Interview
Andrea Radrizzani, owner, Eleven Sports
Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports, Nordic Entertainment Group
Interview with Kim Mikkelsen, SVP group head of sports at Nordic Entertainment Group, about the company’s host of media-rights deals in recent weeks, including English Premier League, Formula One, International Handball Federation and European Handball Federation agreements.
Didier Quillot, chief executive, Ligue de Football Professionnel
Interview with Didier Quillot, chief executive of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, about the league’s new domestic media-rights deals for Ligue 1, from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Frank Arthofer, director of digital, licensing and new business, Formula One
Interview with Frank Arthofer, Formula One’s director of digital, licensing and new business, about the forthcoming launch of F1 TV Pro and F1 TV Access, the championship’s own OTT services.
Arthur Wei, senior vice president, Sina
Arthur Wei talks to TV Sports Markets about Sina's change in strategy and how staging its own mass-participation events can help it survive in the Chinese market.
Tom Malone, director of sport, Nine
Nine's Director of Sport talks to TV Sports Markets about the commercial broadcaster's five-year deal for Australian Open rights, worth A$300m,
Fernando Manuel Pinto, head of sports rights, Globo
Interview with Fernando Manuel Pinto, head of sports rights at Globo, about the media company's recent deals with Brazilian football clubs.
Bruno Rocha, acting chief executive, FC Diez Media
Perform and the IMG agency this week unveiled their new joint venture, FC Diez Media, for the commercialisation of marketing and media rights to the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Perform’s Bruno Rocha talked to TV Sports Markets about the thinking behind the joint venture’s commercial strategy.
Martin Lewandowski, director general, KSW
Polish MMA promotion KSW is entering the 15th year of its partnership with commercial and pay-television broadcaster Polsat – a key reason for its enduring popularity in the country. Martin Lewandowski speaks to TV Sports Markets about the promotion's past, present and future, and how it can remain number one despite the increasing presence of the UFC in Poland.
Danny Menken, group managing director, Eleven
Danny Menken talks to TV Sports Markets about Eleven's new deal for NBA rights in Taiwan
Aneesh Madani, head of sports partnerships (Asia-Pacific), Twitter
On the back of Twitter's purchase of the IPL rights tender and its announcement of several sports streaming deals in Asia-Pacific, Aneesh Madani talks to TV Sports Markets about the social media platform's future strategy regarding sports rights in the region.
Rahul Johri, chief executive, Board of Control for Cricket in India
Interview with Rahul Johri, chief executive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, about the Indian Premier League's $2.55bn deal with Star India
Barry Hearn, chairman, World Snooker
Barry Hearn talks to TV Sports Markets about World Snooker's digital rights deal in China with Rigour Media.
Sergey Dobrokhvalov, marketing and communications vice president, Kontinental Hockey League
Interview with Sergey Dobrokhvalov, marketing and communications vice president at the Kontinental Hockey League, on the league's recent international rights deal with Lagardère Sports and the league's plans for expansion.
Richard Young, managing director, NFL China
Richard Young, managing director at NFL China, on the NFL's latest exclusive digital rights deal with Tencent
Adam Kelly, head of global sales, IMG
Interview with Adam Kelly, head of global sales at IMG, on media-rights sales for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor and the wider impact of the event.
Marcus Luer, founder and chief executive, TSA
TV Sports Markets talks to TSA founder and chief executive Marcus Luer about the launch of OTT sports-broadcasting platform Sportsfix in Malaysia. Click here to find out more about Luer's plans for the platform, which include a rollout across Southeast Asia.