Global

Football
Global

The IMG agency has recruited Hugo Lavell, head of media and distribution at electric car racing series Formula E, to the newly-created position of senior account director, football at IMG Media
Multiple Sports
Global

Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has seen its second-quarter group revenue more than double year-on-year to over $55m (€46.5
Multi-sport
Colombia

Panam Sports, the body that represents 41 National Olympic Committees in the Americas, has announced that it will provide freely accessible global television distribution of its forthcoming inaugural Junior…
Multiple Sports
Global

Global media group Discovery has announced the rebranding of its Eurosport Events division as Discovery Sports Events
Sailing
Global

The impact of Covid-19 forced SailGP to “think outside the box” in terms of handling aspects of the team sailing competition remotely in order to trim costs and operate in a more sustainable fashion, chi…
Football
Global

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has said that viewing figures released today (Thursday) show that Euro 2020 acted as “a timely reminder of the importance major sport events play in delivering tho…
Multiple Sports
Global

Tributes have been paid to Simon Greenberg, former global head of rights at News Corp, who has passed away at the age of 52
Multiple Sports
Global

DAZN, the subscription sports streaming broadcaster, has widened out its work with Snapchat to offer at least 70 programmes on the social media platform throughout the next year
Swimming
Global

The International Swimming League has secured broadcast deals in more than 140 countries for its third season, which started yesterday (Thursday)
Softball
Global

Athletes Unlimited, the start-up network of professional sports leagues, is significantly expanding the reach of its second softball season with a series of international media rights deals that stretch …
Multiple Sports
Global

WAVE.tv, the California-based digital sports media company, has initiated a recruitment process for a director of rights partnerships to lead its negotiations with sports rights-holders, media companies and “other IP owners” worldwide.
Cricket
Indian Subcontinent

Indian fantasy sports company Dream11 has become naming sponsor of all International Cricket Council 'pathway' tournament qualifying events in a deal running until April 2023
Paralympic Games
Europe

Members of the European Broadcasting Union plan to offer a combined total of at least 1,200 hours of live linear broadcast coverage from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, which will begin tomorrow (Tuesday)
Football
Global

Serie A, the top division of Italian club football, kicked off its 2021-22 season with 20 new international rights-holders in place as late contract extensions were agreed by the Infront agency in the…
Paralympic Games
Global

The upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be shown by more than 150 broadcasters in a record 177 territories after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) detailed coverage plans for the Games
Tennis
Global

The Women’s Tennis Association and the Association of Tennis Professionals have marked their first major initiative since the integration of their marketing departments in January by launching a new s…
Boxing
Global

Subscription streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Oleksandr Usyk in over 170 countries and territories.
Triathlon
Global

The Professional Triathletes Organisation has announced a tie-up with Story10, the audience engagement arm of SNTV, that will see the company distribute highlights, pre- and post-race reactions and venue…