Former Infront Italy president Bogarelli passes away
Marco Bogarelli, a former president of Infront Italy and a visionary of the business of sport, has passed away at the age of 64
French audience peaks at 8.2m for Six Nations game against England
England’s 23-20 victory over France in rugby union’s Six Nations on Saturday was watched by a peak audience of 8.2 million viewers on French public-service broadcaster France 2.
Sports piracy costing rights-holders $28.3bn a year, says study
Sports piracy is costing rights-holders and streaming providers $28.3bn (€23.7bn) every year, according to a new report by video solutions company Synamedia and market research firm Ampere Analysis.
Nitro Rallycross announces 2021 North American schedule, broadcast details revealed
Nitro Rallycross, the motorsport property created by Travis Pastrana and Nitro Circus in 2018, has announced a new schedule of five races in the United States for its 2021 season
Covid-19 causes 5.4-per-cent drop in Bundesliga clubs’ 2019-20 revenues
A decline in ticket and transfer income brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic has been blamed for causing the total revenues generated by clubs in Germany’s top-flight Bundesliga and second-tier 2.
One Championship losses ‘hit $98m’ in 2019 despite 67-per-cent revenue increase
Singapore-based mixed martial arts promotion One Championship is reported to have made a loss of S$131.4m ($98
FIH launches Nations Cup bidding, appoints Horizm to value digital assets
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has launched the bidding process for hosting its new second-tier national team competition, the FIH Nations Cup, which will be played in 2022 for the first time
EFL launches fan campaign as iFollow piracy surges during lockdown
The English Football League has said piracy of its iFollow streaming service has surged after it removed restrictions on the number of matches fans could watch on the platform during the Covid-19 pandemic
Horse & Country appoints WePlay to drive OTT subscriptions
International equestrian sports network Horse & Country has appointed the WePlay sports marketing agency to drive subscriptions to its H&C+ over-the-top streaming platform
Chelsea deepens Weibo ties with strategic agreement
Chelsea FC has become the first English Premier League club to sign a strategic partnership with popular Chinese social media platform Weibo