Governance

Equestrian
Finance & Law

Broadcast revenues at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) are budgeted to drop by 8 per cent in 2025 in a continued shift to digital content and time-buys to maximise sponsorship income.
Rugby Union
Governance

Australia's Brett Robinson has set out his stall to create the “right culture to deliver commercial outcomes for a contemporary global sport” after being elected chair of World Rugby.
Football
Finance & Law

A series of raids have been undertaken in Paris this morning in relation to the conditions of CVC Capital Partners’ €1.5bn ($1.6bn) investment deal with France’s Professional Football League (LFP).
Football
Governance

A report by the French senate has recommended that future domestic media rights to Ligue 1 are allocated to just one broadcaster and has called for a fresh crackdown on piracy to defend the property’s d…
Football
Finance & Law

Uefa has committed to investing €1bn ($1.1bn) in women’s football until 2030 as part of its new ‘Unstoppable’ strategy, with plans to launch a second club competition and a new commercial concept for the Women’s Champions League.
Football
Finance & Law

Emilio Azcárraga has stepped down as executive chairman of Televisa amid a US Department of Justice probe into the Mexican media giant’s historic Fifa World Cup broadcast rights deal.
Football
Finance & Law

The Confederation of African Football's decision to tear up its global commercial agreement with the Lagardère Sports agency in 2019 cost the organisation $50m (€46.4m), the governing body has revealed.
Skiing
Governance

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has won over one of its strongest critics in its battle to centralise media rights, striking an agreement with Svenska Skidförbundet (SFF), the Swedish …
Football
Governance

Major League Soccer’s decade-long, $2.5bn-plus global streaming rights contract with Apple may end up being one of sport’s greatest-ever media deals, commissioner Don Garber has claimed.
Football
Governance

The Premier League is to open an international office in Beijing and has recruited former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Jay Li to head up operations, SportBusiness understands
Cycling
Events

IMG and British Cycling today (Thursday) announced a comprehensive commercial tie-up as the journey continues to revitalise the sport in the country after a period of upheaval
Basketball
Media

Conference realignment in the US college sports world continues apace as the rebuilding Pac-12 made another move that will potentially bring an uplift to any future media rights revenue
Football
Finance & Law

The main backer of a new top-tier football league in Pakistan, Farhan Junejo, has told SportBusiness that his Pakistan Football League project is still on course for success, despite a burgeoning dispute between the PFL and sports marketing company Redstrike.
Rugby Union
Governance

Greater media rights revenue is likely to be the key factor determining whether a merger between Premiership Rugby and the United Rugby Championship (URC) would be a viable option for both properties.
Multiple Sports
Governance

A year on from dropping to just two member universities that threatened its very existence, the Pac-12 Conference has announced the addition of four schools from the Mountain West from 2026-27.
Football
Finance & Law

The hazards of private equity investment in football was a strong theme at this year’s IMG x RedBird Summit with Lorin Parys, the Belgian Pro League CEO, issuing a warning over the associated payouts.
Cricket
Governance

Disney Star is attempting to reduce its $3bn (€2.7bn) rights fee obligations to the ICC, which itself is likely to see current BCCI secretary Jay Shah take over as chair, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Governance

Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) has taken over formal ownership of the top two tiers of English women's club football from the Football Association, with an all-female leadership team and f…