkshire Hathaway of Sports

How Leagues Can Adapt To Changing Fan Behaviors

Bruin Acquires State-of-the-Art Data Analytics Firm Two Circles

Bruin Acquires Two Circles – Two-Time UK Agency of the Year

CVC and The Jordan Company Invest in Bruin For the Long Run

With $600M More to Spend, A Sports Investor Thinks Bigger

Investment, Bruin’s New Chapter and The Sports Industry’s Future

Bruin Announces Partnership with CVC Capital Partners and The Jordan Company (BSC)

George Pyne on the intersection of Free Speech, the NBA and China (Yahoo Finance)

George Pyne’s Insights on Sports Investing (Bloomberg)

Pyne on The Geopolitics of Sports and Business (Yahoo)

Bruin and the U.S. Open (AdAge)

OverTier Takes NFL Streaming Worldwide (Variety)

Major League Baseball Turns to Deltatre (SBJ)

Soulsight Wins Global Accolades (Nielson)

George Pyne on the New Media Economy in Sports (Yahoo Finance)

George Pyne on NFL’s Staying Power (CNBC)

Inside Bruin Sports Capital: Five Part Series on Bruin (SportsPro)

George Pyne on Embracing Disruption (SBJ)

Deltatre Makes Massive Acquisition (FT)

Deltatre Makes Massive Acquisition (Variety)

George Pyne Discusses Refreshing the Traditional Sports TV Experience (VF)

George Pyne on Interest Rates and Team Valuations (CNBC)

Bruin Finds It Soul (SBJ)

Bruin’s Latest Acquisition: Soulsight (SportCal)

George Pyne Discusses Gambling Effect on Sports Consumption (Fortune)

George Pyne Bullish on Golf Gambling (Fortune)

George Pyne hosts CNBC Squawk Box (CNBC)

George Pyne hosts CNBC Squawk Box (CNBC)

Engine Shop Lands IEG and ESP Assets (SportCal)

Engine Shop Acquires IEG

Brian Gordon Talks to Ad Age (AdAge)

George Pyne on Media M&A (CNBC)

Pyne Forecasts the Future of Digital Media (YahooFinance)

Engine Shop Continues Global Push with Latest Acquisition

Engine Shop Takes Esports Practice Global (EI)

George Pyne Sits Down with Power Lunch (CNBC)

Bidding strategist breaks down the Olympic selection process (CNBC)

Bruin’s Engine Shop acquires Burns’ new consultancy in whirlwind move (SportCal)

Engine Shop Launches Global Sports Consulting Practice

Deltatre appoints Infront’s Causse in business development role (SportCal)

Brian Gordon Discusses the Agency Perspective (SBD)

NFL’s Super Bowl VIP Company On Location Acquires PrimeSport (Billboard)

On Location Experiences Acquires PrimeSport, Broadening Reach Across Sports

Bruin-owned On Location Experiences acquires PrimeSport (SportsPro)

Pyne’s Bruin on a roll as On Location acquires PrimeSport (SportCal)

Company partly owned by NFL owners purchases large ticket firm (ESPN)

On Location Experiences Acquires PrimeSport (SportsPro)

Looking to Scale, On Location Experiences Acquires PrimeSport (Billboard)

George Pyne listed in 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business (SBJ)

Engine Shop buys eSports specialty agency (SBD)

Bruin’s Engine Shop acquires eSports specialist The Gamer Agency (SportCal)

Engine Shop Acquires Industry Leading Esports Agency

George Pyne Talks to Bloomberg on the Business of Sports Investing (Bloomberg)

George Pyne Sits Down with CNBC To Discuss the Media Landscape (CNBC)

A Big College Sports Business Is About To Get Bigger (NYT)

NFL Game Pass Europe Launches to Change Fan Viewership Habits (ST)

The NFL takes a Netflix-style approach to fuel its growth in Europe (Digiday)

