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Cricket

The IMG agency has emerged victorious in the International Cricket Council’s recent tender process for the production and distribution of live streams, along with commercial rights, to more than 500 I…
Motorsport

Formula 1’s Covid-19-affected 2020 season saw the motor racing championship suffer a 4.5
Multi-sport

Inside this issue: CRICKET: Channel 4 survives late scare to secure UK rights to England v India series FOOTBALL: Bundesliga more than doubles Polish value, continues strong European sales
Multi-sport

Eleven, the Aser Ventures-owned subscription broadcaster, has named Marcel Mohaupt as its group chief strategy officer as part of a wider restructure, the first details of which were unveiled last month
Football

Lega Serie B, the governing body for Italy’s second tier of domestic football, has agreed an international rights deal with LIVENow, the streaming platform launched by Aser Ventures.
Football

Online retail giant Amazon has announced that German and European champions Bayern Munich will become the latest football club to be the subject of a behind-the-scenes documentary aired on its Amazon Prime…
Cycling

The Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour, the UK’s leading cycling races, have agreed five-year global broadcast rights deals with international sports broadcaster Eurosport and digital platform Global Cyc…
Volleyball

Private equity company CVC Capital Partners is investing in a new commercial entity with the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) that will jointly manage rights for major global volleyball competitions
Motorsport

Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has reached a video news and highlights agreement with SNTV, the sports video news agency that is a joint venture between IMG and the Associated Press
Horse Racing

SIS, a provider of end-to-end products and services to the betting and broadcast industries, has agreed a two-year deal to distribute live broadcast pictures and data to horse racing’s Saudi Cup.
Motorsport

Motorsports-focused digital media group Motorsport Network has handed a wider remit to Oliver Ciesla, the former managing director of the FIA World Rally Championship commercial arm WRC Promoter, in a…
Multi-sport

John Cooper has been promoted to a general counsel role at Endeavor’s experiences, rights and events businesses, including oversight of legal practices at the media and events arms of the IMG agency.
Cricket

The fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 League has secured coverage to air the tournament in 100 countries
Taekwondo

The Spring Media agency has renewed its global media rights agreement with World Taekwondo in a deal that will run until 2024
Wrestling

The American media strategy for World Wrestling Entertainment has now been dramatically reshaped and resettled following a landmark deal this week to license the content from the WWE Network exclusively …
Multi-sport

Events promotion company Matchroom Sport has created a media production arm that will adopt the Matchroom brand
Football

The Israeli Professional Football Leagues, the body that manages the commercial rights to Israeli football’s top two divisions, has issued an invitation to tender for domestic and international broadcast r…
Multi-sport

LIVENow, the streaming platform launched by Aser Ventures, has recruited a chief marketing and content officer with the recent appointment of James Sutcliffe from energy drink brand Monster Energy