Interview

Interview with Russell Wolff, executive vice-president, ESPN international, on the media company’s partnership with internet operator Tencent in China.

Interviews with four of the federations taking part in the inaugural 2018 multi-sport European Championships about why they have signed up to the new concept.

Interview with Richard Heaselgrave, commercial director at Tennis Australia, following the 2016 Australian Open and discussing the body’s media rights strategy since taking its sales in-house last year.

Interview with Simon Denyer, chief executive of the Perform Group, about Perform's €500m investment in the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) W

Interview with LaLiga president Javier Tebas on the first centralised tender for Spanish domestic football rights.

Interview with Ioris Francini, president of media and events, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG, on the agency’s deal for Copa América Centenario rights.

Interview with Nicolas Rotkoff, chief executive of entertainment and sports for Altice, on the telco’s acquisition of English Premier League media rights in France.

Interview with Ali Russell, Formula E's director of media, marketing and communications, about the series' success in its first season and its plans for the future.

Interview with Adam Kelly, senior vice president, head of sales EMEA & global business development (worldwide) at IMG.

Interview with Mario Hernando, director of media (communications and TV) at Spain’s top-tier basketball Liga ACB, about its move to pay-television in this month’s deal with telco Telefónica.

Interview with Roberto Dalmiglio and Konstantinos Filippas, chief commercial officer and European managing director respectively of the MP & Silva agency, about the Serie A international sales cycle and recent deals in the Nordics.

Interview with Simon Denyer, chief executive of the Perform Group, on the company’s plans to set up an OTT service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Japan.

Interview with Rhys Torrington, chief executive of Azam TV, on Azam’s origins, acquisitions and expansion plans.

Interview with Timo Lumme, the International Olympic Committee’s director of television and marketing, on Olympics rights deals signed in Asia, Mena and sub-Saharan Africa.

Interview with Yu Hang, vice president of LeTV Sports, on the firm’s business model and the developing digital market for sport rights in China.

Interview with Domingos Soares de Oliveira, chief executive of Benfica; Bernardo Faria de Carvalho, director of sales & international expansion at Benfica, on BTV's past, present and future.