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Tailoring Sports Content to Meet Fans Where They Are: From Radio to Streaming with Stephi Blank

Sports leagues that adapt their content strategy across platforms see stronger fan engagement and loyalty

By Stephi Blank · March 24, 2024, 10:41 PM UTCSports and EntertainmentStephi BlankWit Sports
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Key takeaways

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Sports leagues must meet fans across all platforms, from radio and broadcast TV to digital streaming and social media.

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Adapting content strategy to platform-specific behaviors drives stronger fan engagement and loyalty.

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Media rights and distribution decisions are increasingly central to a sports organization's overall business strategy.

How can sports leagues and teams evolve with technology to meet sports fans where they are? Stephi Blank, Vice President of Marketing & Service at WIT Sports, emphasized the importance of tailoring sports content to fit the channel and audience’s preferences. According to Blank, tailoring sports content can help deliver an engaging experience across different platforms.

It is so vital for the health and well-being and survival of these sports leagues and these teams and the newer leagues to meet people and fans where they are and deliver them an experience and content that fits the channel and the distribution that they are engaging things on.
— Stephi Blank, Vice President of Marketing & Service at WIT Sports

About the author

Stephi Blank
Stephi BlankVice President, Marketing & Service

Stephi is sports business and marketing professional with a passion for education and progress for women in all aspects of sports.

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Stephi Blank

Director, Sports Business Advisory at EY

Stephi Blank is a director in EY's Sports Business Advisory practice, where she advises sports organizations on strategy, fan engagement, and media rights. She works with leagues, teams, and broadcasters on navigating the evolving sports media landscape. Blank is recognized for her expertise in connecting sports content strategy to business outcomes.