Jeff Nathenson, Managing Director International Whistle Sports - OiConf 2018.
Where to find the young sports fan: A discussion on the way that young people are currently engaging with and participating in sport.
2. SPORT 2000 2006 2016
Horse Racing 51 56 63
MLB 52 52 57
Tennis 45 - 54
Olympics 45 50 53
NCAA Basketball 44 48 52
NCAA Football 47 48 52
NFL 44 46 50
Boxing 45 47 49
NHL 33 42 49
NBA 40 40 42
Soccer 36 36 39
SHOCKER!
TV SPORTS
AUDIENCES ARE
GETTING
OLDER!
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LIVE SPORTS AUDIENCES CONTINUE TO GET OLDER
(Median Ages of TV Sports Viewers)
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EVERYONE IS
WATCHING
LESS TV…
YOUNG PEOPLE
A LOT LESS
YOUNGER AUDIENCES’ TV CONSUMPTION IS WANING FAST
(Live + VOD + DVR, Based on Q2’s)
CHANGE IN TIME SPENT WATCHING TV BY AGE GROUP
10%
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
18-24
-42%
12-17
-40%
25-34
-31%
2-11
-23%
35-49
-11%
Total
-10%
50-64
+2%
65+
+9%
4. THE FOCUS IS
SHIFTING FROM
CONTINUOUS
LIVE VIEWING TO
FOLLOWING VIA
SOCIAL
YouTube
Facebook
Instagram
Snapchat
Twitter
Apps
Following
Default sports consumption
behaviour
Watching
Largely reserved for
Biggest games
Attending
Declining
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5. Rights down by 14% for the
Premier League in the UK.
The first time the price has
fallen ever in a Premier League
rights auction.
Two Premier League packages
remain unsold.
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...WHICH LEADS TO
THINGS LIKE THIS.
7. …BUT PERHAPS NOT FOOTBALL AS WE KNOW IT.
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YOUNG PEOPLE SEEM TO LIKE FOOTBALL ON SOCIAL...
Q3 2015 Q3 2017 GROWTH
5.8 Billion
Views
1.1 Billion
Views
89%
EURO 2016
SAME TIME
PERIOD 2017
GROWTH
3 Billion
Views
3.3 Billion
Views
10%
Q3 2015 Q3 2017 GROWTH
6.2 Billion
Views
8.4 Billion
Views
35%
285 Million
Views
2.9 Billion
Views
917%
EURO 2016
SAME TIME
PERIOD 2017
GROWTH
2.6 Billion
Views
3.1 Billion
Views
19%
515 Million
Views
1.1 Billion
Views
113%
12. AND THERE ISN’T ENOUGH
TIME TODAY TO EVEN BEGIN
TO START TALKING ABOUT
THINGS LIKE THIS.
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13. SO WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?
(How about some bullet points instead of graphs and pictures)
● Just because everyone watched live sports in the past doesn’t mean they will in the
future.
● What you thought was sport may no longer be the case.
● It may be a cliche, but think community first. Build your community around key
passion points. The business will flow from that.
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