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Velon partners with GoPro in new on-bike footage drive
The Velon umbrella group of WorldTour cycling teams has agreed a partnership with US camera manufacturer GoPro under which more on-bike footage will be provided from races, starting with the 2015 Tour de France.
Sportfive pays massive increase to renew Caf rights
Sportfive is taking a colossal risk in signing a 12-year, $1bn (€888m) renewal with the Confédération Africaine de Football, according to local experts.
Medge problems raise questions about NHL rights
Medge Consulting Sports has ceased to exist as a media rights agency, and its rights to the National Hockey League have reverted to the league after it missed payments, TV Sports Markets understands.
NFL testing the waters in online deal with Yahoo
The NFL’s deal with Yahoo for the 2015 International Series game earlier this month was driven by a desire to test the online waters.
Kickback culture finally challenged but will FBI case lead to a cleaner industry globally?
The bribery crisis engulfing world football looks likely to have a more profound impact on the sports marketing industry than the combined failures of the ISL agency in August 2001 and Germany’s KirchMedia in April 2002.
Eurosport aggression illustrates local intent
International broadcaster Eurosport agreed a spate of rights deals late last week as it continues to invest heavily in locally-relevant content.
FBI’s rude awakening for Fifa
The early-morning raid on the Baur au Lac hotel in Zürich two weeks ago, and the subsequent indictments of senior Fifa officials, has taken the world by storm.
Fiba reveals record reach for EuroBasket Women
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has announced that its EuroBasket Women 2015 international team tournament will be broadcast in 148 territories globally.
Expansion into Asia-Pacific drives revenues for ICC
Revenues for the 2015 International Champions Cup summer friendly competition are set to double as a consequence of expanding to three tournaments, and adding matches in Australia, China, England, Italy and Mexico to the US and Canada.
Diamond League secures coverage in two vital markets
Pan-regional sports broadcaster Eurosport took advantage of a lack of competition to secure live rights for the Diamond League athletics series in the key German and UK markets ahead of the 2015 season.
Petr Stastny, general coordinator and chief financial officer, Diamond League
Interview with Petr Stastny, general coordinator and chief financial officer of the Diamond League, about the recent broadcast deal with Eurosport for the athletics series in the UK and Germany.
Oliver Duss, senior vice president, Catalyst Media
Interview with Oliver Duss, senior vice president of sales at the Catalyst Media agency, on the media rights strategy behind the International Champions Cup summer friendly competition for 2015.
Rivals put aside enmities to deliver record global rights fees for ‘fight of the century’
The welterweight clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas this Saturday is set to smash all records for media-rights revenue for a single fight.
Money and focus help RDA/IEC to land World Rugby deal
Strong commitments – in both financial and attention terms – offered by the RDA Television and IEC in Sports agencies persuaded World Rugby to eschew larger players in its search for a new distribution partner for its second-tier properties.
Todd duBoef, president, Top Rank Boxing
Interview with Todd duBoef, president of the Top Rank Boxing promoter, on the broadcast sales process for the ‘fight of the century’ between Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Manny Pacquiao.