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Infront strengthens bond with World Curling Federation
The World Curling Federation and Infront agency have extended their media and marketing partnership for four more years, taking the contract period up to 2022.
Eurosport Events to exploit WTCR’s new digital opportunities
Eurosport Events, promoter of the World Touring Car Cup, has said the inaugural season of the motor-racing series will be live streamed on the website of its presenting partner, online automotive spare parts retailer Oscaro, and via social media platform Facebook.
Real Madrid teams up with Samsung for Twitter video content
Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has agreed a deal with Korean consumer electronics company Samsung to offer exclusive video content through social media platform Twitter.
Lagardère Sports to market Athletics World Cup rights
The Lagardère Sports agency has agreed a deal to market rights to the inaugural edition of the Athletics World Cup.
IAAF hires ECB exec to drive broadcast growth
The International Association of Athletics Federations has today (Thursday) announced the appointment of James Lord to the position of director of platforms and distribution.
RDA lands EPCR’s global rights contract
European Professional Club Rugby, the governing body for club rugby union in Europe, has awarded the RDA agency global distribution rights for its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competitions.
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Endeavor to acquire NeuLion in $250m deal
Endeavor, the parent company of the WME and IMG agencies, has struck a deal to acquire technology provider NeuLion for $250m (€201m).
Eurosport restructures as Hutton heads to Facebook
Eurosport is seeking a new chief executive after confirmation today (Monday) that Peter Hutton will leave the international sports broadcaster amid a major restructuring to take up a new position at social media company Facebook.
Formula One partners up with Netflix
Formula One has made its latest move to open up the motor-racing championship to new media partners by agreeing a deal with online streaming service Netflix.
Dentsu set to acquire equity stake in Perform
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu is set to acquire an undisclosed stake in Perform Group, the digital sports-media company that operates OTT service DAZN.
MP & Silva beats Infront and Lagardère to global IHF rights
The International Handball Federation told TV Sports Markets this week it agreed an eight-year global media-rights deal with the MP & Silva agency – rather than its usual four-year cycle – due to the long-term financial security it will provide.
Asia/Mena ownership of major agencies will boost AFC returns
Next week’s first-round bids for Asian Football Confederation commercial rights are expected to see an unprecedented level of competition between all major sports-rights agencies.
DreamHack and Twitch extend long-running association
Digital festival and esports event organiser DreamHack has struck a multi-year extension to its rights deal with social video platform Twitch.
F1 TV launch delayed amid further testing
The Formula One motor-racing championship has opted to delay the launch of its new OTT subscription service as it carries out further testing of the platform.
IMG to distribute DTM’s international rights
The IMG agency has secured a deal to distribute rights to the DTM German Touring Car Championship on a global basis.
Major League Rugby signs ESPN partnership
Major League Rugby, a new rugby union competition in the US, has agreed a rights distribution deal with sports broadcaster ESPN.
Formula One extends Snapchat partnership
The Formula One motor-racing series has agreed a two-season extension to its global partnership with social media platform Snapchat.