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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Nintendo Direct April: Everything you need to know including Super Mario 64 on Wii U

April 2, 2015

Every month Nintendo fans have the chance to see what the video games manufacturer has planned on the Nintendo Direct video broadcast. The broadcast can't always be relied on for thrills, but April's was packed full of Nintendo nuggets for fans to get excited about. We've embedded the full 48 minute video of the broadcast [...]
Wrestlemania 31 breaks audience, attendance, merchandise sales and social media records

April 1, 2015

Sunday’s Wrestlemania 31 was the biggest event in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) history, the organisation announced today. More than 1.3m people watched Seth Rollins dramatically win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the WWE Network online subscription service, making it the most-watched annual Wrestlemania event in the organisation’s history. Wrestlemania, the biggest event on [...]
General Election 2015: Labour letter responds to businesses chiefs backing Conservatives

April 1, 2015

Labour has responded to a pro-Conservative endorsement signed by 100 business leaders with their own letter of support from what it claims is a true section of British society. The pro-Labour letter was signed by a mixed group including up to 50 low-paid workers on zero-hours contracts and creative industry workers such as designer Wayne Hemingway [...]
Rangers: Four things you need to know from the club’s financial results

April 1, 2015

British football's most turbulent club Rangers released their financial results yesterday, and predictably there were new revelations to discuss and more facts to depress fans. The future is looking slightly more rosy with a more popular board at the helm, but there remains an awful lot of fixing up to do if Rangers are going [...]
GoDaddy share price soars on debut as valuation climbs to $5.5bn

April 1, 2015

Web hosting company GoDaddy saw its share price rise by 34 per cent on its first day on the New York Stock Exchange, valuing the company at well over $5.5bn (£3.71bn). GoDaddy raised $460m from its IPO, having sold its complete offering of 23m class A shares at a price of $20 per share – [...]
US car sales slow down at General Motors and Ford

April 1, 2015

US car manufacturers General Motors (GM) and Ford reported a drop in US car sales in March as consumer demand hit the brakes. GM’s share price has been dipped slightly on reaction to the news, falling by almost two per cent to around $36.80 per share. Shares in Ford dropped by around 1.5 per [...]
US car sales slow down at General Motors and Ford

April 1, 2015

US car manufacturers General Motors (GM) and Ford reported a drop in US car sales in March as consumer demand hit the brakes. GM’s share price has been dipped slightly on reaction to the news, falling by almost two per cent to around $36.80 per share. Shares in Ford dropped by around 1.5 per [...]
Controversial Grangemouth bosses Jim Ratcliffe and Calum MacLean fall out after 16 years of building an empire together at Ineos

April 1, 2015

Billionaire industrialist and Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe is to sue his former lieutenant Calum MacLean in a multi-million pound dispute, City A.M. understands. The row is centred on claims that Ratcliffe’s former close colleague of 16 years poached one of his finance directors. The ground is set for a bitter legal battle between the [...]
General Election 2015: 103 business leaders sign anti-Labour letter

March 31, 2015

Over 100 business leaders have warned that a Labour government would "threaten jobs and deter investment" in a letter to be published in The Telegraph tomorrow. The letter, signed by 103 business bosses, praises the Conservative government which it says has "been good for business and has pursued policies which have supported investment and job [...]
Miami Open: Andy Murray becomes first British player to reach 500 career wins

March 31, 2015

Andy Murray received a congratulatory cake today, and it wasn't related to his impending marriage to long-term girlfriend Kim Sears. With victory over South African Kevin Anderson at the Miami Open, Andy Murray became the first British tennis player to reach 500 career wins and the 46th player in the open era to reach the [...]

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