IMG

The IMG agency has today (Friday) launched Boomeo, a web-based esports platform.

The IMG agency has retained in-flight and in-ship media rights to football’s German Bundesliga after agreeing an extended deal with DFL Sports Enterprises, the league’s commercial rights distributor.

The IMG agency has relaunched its sports media archive service as it seeks to expand its remit.

The IMG agency has signed a four-season extension to its in-flight rights deal with the NFL American football league.

The stream of top-tier properties to be sold in sub-Saharan Africa later this year is making life difficult for the IMG and Pitch International agencies, each of which has English cup competitions for sale.

Second-round bids for Portuguese Primeira Liga international rights have once again fallen below Sport TV’s expectations, despite a five-way agency shootout.

The IMG agency has agreed a deal to represent and sell the global media rights for Nitro Athletics, a new sports entertainment series pioneered by Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is preparing to ditch pay-per-view as its main media-rights revenue stream in the US, as owners WME|IMG seek to increase the guaranteed revenue of July’s $3.775bn (€3.522bn) acquisition.

Modern Times Group has opted for ATP World Tour rights instead of extending its coverage of the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, TV Sports Markets understands.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC moved early to renew its Wimbledon grand slam media rights last month, ahead of the renewal of its royal charter.

The Portuguese Primeira Liga’s international rights have been tendered for the first time, attracting interest from multiple global sports-rights agencies.

ATP World Tour betting streaming rights have been acquired by the IMG agency after it beat four other bidders – including the incumbent Perform Group

Euroleague Basketball has increased its media-rights income in the 2016-17 season by 36 per cent compared to 2015-16, and this will rise further in 2017-18 thanks mainly to a blockbuster deal in Greece.

The IMG agency has renewed a media rights distribution partnership with Australian motor racing series V8 Supercars.

England’s Football Association told TV Sports Markets this week that its strategy of opening up FA Cup international rights by running a single tender was vindicated by its deals with the IMG and Pitch International agencies.

Swiss public-service broadcaster SRG is in advanced discussions to renew its deal for Wimbledon tennis media rights, TV Sports Markets understands.