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Arizona State settles IMG College dispute
US college Arizona State has settled its long-running dispute with the IMG College agency over the multimedia rights contract that previously existed between the two parties.
IMG strengthens ties with growing Chinese Super League in strategic rights acquisition
IMG’s distribution deal for the Chinese Super League’s international rights is a strategic acquisition of a property that’s “going places”.
Chelsea follow United in-house
English Premier League club Chelsea will take the global distribution of its Chelsea TV channel in-house, TV Sports Markets understands.
Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG
Interview with Michael Mellor, head of football at IMG, on the agency’s rights-distribution deal for the Chinese Super League.
Diamond League in dispute over territories in Africa
Contracts for Diamond League rights in sub-Saharan Africa are in the process of being rewritten for the 2016 season.
Fiba move could damage Euroleague/IMG plans
Decisions made by national basketball federations to commit clubs to a new Fiba-run competition could scupper IMG’s hopes of refinancing its 10-season, €630m ($682m) joint venture with the Euroleague.
IMG nears Romanian deal
The IMG agency is understood to be close to a deal for English Premier League rights in Romania with sports broadcaster Eurosport.
Sky busy with football and rugby
Sky renewed its deal for European club rugby and picked up Russian Premier League rights after a four-year hiatus.
IMG-SUM sees opportunities in cleaned-up Copa
Distributing the commercial rights to next summer’s Copa América Centenario is a “great opportunity” for the IMG agency.
Ioris Francini, president, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG
Interview with Ioris Francini, president of media and events, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG, on the agency’s deal for Copa América Centenario rights.
IMG races away with MotoGP rights extension
The IMG agency has agreed a multi-season extension to its television rights distribution deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship.
IMG nets Premier League rights in 27 markets
The IMG agency has acquired broadcast and digital clips rights for the English Premier League, the top division of football in the country, across 27 markets in Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.
ATP closes lucrative new deals in China and India
The ATP World Tour earned hugely improved terms in new deals covering China and India this month.
MLS back on Fox after long talks
Fox Sports Africa has restarted its coverage of Major League Soccer in sub-Saharan Africa after year-long negotiations with IMG and Soccer United Marketing.
IMG: joint venture is aggressive but realistic
The IMG Events & Media agency said this week the income projections behind its newly-created 10-season joint venture with basketball’s Euroleague were “aggressive, but realistic”.
NBA secures increases in latest international deals
The National Basketball Association has finalised a string of deals outside its domestic US market in recent weeks, securing large increases in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and India, and a modest uplift in Poland.
MP & Silva takes the ball back in second round of APAC deals
MP & Silva’s clean sweep of markets in the Premier League’s second group of Asia-Pacific rights sales has reasserted the agency’s position in the region.
Adam Kelly, senior vice president, head of sales EMEA & global business development (worldwide) at IMG
Interview with Adam Kelly, senior vice president, head of sales EMEA & global business development (worldwide) at IMG.