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IPG and Redstrike join forces to develop LPL, target other sports rights
Innovative Production Group, the commercial rights-holder of the Lanka Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition, has established a joint venture with UK-headquartered agency Redstrike
Marini replaces retiring Rinaudo as Deltatre CEO
Deltatre, the international technology company, has announced that chief executive Giampiero Rinaudo will soon retire from the role after more than 35 years with the business, with Andrea Marini, existing…
Spring Media to rework Wnited model following pandemic, DAZN rights swoop
The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and DAZN’s swoop for global broadcast rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League for four seasons has led the Spring Media agency to seek a new business model for its…
EXCLUSIVE: Uefa club competitions RFP allows 6-season bids; ‘encourages’ minimum guarantees
Uefa has sent a request for proposals document (RFP) to companies interested in selling commercial rights to its club competitions, encouraging potential bidders to “consider structures with minimum guarantees” and allowing bids across six seasons.
Edelston leaving Premier League for Formula E
The English Premier League’s head of media sales for Asia-Pacific, Michael Edelston, is leaving the organisation to take up a senior media-rights role at Formula E.
Infront offers to plug Serie A international rights revenue gap in return for role to 2030
Infront has submitted a proposal to Lega Serie A and its clubs that involves the payment of any shortfall in international media rights revenues during the current 2021-24 cycle and the agency becoming…
Mixed approach for Beijing 2022 coverage in India, IOC’s European ITT on horizon
Coverage of Beijing’s 2022 winter Olympics in India and across the Indian subcontinent looks set to be split across broadcasters’ linear and digital platforms, along with the International Olympic Com…
Sports Media Venture delivers Amsterdam Marathon international TV deals
Boutique media rights agency Sports Media Venture has secured international coverage for this weekend’s Amsterdam Marathon.
Infront Moto Racing renews Eurovision Services distribution, streaming agreement
Infront Moto Racing, the company that manages the exclusive broadcast, sponsorship and promotional worldwide rights of the FIM Motocross World Championship, has renewed an agreement with Eurovision Services,…
Uefa invites bids for club competition rights in landmark RFP
A request for proposals has been issued for the sale of commercial rights to Uefa’s club competitions, a contract that has been held by the Team Marketing agency since the first iteration of the Uefa C…
Francis to replace Fry as IMG’s production chief
Barney Francis, the former managing director of Sky Sports, has been recruited as executive vice-president, global production at the IMG agency
TalkSport nets extension to global Premier League radio rights
UK commercial radio broadcaster TalkSport has agreed a three-year extension to its exclusive international audio rights package with the English Premier League
Sportradar replaces Stats Perform as ICC’s data, betting live streaming partner
Sports data and betting services company Sportradar has ousted Stats Perform to land the contract as the International Cricket Council’s new official data distribution and betting live streaming partner.
Watson back as Eleven CEO after Vicente exit
Marc Watson has returned as chief executive of Eleven, replacing Luis Vicente in the role and as part of a wider management restructuring at the international pay-television and streaming business
LaLiga to stream content internationally ‘in collaboration’ with broadcasters
LaLiga, organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has announced here at Sportel Monaco that it is to offer live and on-demand coverage to international fans via a new over-the-top…
DAZN, Adidas sign Women’s UCL broadcast sponsorship, ATA Football forges alliance
Sporting goods brand Adidas has signed as the exclusive global sponsor of Uefa Women’s Champions League coverage for sports streaming platform and global broadcaster DAZN, as well as partner YouTube.
Pixellot adds Craig Thompson to advisory board
Craig Thompson, one of the founders of the commercial concept behind the Uefa Champions League, has joined the advisory board of Pixellot, the automated sports broadcast production and analytics company
Tennis Australia buoyed by Discovery contract protections, on cusp of new deals
The recently-signed 10-year Australian Open rights agreement between Tennis Australia and Discovery is a “real confidence booster” for the tennis governing body, which was satisfied with the various pro…