Lagardère Sports
Falling Japanese market drags down AFC global rights value
A large decrease in Japan has dragged down the global value of Asian Football Confederation media rights by at least 13 per cent in the 2021-24 cycle.
Fifa sanctions former CAF executive Omari over Lagardère negotiations
Constant Omari, the former president of the Congo DR Football Association and an ex-vice-president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been suspended from football for one-year by Fifa…
AFC and FMA to renegotiate global rights contract
The Asian Football Confederation and the Football Marketing Asia agency are to renegotiate the terms of their landmark, $2
Sportfive name revived in Lagardère Sports and Entertainment rebrand
The Lagardère Sports and Entertainment agency has brought back the Sportfive name in a rebranding exercise following its takeover by H.I.G.
H.I.G.-owned Lagardère Sports restructures leadership team for new era
The Lagardère Sports and Entertainment agency has released details of its new organisational structure following its takeover by H.I.G.
WDSF returns to Lagardère Sports to distribute content in APAC region
The Lagardère Sports agency has been appointed to distribute media rights programming on behalf of the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) in the Asia-Pacific region.
Hot market in Vietnam helps Lagardère raise Suzuki Cup value in four-country deal
Vietnam’s hot market for national-team football rights helped Lagardère Sports secure an increase in the value of rights in the country for the 2020 Asean Football Federation Championship.
Next Media acquires Suzuki Cup rights in Southeast Asia
Vietnam-based sports marketing agency Next Media has acquired the media rights for this year's Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar
Lagardère: Sale of sports division to H.I.G. Europe now complete
Lagardère, the France-based conglomerate, has fully finalised the sale of its sports division to H.I.G. Europe, an arm of the international private equity and asset management firm.
Lagardère sells stake to Vivendi amidst Amber Capital ‘attack’
French media group Vivendi has acquired a 10.6-per-cent stake in Lagardère, the France-based conglomerate that recently sold its sports division to H.I.G.
Lagardère Sports distributes documentary on Liverpool star Mané
The Lagardère Sports agency has teamed up with German agency arena11, which represents Sadio Mané, for the worldwide distribution of a documentary on the Liverpool and Senegal footballer.
H.I.G.-bound Lagardère Sports reports €64m in full-year Ebit
Lagardère Sports, the sports arm of France-based media conglomerate Lagardère, reported €64m ($69.6m) in recurring Ebit (earnings before interest and taxes) in 2019.
FREE | The Role of Agencies in the Media Market Report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the role of agencies in the media-rights market globally.
The Role of Agencies in the Media Market Report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the role of agencies in the media-rights market globally.
Eurosport secures Nordics rights to Tokyo 2020 handball qualifiers
Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured exclusive rights in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway to the six handball qualifying tournaments for the 2020 summer Olympic Games
Lagardère Sports to be rebranded and Felsing returns in H.I.G. takeover
H.I.G. Europe, an arm of the international private equity and asset management firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Lagardère Sports agency.
EXCLUSIVE: ITTF to adopt hybrid in-house and agency rights model
The International Table Tennis Federation has decided against awarding its commercial rights wholesale to an agency in its next cycle, and will instead use a combination of in-house expertise and agency…
USL scores Lagardère international rights distribution deal
The Lagardère Sports agency is to distribute the international broadcast rights to the USL Championship and USL League One, the second- and third-tier US soccer leagues, respectively.