Serie A ‘sets 15-per-cent limit’ on private equity investment
Lega Serie A, the governing body of the top division of Italian club football, has placed a cap of 15 per cent on any potential private equity investment into a new commercial entity
Former Eurosport executive Aivazoglou to oversee NBA’s fan engagement in Europe
The National Basketball Association has announced that it has appointed George Aivazoglou as its head of fan engagement and direct-to-consumer for Europe and the Middle East
Sky Italia names Comcast’s Vacca as chief technology officer
Pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia has announced the appointment of Gabriella Vacca as its chief technology officer
Fifa ratifies 2022 World Cup schedule, with four matches per day in group stage
Fifa has revealed the schedule for its 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, confirming that four matches will be played per day during the group stage.
Inter Milan to monetise premium social content through Twitter partnership
Inter Milan has entered into a partnership with social media network Twitter that will allow the Italian football club to monetise its premium content on the platform
KIN Partners appoints former IMG and CFG executive Paiser to senior commercial role
UK-based independent sport and entertainment management company KIN Partners has named Danny Paiser as its senior vice-president, commercial
“Digital has become the free-to-air platform” | F1’s Frank Arthofer
Liberty Media’s major investment into Formula 1's digital media operations has demonstrated its value during sport’s global lockdown, believes Frank Arthofer, the series’ global head of digital media and licensing.
Sportradar appoints former Paddy Power-Betfair CFO Gersh
Sports data and content company Sportradar has announced that it has hired Alex Gersh as its new chief financial officer, effective immediately.
Champions League and Europa League finals to go ahead behind closed doors
Uefa has announced that the “final eight” tournaments of its Champions League and Europa League competitions are set to go ahead behind closed doors in August.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games stadium redevelopment delayed to April 2022
The redevelopment of Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium ahead of the 2022 Commonweath Games has been delayed until April of that year, organisers have announced, leaving just three months between the scheduled c…