{"id":35987,"date":"2026-10-09T11:55:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/5-live-sport-all-about-the-price-of-our-sport-are-fans-being-priced-out\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T11:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T11:55:15","slug":"5-live-sport-all-about-the-price-of-our-sport-are-fans-being-priced-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/5-live-sport-all-about-the-price-of-our-sport-are-fans-being-priced-out\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Live Sport: All About&#8230; &#8211; The price of our sport &#8211; are fans being priced out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for 29 days<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Katie Smith is joined by Wake Up to Money&#8217;s Sean Farrington and sport finance expert Dr Tom Bason to discuss the rising cost of tickets for major sporting events and subscription costs and ask why this is all happening and what might happen next?<\/p>\n<p>A range of guests join the pod including  Richard Flint, chairman at Seat Unique &#8211; he comes on to discuss how the demand for live events has changed and they speak to psychologist Dr Kayleigh Smith about how the connection between fans and live sport has changed since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s an interview  with Mark Darbon from the R&amp;A &#8211; about what it costs to put on a major sporting event, and how they aim to make things affordable.<\/p>\n<p>And not only that &#8211; Pete Oliver, DAZN\u2019s CEO of growth markets joins the pod &#8211;  to focus on how a newer streaming service approaches the market, and they will hear the impact from sport fans too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p0pfsdld\" aria-label=\"Programme Website of The price of our sport - are fans being priced out?\" data-testid=\"programme-website-link\" class=\"sw-group sw-inline-flex sw-items-center sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0pfsdld?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for 29 days Katie Smith is joined by Wake Up to Money&#8217;s Sean Farrington and sport finance expert Dr Tom Bason to discuss the rising cost of tickets for major sporting events and subscription costs and ask why this is all happening and what might happen next? 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