Steve Dainton, chief executive, and Matt Pound, marketing director, of the International Table Tennis Federation
The ITTF talks about its search for a new commercial partner.
ITTF looks to more than double commercial rights revenues with long-term partnership
The International Table Tennis Federation is set to become the latest governing body to abandon multiple short-term deals for its commercial rights in favour of a long-term strategic partnership, as it looks to at least double its commercial rights income by 2024.
Formula One switch to MBC could herald big Middle East market shake-up
Dubai-based free-to-air broadcaster MBC’s acquisition of Formula One in the Middle East and North Africa could trigger a shake-up in the regional rights market, which could lead to MBC’s backer, Saudi Arabia, becoming a legitimate player.
Fifa relaxed over World Cup rights sale in Italy after MP & Silva collapse
Italy remains the only one of Europe’s big five television markets where Fifa has yet to sell the rights to the 2022 World Cup, but world football’s governing body is understood to be in no hurry to come to market and there are several reasons why it makes sense to wait.
Premier League forced back to market in Thailand, Vietnam after Facebook talks collapse
Talks between the English Premier League and social media platform Facebook to finalise two media-rights deals in Asia have collapsed, SportBusiness Media understands
Football incubator project gives Mediapro calling card to lucrative Canadian market
Mediapro’s February deal with Canadian Soccer Business involves a moderate degree of financial risk for the Spanish company but the potential gains are substantial.
Rights-holder action against beoutQ: what is ‘enough’ for beIN Media Group?
BeIN Media Group’s public statement on February 8 that it had dropped Formula One because of the rights-holder’s inaction over the threat posed by the Saudi beoutQ pirate service has caused widespread concern among rights-holders. But it may not be enough to push them into legal action against beoutQ.
Serie B looking for greater visibility in new international media-rights deal
Italy’s second-tier football division, Serie B, is in talks with three agencies over its international media rights and expects to close a deal in the coming weeks, but exposure rather than revenue will b…
BeIN 2021-2024 renewal options haunt AFC; China hosting of 2023 Asian Cup should boost DDMC Fortis income
A lack of regional competition is weighing on the Asian Football Confederation’s prospects this year for securing a significant uplift in Middle East and North Africa media rights revenues in the 2021 t…
Mediapro faces delicate balancing act to make a World Cup profit in 2022
The Mediapro agency faces a challenge to refinance its investment in the media rights in Spain to the 2022 Fifa World Cup