Sportfive
Hasenbein to lead Lagardère Unlimited’s centralised football unit
The Lagardère Unlimited sports marketing division of media conglomerate Lagardère has announced it will centralise its European football resources.
Lagardere Unlimited sales fall in 2013
The Lagardère Unlimited sports marketing division of media conglomerate Lagardère posted a 13.6-per-cent year-on-year fall in turnover in 2013 after a sharp fall in sales in the final quarter of the year.
Hertha Berlin extends Sportfive contract
German Bundesliga top-tier football club Hertha Berlin has extended a deal with the Sportfive agency for the marketing of its media and commercial rights.
Sportfive is being ‘pruned until there is nothing left’
More top-level defections raise questions about Sportfive International
Reduced French qualifier fee is still good deal for Uefa
TF1 pays less for France matches but Uefa still happy with deal
TF1’s Le Lay says focus is now on major events
IHF says lucrative Al Jazeera deal will take the sport into new territories
Al Jazeera beats rivals to land handball World Championships
Ufa Sports: We will bounce back after handball loss
Sandi Sola, treasurer and executive member, International Handball Federation
Interview with Sandi Sola, treasurer and executive member of the International Handball Federation, on its new global deal with Al Jazeera covering the World Championships in 2015 and 2017.
Infront’s Bogarelli: Serie A will improve for TV ‘out of necessity’
Infront guarantees the future income of Serie A but rights-fee growth is in the hands of clubs
Sportfive/IEC ‘stronger together’
Sportfive/IEC says pooling of rights will give agencies stronger base to take on rivals
Infront profits could be hit by Juve rebellion as IMG waits to pounce
IMG and Sportfive to challenge Infront for lucrative Serie A adviser role
How Europe’s top football leagues use external experts
SPL opts for MP & Silva premium in nine-year deal
SPL drops Sportfive for MP & Silva premium in nine-year deal for international rights
Federations try to cook up value with leftover friendlies
European football federations ponder how to increase the value of their friendly rights
The long game
China is make-or-break for high-paying Fifa agencies
The joint venture of Dentsu and Infront will be banking heavily on getting good revenue from China.
Kentaro becomes multi-federation football agency
Sports agency looks close to winning domestic television rights for all Swedish football.
Sportfive: Before anything else, we will recapitalise
Advent International has begun a recapitalisation of its stake in the Sportfive agency.