Interview
Interview snapshot: Laurent-Éric Le Lay, head of sports rights acquisitions, TF1
Building a Successful Sports Brand in Asia
Interview round up from SPORTELAsia on building a successful sports brand in Asia
Jean-Thierry Augustin, chief executive, Eurosport
Interview with Jean-Thierry Augustin, chief executive of Eurosport, on Eurosport France’s deal for French Open tennis rights
Etienne Capon, director general, Ligue Nationale de Handball
Interview with Etienne Capon, director general of the Ligue Nationale de Handball, on the league’s new media-rights deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports
Ludwig Sneyers, chief executive, Belgian Pro League
Interview with Ludwig Sneyers, chief executive of the Belgian Pro League, on the league’s agreement for the MP & Silva agency to advise it on media-rights deals
Prasana Krishnan, head of business, Sony Six
Interview with Prasana Krishnan, head of business at Sony Six, on the broadcaster’s acquisition of the rights to the 2014 and 2018 Fifa World Cups
Laurent-Éric Le Lay, head of sports rights acquisitions, TF1
Interview with Laurent-Éric Le Lay, head of sports rights acquisitions for TF1 and head of TF1 Publicité, on why the French commercial broadcaster has bought rights to France national team football matches.
Sandi Sola, treasurer and executive member, International Handball Federation
Interview with Sandi Sola, treasurer and executive member of the International Handball Federation, on its new global deal with Al Jazeera covering the World Championships in 2015 and 2017.
Chris Anderson, chairman and chief executive, the Caribbean Football Trust
Interview with Chris Anderson, chairman and chief executive of the Caribbean Football Trust, a private investment vehicle, about the proposed pan-Caribbean league Major League Futbol.
Larry Romany, chief executive officer, Canoc
Bruno Marty, executive director – winter sports, Infront Sports & Media
Interview with Bruno Marty, executive director of winter sports at Infront Sports & Media, on the agency's acquisition of the media and marketing rights to the new pan-European club competition, the European Club Competition
Jeff Slack, senior vice president for global business development in football, IMG Media
Interview with Jeff Slack, senior vice president for global business development in football at IMG Media, about football's Indian Super League.
Peter Nørrelund, head of sport, Modern Times Group
Interview with Peter Nørrelund, head of sport at multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group, on the company’s renewal of Champions League rights in Scandinavia
Hans Schroeder, senior vice president of media strategy, NFL
Interview with Hans Schroeder, senior vice president of media strategy of the NFL, on the American football league's deal with social media site Twitter.
Hugh Roberts, owner, SweetSpot Group
Interview with Hugh Roberts, owner of the SweetSpot Group, on retaining its contract to act as event host of the Tour of Britain.
Gerard Romy, managing director, Mediapro
Interview with Gerard Romy, managing director of Spanish agency Mediapro, on its deal with Atresmedia and plans to launch a sports channel.
Alexis Schäfer, marketing and commercial director, the International Paralympic Committee
Interview with Alexis Schäfer, marketing and commercial director of the International Paralympic Committee, on its new deal with NBC.
Gary Rathbone, head of sport, Zuku TV
Interview with Gary Rathbone, head of sport at East African pay-television operator Zuku TV