Sponsorship Deals in Jeopardy as Top Sprinters are Accused of Doping
Italian police raid the hotel rooms of two top Jamaican sprinters accused of drug doping. Meanwhile US athletics star Tyson Gay, has a multi-million dollar sponsorship suspended.
Italian police raid the hotel rooms of two top Jamaican sprinters accused of drug doping. It follows after major US star, Tyson Gay, has a multi-million dollar sponsorship suspended for allegedly testing positive for banned drugs. We ask if it's still worthwhile for companies to tie their image to top athletes.
Former Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre is in court in New York to face charges of client deception. And, rock musician Thom Yorke boycotts Spotify, accusing it of not paying enough to its artists. So do streaming services hamper small bands in favour of major labels? Also, what can be done to bring Chinese tourists, and their money, into the US? Special guests in the programme inlcude: Jyoti Malhotra from the Business Standard newspaper in New Delhi, and Evan Saunders CEO of Attract China, in Boston.
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