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Infront unseats IMG and ups Uefa national team value in Indonesia
Infront’s new deal was finalised late, resulting in the first six matchdays of the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League. from June to September, going without broadcast coverage in Indonesia.
IMG’s rugby league recommendations include scrapped relegation and re-worked calendar
The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe
IMG brokers domestic deal with U-Next for JLPGA Tour rights
Japanese streaming platform U-Next has acquired rights to the Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in an agreement facilitated by the IMG agency
CSA seeks strong increase in India after SA20 inclusion
Cricket South Africa has gone to market in India and is seeking consolidated bids for broadcast rights to its properties as well as SA20, the new South African T20 competition due to start in January.
EXCLUSIVE: SA20 to be bundled with CSA rights in India
Broadcast rights in India for SA20, the new South African T20 competition due to start in January, will be bundled with wider Cricket South Africa rights, SportBusiness understands
Long-serving IMG executive Henchman promoted to president, global partnerships
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has announced the promotion of Robbie Henchman to the role of president of global partnerships at IMG Events, IMG Media and On Location
Team recruits Harkins from IMG’s football media rights department
The Team Marketing agency has recruited Jake Harkins from IMG’s football department in the role of media rights sales lead.
Sony drastically decreases US Open tennis fee in India
Sony Pictures Networks secured exclusive rights in the Indian subcontinent to the US Open grand slam tennis tournament, paying a fraction of the previous fee.
Sony picks up US Open rights in Indian subcontinent
Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has added to its portfolio of grand slam tennis tournaments by acquiring rights to the US Open in the Indian subcontinent
Jam TV takes charge of NBL production, replacing IMG
The Australian National Basketball League has announced a three-year production deal with Jam TV
Sport 24 extends Premier League rights deal to 2025
Sport 24, the IMG agency’s live sports service for the airline and cruise line industries, has renewed its broadcast deal with the English Premier League for a further three years.
IMG Replay extends Premier League video archive deal
The IMG agency has extended its long-standing, exclusive worldwide deal with the Premier League to manage, license and market the video archive of the top tier of English club football until 2025
Eintracht Frankfurt to tour Japan in November
German Bundesliga football club Eintracht Frankfurt will play friendlies against Japanese J.League clubs Urawa Reds and Gamba Osaka during a tour of Japan in November
Sky pays modest uplift to renew Wimbledon rights in DACH
Sky Deutschland has paid a modest uplift to renew rights to the Wimbledon tennis grand slam tournament in German-speaking countries for another four years.
IMG retains Eredivisie international rights
The IMG agency has signed a three-season extension to its international rights distribution agreement for the Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch club football
DAZN nets Soccer Champions Tour rights in Japan
DAZN has acquired media rights in Japan to the inaugural edition of the Soccer Champions Tour
PTO strikes three-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery ahead of Tour launch
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has finalised a new rights agreement with media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ahead of the launch of the PTO Tour in Canada later this month