NFL Game Pass – A Game Changer in the future of digital sports broadcasting? (Digital Sport)

NFL Game Pass Launches in Europe

NFL’s Kirkwood: Revamped Game Pass will be core part of European business (SportCal)

As NFL Game Pass relaunches in Europe, here’s how it will break sports viewing constraints (The Drum)

David Abrutyn Helps CNBC Understand the Impact of Amazon, Twitter, Facebook Buying Sports Rights (CNBC)

Bruin Partner Jeff Roth named to Leaders’ 40-Under-40 List (SBJ)

SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: NFL Plots OTT Gain in Europe (SBD)

WALL STREET JOURNAL: The NFL’s Digital Push Into Europe (WSJ)

Bruin chosen to run NFL Game Pass in Europe

SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Fox Sports reboots OTT service with Deltatre (SBD)

SPORTCAL: The Callum Murray Interview – George Pyne (SportCal)

BROADCASTING & CABLE: Sports Firm Deltatre Sets Expansion Into the Americas (B&C)

SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Media firm Deltatre ready to move into U.S. (SBD)

Deltatre, Global Leader in Sports Media Services & OTT Solutions, Expands to the United States

CYO Announces 2017 Club of Champions Honorees

Bruin Sports Capital’s Jeff Roth Named to SBJ 40 Under 40 (LIS)

George Pyne discusses Super Bowl ratings on CNBC (CNBC)

George Pyne discusses College Football in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)

SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL: Courtside Ventures has active first year of dealmaking (SBD)

Courtside Ventures Announces First Year Investment Portfolio; Leads Seed Round in Y-Combinator Alum “The Athletic”

George Pyne discusses Emerging Trends in Sports Media (Bloomberg)

George Pyne on the Role of Sports & Media [OP-ED](HP)

George Pyne named to Sports Business Journal’s “50 Most Influential People” of 2016 (SBJ)

George Pyne To Be Honored at the 33rd Annual March of Dimes Sports Luncheon on November 30, 2016

Bruin Sports Capital’s Deltatre announces joint venture with Sportscast

Acquiring Talent: Bruin’s Deltatre purchase

George Pyne: Patient, Selective, and Disciplined (Leaders Mag)

Bruin Sports Capital Gets Into Video Streaming Business With Purchase Of Italy-Based Deltatre (SBD)

Deltatre acquired by Bruin Sports Capital (SBI)

US investor Bruin Sports Capital builds global position with Deltatre acquisition (IWF)

George Pyne and Giampiero Rinaudo on Bruin’s Deltatre acquisition — EXCLUSIVE (SportsPro)

Bruin Sports buys Deltatre (SPM)

Sports Investor Buying Specialist in Broadcasts (NYT)

Prioritizing the plan is of utmost importance in business (INC)

Owners OK On Location Experiences to sell Super Bowl packages (ESPN)

On Location Experiences Expands Super Bowl Ticket Inventory (BusinessWire)

Sports rights will be valuable over long run: Expert George Pyne (CNBC)

On Location builds out offerings with travel service acquisition (SBD)

Dan Gilbert, Quicken Loans founder, discusses investing in sports tech innovation (CNBC)

Bruin Sports Capital To Team Up With Others As Investor (NYT)

George Pyne Links With Dan Gilbert In New Move (SportsPro)

Jon Bon Jovi joins NFL, Bruin Sports Capital and Redbird Capital in On Location Experiences Partnership

NFL Taps Hockey Exec to Make ‘Bucket-List’ Football Experiences (Bloomberg)

On Location Experiences appoints John Collins as Chief Executive Officer

Collins takes CEO role at On Location (SBD)

Bruin Sports Capital Acquires Engine Shop Agency (SBD)

Pyne discusses platform businesses and latest acquisition (Bloomberg)

Bruin Sports Capital Acquires Engine Shop Marketing Agency

Big frills, but new 50-yard line Super Bowl seats cost big bucks (SN)

