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Our Friday Press review

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Here are some of the most interesting articles of the last weeks selected by The Consultancy Group: GQ - The Biggest News From SIHH, the Coachella of Watches SportsPro - Ben King leaves Apple for DAZN   Bloomberg - Bank Lombard Odier Sees Opportunities in Far East Equities   CNN - The Super Bowl, a government shutdown and the world's busiest airport. What could go wrong? SportBusiness - Wimbledon chairman eyes ticketing change, hits out at tennis calendar   The Drive - Formula 1 Owner Liberty Media Reports Healthy TV and Digital Growth in 2018 Don't forget to hit the Subscribe button to be notified of our new article! 

The Holiday season: the best time for sports?

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Source: Pragma Magazine It’s December 26th, you’re relaxing at home, doing your best to digest last night’s Christmas feast. You’re in the mood for something entertaining, and as a sports lover, you turn on the TV, because you know something is on, something like the British Boxing Day tradition of a full day of Premier League games, starting from noon. What is Boxing Day? A quick answer from BBC : “ Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the 1800s and has nothing to do with the sport of boxing. The name comes from a time when the rich used to box up gifts to give to the poor. Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants, and the day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters. ” But it doesn’t really matter how it got its name, because one thing is for certain, it’s good for the entertainment business. The Serie A case  Source: Getty Images Italian football and Serie A are anchored in traditions, one of them being to h