By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Netflix reveals the exact episodes that got you addicted to Breaking Bad, House of Cards and Mad Men

September 24, 2015

Netflix has analysed its global streaming data to discover the exact episodes that got people hooked on its most popular TV shows. Read more: Why traders love Netflix despite a likely earnings miss The streaming service picked out the episode of a show's debut season which – after it was viewed – kept 70 per cent [...]
Watch: Drivers in Berkshire involved in 35-minute stand-off

September 24, 2015

We've all been there: driving on a narrow street, you come bumper-to-bumper with another driver and neither of you wants to move. The stand-off usually lasts for around 30 seconds before you get on with your day, right? Try 35 minutes. In the remarkable video below, two drivers near Bray/Maidenhead in Berkshire refuse to budge [...]
George Osborne criticised for handing £3m of taxpayers’ money to China football programmes

September 23, 2015

The UK Treasury is giving a £3m funding boost to grassroots football in China. Read more: Real Madrid teams up with Alibaba as European football chases Chinese football market As part of his week-long tour of China chancellor George Osborne revealed the government was backing a "revolutionary" programme run by the British Council and the Premier [...]
Chelsea face further criticism from medical community over Dr Eva Carneiro exit

September 23, 2015

The Football Medical Association (FMA) has its expressed its disappointment that former Chelsea first team medic Dr Eva Carneiro has left the club after a dispute with manager Jose Mourinho. Read more: Jose Mourinho could face five-match touchline ban for "sexist" language in row with team doctor Carneiro Carneiro has left Chelsea it emerged yesterday, following [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson: Five lessons in business and leadership from former Manchester United manager’s new book “Leading”

September 23, 2015

It's safe to say Sir Alex Ferguson knows a thing or two about leadership. At Manchester United he won 38 trophies across 26 years at the club, during which time he helped oversee its evolution into both one of sport's most recognisable brands and most profitable businesses. Since retirement, Ferguson has been taken up a [...]
Jason Day: New world No1 has made $6m in two months to take 2015 PGA Tour earnings to $9.2m

September 23, 2015

Jason Day has pocketed more than $6m (£3.9m) from an incredible run of form in the last two months which has pushed him above Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth to golf's No1 ranking. Read more: Day rids himself of nearly man status with maiden Major success The Australian has stormed to the No1 spot after winning [...]
WANdisco share price slumps after posting another loss

September 23, 2015

WanDisco's share price fell more than 10 per cent in early trading as the software group revealed yet more losses this morning. The figures The Aim-listed firm's overall loss for the first half of the year narrowed from $18.5m (£12.1m) 12 months ago to $17.1m, but the pace of change appears to be slower than [...]
Arsenal financial results 2015: Ivan Gazidis says club “will remain true to principles” as profit rises by £20m and cash reserves hit £193m

September 21, 2015

Arsenal's form on the pitch may be out of sorts, but the club's financial might is as strong as ever according to last season's financial results. The figures Pre-tax-profit rose by £20m to £24.7m as Arsenal won a second successive FA Cup trophy and once again qualified for the Champions League. The team's performance was [...]
Andy Murray could be fined for missing ATP World Tour finals for Davis Cup final

September 21, 2015

Andy Murray is risking a hefty fine by missing the ATP World Tour Finals in order to help Great Britain overcome Belgium in their first Davis Cup final for 37 years. Read more: Magic Murray earns Britain historic win If Belgium choose to stage the final on clay, Murray suggested he will forego the ATP's end [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015: Rugby’s 10 highest paid players’ salaries dwarfed by football’s best

September 21, 2015

For the next six weeks, rugby will unusually claim pride of place ahead of football in the media's attentions, with back pages and news reports focused on the unfurling drama from the Rugby World Cup. Yet the financial dominance of football is demonstrated in the huge disparities between the top players' salaries. Read more: Sam Burgess [...]

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