Industry Moves
Stewart replaces Sullivan as NEP CEO
Experienced media executive Martin Stewart has been promoted to the role of chief executive at outside broadcast service provider NEP Group
Bevacqua quits NBC Sports for University of Notre Dame
Pete Bevacqua is to quit his role as chairman of NBC Sports Group to become athletic director at Notre Dame, the prestigious US university
Jensen exits as Viaplay CEO amid financial turbulence
Viaplay has announced the resignation of group chief executive and president Anders Jensen as the subscription streaming and linear broadcaster predicts wider-than-expected international losses and curtailed…
Ex-Globo rights executive Lazaro takes leading role at FC Diez Media
FC Diez Media, the IMG-owned business that manages the commercial rights to South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) club competitions, has appointed former Infront and Globo executive Felipe Lazaro…
DAZN eyes commercial premises growth with hiring of CNN’s Peterson
DAZN, the international sports streaming service and media company, has today (Thursday) announced the appointment of Rachelle Peterson as senior vice-president of global commercial distribution
Women’s Sports Group snares BT Sport’s Knight as co-MD
Women's Sports Group (WSG) has hired BT Sport's experienced broadcast rights executive Rachel Knight as co-managing director
DAZN names businessman Hatchwell as adviser to Spanish operation
DAZN Group has named Spanish businessman David Hatchwell as the ‘strategic adviser’ to its operations in Spain.
Former LIV Golf MD Al Sorour appointed president of Sports.com
Majed Al Sorour, former managing director of LIV Golf, has been named as president of new fan engagement platform Sports.com
Nikolaou returns to industry as IMG Media’s head of football in Mena
Experienced agency executive Roland Nikolaou has joined IMG Media as vice-president, head of football in the Middle East and North Africa
Volpi replaces De Stefano as Rai sports director
Jacopo Volpi has been appointed as sports director of Italian public broadcaster Rai, replacing Alessandra De Stefano who stepped down from the role in March
Shaw, Cote and Sethi become latest sports exits at Meta
Three US executives at the centre of Meta’s sports-related endeavours, Rob Shaw, Kevin Cote and Dev Sethi, have left the technology company as part of the latest round of layoffs at the firm.
Viaplay promotes Gave to EVP, head of sports
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming service and broadcaster, has promoted Cecilia Gave to executive vice-president and head of sports
Pacini promoted to broadcast operations role at Scripps Sports
US media group E.W. Scripps has promoted Quinn Pacini to the position of vice-president of broadcast operations for its new sports division
O’Brien to head up Sportfive’s Asia business in merger
Experienced industry executive Seamus O’Brien has made a dramatic comeback to the sharp end of the sports business sector after being appointed as president of Sportfive’s Asia-Pacific business.
Apple sports executive Distad ‘set to depart’
Pete Distad, senior director of video and sports at Apple, is reportedly stepping down from his role after almost a decade with the technology company
Hunt and Gårdebäck among additions to Spring Media commercial team
Spring Media, the Sweden-based agency, has further boosted its sales team as part of an international expansion plan
Dyn appoints Göttl to lead new production arm
Dyn, a streaming service set to launch in the German-speaking region in July, has appointed Verena Göttl as managing director of Dyn Productions, a new subsidiary that will produce all sports coverage …
StarzPlay bolsters content acquisition team with Saab hire
StarzPlay, the subscription video-on-demand streaming service for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, has appointed Tony Saab as its senior vice-president of content and strategic partnerships