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Digital sports media company Perform has appointed Dirk Ifsen as managing director for Germany.

Privately-held investment group Access Industries has increased its stake in Perform to above the 50-per-cent threshold, it was confirmed today (Friday).

Digital sports media company Perform has urged its shareholders to reject an offer from Access Industries to acquire the whole of the issued share capital not currently owned by the privately-held investment group.

Pay-television broadcaster One World Sports has announced a multi-platform agreement to carry every home match of the England national cricket team through 2017 in North America.

Perform Group joint chief executive Oliver Slipper has said that the digital sports media company is keen to rebuild trust in 2014 after announcing “disappointing” full-year results for 2013.

Digital sports media company Perform has struck a deal with the NBA to launch a new online service dedicated to fans of the North American basketball league in New Zealand.

Digital sports media company Perform has announced that its Global Sports Media data feed, which provides fixtures and results for more than 1,500 competitions worldwide, will be integrated into the Opta sports data provider.

The English Premier League top football division has extended a deal to allow digital sports media company Perform to have global responsibility for advertising sales on the league’s official website.

Perform has announced a partnership with the North American Soccer League that will allow the digital sports media company to stream live coverage of the league’s matches through the NASL.com website.

David Surtees is to stand down as chief financial officer of digital sports media company Perform, it was announced today (Friday).

Digital sports media company Perform has said that its 2013 earnings will be “significantly” below expectations after advertising and sponsorship performance “deteriorated” during the fourth quarter.