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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.
BT Sport picks up Speedway World Championship rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a three-season deal for exclusive rights to the International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Speedway World Championship series.
SVT to show World Rallycross action
Swedish public-service broadcaster SVT has acquired rights for motor-racing’s World Rallycross Championship.
NBA takes to the skies with Sport 24
The IMG Events & Media agency has agreed a multi-year rights partnership with North American basketball league the NBA that will see games broadcast on Sport 24, the IMG-produced live sports channel for the in-flight and in-ship markets.
NTV Plus extends Euroleague coverage deal
Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus has extended a rights deal for the Euroleague Basketball European club tournament.
Nordic territories deliver Scudamore and co staggering increases in latest set of deals
Strong competition in the Nordics between established media groups and an as-yet unidentified player helped the Premier League double its income in the region – continuing the remarkable start to its new international sales cycle.
IMG checks rivals to secure international NHL rights
The IMG Events & Media agency took a big step into the winter sports media rights market this week with a deal for National Hockey League rights.
Fox takes up MLS baton in LatAm
Fox Sports Latin America this week enhanced its football portfolio with a deal for US Major League Soccer.
IMG to market global rights for NHL and World Cup of Hockey
The IMG Events & Media agency has struck a multi-season deal to market and distribute global media rights for North American ice hockey league the NHL outside the United States, Canada and Nordic countries.
Panasonic continues support of Sport 24
The IMG Events & Media agency has extended a deal with Panasonic for the Japanese electronics company to continue providing technology for Sport 24, the live sports channel produced and distributed by IMG exclusively for the in-flight and in-ship markets.
IMG extends in-flight and in-ship rights deal with Premier League
The IMG Events & Media agency has extended a deal with the English Premier League for in-flight and in-ship media rights to the top-tier club football competition.
Eurosport ups fee to keep Australian Open in tennis stable
Eurosport has paid a significant increase to retain long-term exclusivity over Australian Open rights in Europe.
Masquelier: We intend to be number one
The global betting rights for Spain’s LaLiga will come to the market this summer, at a time when the betting rights market is reaching a fever pitch due to the aggressive entrance of the IMG Events & Media agency.
Shift to pay-TV helps R&A boost global Open revenue
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club is expected to increase its global media rights revenue by about 64 per cent from 2015 to 2017.
Michel Masquelier, chairman, IMG Events & Media
Interview with Michel Masquelier, chairman of IMG Events & Media, on the agency’s increasing expansion into the betting rights market.