Governance
Uefa ‘non-Euros’ revenue exceeds €4bn, UWCL generates €15.2m after centralisation
European football’s governing body Uefa received total revenues of €4.05bn ($4.32bn) last season, according to its recently published Financial Report for 2021-22.
Gaudenzi: Private equity investment could bring tennis rights aggregation closer to fruition
Private equity investment in tennis could help to pave the way for the ATP Tour, WTA Tour, International Tennis Federation (ITF) and four Grand Slams to aggregate their broadcast and betting rights, according…
NWSL media deal and expansion talks still ongoing
Ahead of the National Women's Soccer League's 2023 Draft, commissioner Jessica Berman addressed the ongoing media rights discussions, expansion, salary caps, and the fallout of investigations, with each…
Stats Perform adds Australian Open video and data rights to tennis portfolio
Sports betting and data services firm Stats Perform has agreed a multi-year deal with Tennis Australia (TA) making it the exclusive distributor of live video streaming and ultrafast data to licensed sports…
ESL Pro League revamps format and broadcast output
Esports organisation ESL has unveiled a revamp of its Pro League competition which will include what it states will be enhanced broadcast commitment to the world’s longest-running professional league f…
SVT head of sport Jönsson succeeds Lindberg at Swedish Olympic Committee
Åsa Edlund Jönsson, head of sport at Swedish public broadcaster SVT, has resigned from her position to become general secretary of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK).
NWSL Challenge Cup to run concurrently with season
The National Women's Soccer League announced its 2023 scheduling framework, including the UKG Challenge Cup running concurrently with the regular season rather than as operating like before as a preseason…
FIH elects Asian hockey CEO Ikram as president, direct federation income nears CHF5m
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) chief executive Tayyab Ikram has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), seeing off the challenge of Marc Coudron
Next Media’s Nguyen becomes vice-president at Vietnamese federation
Nguyen Trung Kien, the general director at sports marketing agency Next Media, has been appointed vice-president in charge of finance and sponsorship at the Vietnam Football Federation
MLS’ Garber: ‘no reason’ Paulson should sell Timbers
Ahead of Major League Soccer’s MLS Cup on Saturday between Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union, league commissioner Don Garber said he is not pressuring Merritt Paulson to sell the Portland Timbers, a…
European Athletics unveils departmental re-organisation at head office
European Athletics has announced a re-organisation at its Lausanne-based head office that includes the promotion of four existing staff to director roles
Eliasch: FIS media rights centralisation is a question of when, not if
The centralisation of international broadcast rights to the FIS World Cup series is a question of “when, not if”, according to Johan Eliasch, the International Ski Federation (FIS) president, despite the…
Colts owner Irsay: ‘there is merit’ to removing Snyder from NFL
Executive adds that the votes are 'potentially' there to oust Commanders owner
Cricket Australia attributes A$5.1m loss to ‘challenging’ UK media rights market
Cricket Australia recorded a A$5.1m ($3.2m/€3.3
Uefa ‘to scale’ back Euro 2028 qualifying over broadcasters’ concerns, Čeferin seeks new term
Uefa is reportedly planning to reduce the size of qualifying groups for Euro 2028 due to a downturn in interest from broadcasters
NBA’s Silver: more media change in next five years than in last 30
Commissioner details how accelerating pace of technological revolution will lead to seismic shifts in how sports are presented to fans
IMG’s rugby league recommendations include scrapped relegation and re-worked calendar
The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe
ECA and Uefa edge closer to long-term MoU
The European Club Association (ECA) and Uefa have moved closer to agreeing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning until 2030 after signing a new letter of intent (LOI)