NFL Popularily Soars Despite Controversies

Trying to disrupt the sports media landscape with $250m (Reuters)

WPP Acquires Two Circles and forges new agency offering (SportsPro)

Former IMG chief Pyne on his acquisitive Bruin Sports Capital: It’s fun to be building again (SportsCal)

CTIC Returns: 2015 in San Francisco, July 8-9, 2015 (CTIC)

Financial Times – George Pyne (FT)

Sports Programming Battle Heats Up… (CNBC)

Fancentric NFL OL exclusive events and hospitality: A talk with George Pyne NFL (Examiner)

NFL Spins Off Hospitality Business (M&A)

NFL Tabs George Pyne, Gerry Cardinale To Grow Premium Events, Hospitality Business (Forbes)

Growing Bruin: An Interview with George Pyne (Leaders)

In The Loop (Bloomberg)

Private equity deals (Fortune)

Bruin Sports Capital announces three executive hires and new office location

Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert Is Among Investors in Bruin Sports (Bloomberg)

Former IMG exec Abrutyn joins Bruin Sports Capital (SportsPro)

Bruin Sports Capital names David Abrutyn as Executive Vice President and Principal

Abrutyn reunited with former IMG colleagues Pyne and Crispino at Bruin Sports Capital

IMG’s Crispino follows Pyne to Bruin Sports (SportsBusiness)

George Pyne hires Tony Crispino – again (SportsPro)

Under Armour gets in the ring with Ali; Kenny Albert has a new gig; Fanatics, Bruin Sports Capital tap key execs (Cynopsis)

Beyond Formula One: the motorsport business stories to watch in 2015 (SportsPro)

Bruin Sports Capital names Tony Crispino as Chief Operating Officer

George Pyne’s Bruin Sports Capital To Announce Tony Crispino As COO (SBD)

IMG College Executive Crispino Joins Bruin Sports Capital as COO (Bloomberg)

No fixed limit for Pyne’s sports acquisition fund (Sports Business)

Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo (Fox Business)

In new firm, Pyne sees legacy (SBJ)

Ex-IMG Exec Launches Sports Firm (License! Global)

Taking Stock with Pimm Fox (Bloomberg TV)

George Pyne Makes His Move (Cynopsis)

WPP leads US$250 million investment round in George Pyne’s Bruin Sports Capital (Bloomberg)

Former IMG Sports President Raises $250 Million, Launches Bruin Sports Capital (SAB)

Ex-IMG Boss Pyne Creates Bruin Capital with WPP as Lead Investor (Bloomberg)

WPP Announces Major Investment in Bruin Sports Capital (SportsPro)

George Pyne’s Bruin Capital Launches with WPP as Lead Investor (SBD)

WPP Leads $250 Million Investment Round in Sports Marketing Start-Up (AdAge)

The Value of Ivy League Football – Part 1 (ILS)

Scooter Braun, Charlie Walk, Rosie Perez and Nick Cannon Among Those Named to Barclays Center’s New Advisory Board

George Pyne, American Business Executive, featured in Fast Company (FC)

How To Prepare Your Business For Growth (Fast Company)

George Pyne, President of IMG Sports and Entertainment, featured in Bloomberg news story

Why the Sports Market Must Play the Long Game For Long-Term Growth, Target Millennials and Beyond (AdAge)

Pyne Leaves IMG to Start Sports and Entertainment Venture (Bloomberg)

Pyne exits WME/IMG to pursue new interests (Sport Business)

IMG Sports Head George Pyne Exiting to Form “New Venture” (THR)

IMG Sports Chief George Pyne Exits to Raise $500 Million to Buy Companies (Variety)

The Essential Elements of Brand Building (SBO)

Sage advice reaches beyond Class of 2014 (SBJ)

The Essential Elements of Brand Building (Smart Blog)

John Gillooly: Nominations due for Journal Honor Roll (Providence Journal)

Corporations must nurture innovation, says IMG Sports President George Pyne (Examiner)