Infront offers to plug Serie A international rights revenue gap in return for role to 2030
Infront has submitted a proposal to Lega Serie A and its clubs that involves the payment of any shortfall in international media rights revenues during the current 2021-24 cycle and the agency becoming…
Tunisian Football Federation and Télévision Tunisienne negotiate over $1.3m rights debt
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) remains at odds with Tunisian public broadcaster Télévision Tunisienne over outstanding rights payments during the 2020-21 season.
Second bidding round for France national team’s domestic media rights
Bidding for domestic broadcast rights to France’s national team matches from 2022 to 2028 has gone to a second round, it has been reported.
Mixed approach for Beijing 2022 coverage in India, IOC’s European ITT on horizon
Coverage of Beijing’s 2022 winter Olympics in India and across the Indian subcontinent looks set to be split across broadcasters’ linear and digital platforms, along with the International Olympic Com…
Ex-Sky Deutschland CEO Schmidt exits Hertha Berlin due to personal reasons
Carsten Schmidt has stepped down from his role as managing director of Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin with immediate effect for what have been described as reasons connected to his private family life
Infront Moto Racing renews Eurovision Services distribution, streaming agreement
Infront Moto Racing, the company that manages the exclusive broadcast, sponsorship and promotional worldwide rights of the FIM Motocross World Championship, has renewed an agreement with Eurovision Services,…
Uefa invites bids for club competition rights in landmark RFP
A request for proposals has been issued for the sale of commercial rights to Uefa’s club competitions, a contract that has been held by the Team Marketing agency since the first iteration of the Uefa C…
Francis to replace Fry as IMG’s production chief
Barney Francis, the former managing director of Sky Sports, has been recruited as executive vice-president, global production at the IMG agency
Watson back as Eleven CEO after Vicente exit
Marc Watson has returned as chief executive of Eleven, replacing Luis Vicente in the role and as part of a wider management restructuring at the international pay-television and streaming business
Broadcast rights ITT issued in Mena for first Fifa Arab Cup
Fifa has initiated an invitation to tender for broadcast rights in the Middle East and Africa to the Fifa Arab Cup, which will be held in Qatar between November 30 and December 18
Pixellot adds Craig Thompson to advisory board
Craig Thompson, one of the founders of the commercial concept behind the Uefa Champions League, has joined the advisory board of Pixellot, the automated sports broadcast production and analytics company
Tennis Australia buoyed by Discovery contract protections, on cusp of new deals
The recently-signed 10-year Australian Open rights agreement between Tennis Australia and Discovery is a “real confidence booster” for the tennis governing body, which was satisfied with the various pro…