SPORTEL Kicks Off 2024 in Bali
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It’s a wrap! Following two days of intensive business meetings, networking and high-level conferences, the exhibition hall has officially closed its doors and the conference ‘Speakers Corner‘ is now silent. Hosted at the InterContinental Bali Resort from 22-23 February, SPORTEL Rendez-vous Bali welcomed 350 participants from about 200 companies, representing representing 31 countries.
“We sincerely thank all our esteemed participants, partners, and speakers who contributed to the success of SPORTEL Rendez-vous 2024 in Bali. Thank you to our host, Transvision for the hospitality in the outstanding setting of InterContinental Bali Resort, states Laurent Puons, CEO of SPORTEL.
Attracting 60% of participants from Asian and Oceania territories and 30% of Content Buyers, the 2024 Rendez-vous has clearly been a great opportunity for the SPORTEL Community from Europe and the Americas to meet the most consequential C-level decision makers (48%) within the APAC sports business industry, who are usually not attending SPORTEL Monaco.
Bundesliga, FIFA, Premier League, LFP Media, NBA, ATP Media, Matchroom, Lega Serie A, FIBA, Team Marketing, Fight Nation, Infront, Mediapro, BIGG, WSC Sports, Baseball United and many more were able to meet key rights holders and broadcasters as well as sports industry players from the APAC region. For example, many representatives from Indonesia were in attendance such as Vision +, Vidio, RCTI, TVRI, Trans TV, Trans 7 among others, but also thanks to its proximity to Bali, numerous companies from Australia like Jam TV, Fox Sports, National Basketball League and Australian Sports Technologies Network, who attended with several of their members.
In addition to the traditional business market at the heart of SPORTEL, participants were able to enjoy the Conference Summit at Speakers Corner. A line-up up of international and regional senior sports executives discussed topics covering regional trends from Indonesia to India, evolutions shaping sports broadcast and tech including OTT, streaming, D2C, social media and content delivery for premium and niche sports, best practices for tackling piracy, gaming, the future of football, women’s sports, the impact of sustainability and social awareness within the sports industry.
“This edition proved once again that our events abroad act as connectors between sports media rights executives from a region and our Community, to develop valuable business opportunities during an intimate and qualitative regionalised industry gathering. We will continue in this direction in 2024 and stay tuned for the 2025 calendar which announces to be very rich”, concludes Puons.
“We are thrilled that SPORTEL has once again selected Bali, Indonesia as the host city for SPORTEL Asia, an internationally renowned event. Our commitment is unwavering in delivering the premier sports media and technology convention and conference, facilitating invaluable interactions between industry players, sports organisers, buyers, and stakeholders across the Asia Pacific region. This event underscores our dedication to bolstering tourism and fostering the growth of the creative economy, further solidifying Bali’s position as a top global tourist destination. Indonesia’s proven track record in hosting high-quality events reinforces our standing as a key player in the sports content market,” states Peter F. Gontha, President Director of Transvision.
Following numerous editions in Miami, SPORTEL will relocate its spring event dedicated to the Americas to the Southern part of the continent. The next Rendez-vous will take place, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 14 to 15 May.
2024 also marks the celebration of 35 years of the historical flagship event SPORTEL Monaco, taking place from 28-30 October. With over 70% of the 2023 exhibitors already renewed, and a waiting list of new companies ready to come through the door, this year’s edition looks to take the event to new heights!
SPORTEL Rendez-Vous Bali 2024 in numbers:
- 350 participants from about 200 companies
- 48% of C-level attendees
- 30% of content buyers
- 60% from Asia, Middle East and Oceania
- 40 % from Europe and the Americas
