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Iris tasked with E1 media rights distribution
Iris Sport Media has been appointed to distribute media rights to the UIM E1 World Championship, the electric powerboat racing series that launched earlier this year with a season opener in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Edwards joins Spring Media’s betting vertical
Tom Edwards, a former leading sales executive at Sportradar, has been recruited by Spring Media to strengthen the agency’s betting rights distribution vertical.
SPFL swaps betting video distributor in Stats Perform deal
Betting video rights to the Scottish Premiership will be exclusively commercialised from next season onwards by Stats Perform, which replaces rival IMG Arena in the role
EXCLUSIVE: Two Circles closes in on Spring Media acquisition
Two Circles is in advanced stage discussions to acquire the Spring Media agency as it looks to scale up its broadcast rights distribution capabilities, SportBusiness understands
MotoGP global marketing role for Red Bull’s Brittain
MotoGP's hire of its first-ever managing director of global marketing has been more than a year in the making and is being seen as a major landmark in the motorcycling series' aggressive growth plans,…
SportBusiness Media 28:16
Inside this issue we analyse the huge increase Genius Sports agreed in order to hold onto its low-latency data rights deal with Football DataCo, examine the WTA Tour returning to screens in Mena, look at the LFU's deals in Brazil, and plenty more.
Genius confident it will deliver on huge Football DataCo investment
The increase was driven by continued bullishness around the growth of sports betting in the US and beyond, but also by aggregators jostling for position in a highly competitive market.
Will Netflix save European sports media rights?
Three leading industry figures are bullish on media rights values, believing that Netflix is likely to enter into European sports acquisitions to continue its growth, thereby significantly boosting competition in the market.
Pro League CEO: Clubs can fire me if we need PE cash
The hazards of private equity investment in football was a strong theme at this year’s IMG x RedBird Summit with Lorin Parys, the Belgian Pro League CEO, issuing a warning over the associated payouts.
Spring Media pins wrestling rights to 2032
United World Wrestling has appointed the Spring Media agency to a long-term role spanning two Olympic cycles in distributing its media rights in most territories worldwide
EXCLUSIVE: Agency heavyweights submit Uefa rights bids
At least five top-tier sports marketing agencies are vying for the chance to sell Uefa Champions League commercial rights from 2027-28 onward, after the deadline for bids passed this morning.
Mediapro back in the black for 2023
Mediapro registered a profit of €12m ($13.3m) in 2023 as revenues rose narrowly to €1.2bn but remained well short of levels enjoyed before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Learing calls time on WTA Media career
Tennis media rights executive John Learing is leaving DAZN after close to a decade heading up the WTA Media joint venture.
SportBusiness Media 28:15
This issue includes an analysis of Ligue 1's domestic media rights process, LaLiga's latest deal in Mena, and the commercial growth of US college sports, among much else besides.
PGA Tour tees up world, country-specific feeds
The PGA Tour is looking to lay the foundation for improved international rights revenues by introducing a dedicated world feed
IPC opts to broaden YouTube role at Paris 2024
YouTube is taking on an increased role at the Paris 2024 Paralympics with the dual purpose of distributing additional live coverage and providing the streaming output on the official International Paralympic Committee website.
Relevent appoints Bratches as chairman
Former ESPN and Formula 1 executive Sean Bratches has landed a new role as chairman of US-based sports marketing agency Relevent Sports.
PSA recruits Soobratty to media and content role
Melissa Soobratty, senior media director of World Table Tennis, will serve as Professional Squash Association's head of media and marketing.