French sports doyen Lapasset dies aged 75
Bernard Lapasset, the former chairman of World Rugby, who played an integral role in getting rugby sevens onto the Olympic Games sports programme, has died at the age of 75
Sky NOW’s Storti named CEO of WTA Ventures
Marina Storti, the experienced Sky broadcast executive, has today (Tuesday) been announced as the chief executive of WTA Ventures, the new commercial entity formed following the Women's Tennis Association's…
Full-capacity Wimbledon boosts AELTC’s 2022 profits to £47m
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), the organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has reported an operating profit of £47.1m ($58.7m/€53.6m
Rugby Australia loses CEO Marinos, AFL promotes Dillon to top job
Two of Australia's largest sporting bodies, Rugby Australia (RA) and the Australian Football League (AFL), have announced major changes in their leadership
TV8 lands rights to all-Milan Champions League clash
TV8, the free-to-air channel of pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia, has secured rights to the all-Milan Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg
EFL calls May 5 vote on Sky rights deal offer
All 72 clubs in the English Football League (EFL) have been invited to a meeting on May 5 to consider proposals for a new domestic broadcast agreement beginning with the 2024-25 season
Phoenix Suns, Mercury break from cable for local TV and streaming deals
The Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury have become the first basketball franchises to abandon the regional sports network (RSN) cable model, signing new local media rights deals in Arizona
Fortuna CEO: Sponsors will embrace pioneering ticketing initiative
Fortuna Düsseldorf chief executive Alexander Jobst is adamant brands will pay more for the privilege of being associated with the club, as the spotlight shines on the commercial department in the wake …
UK government won’t intervene in Scottish call for free-to-air football
No political pressure can be placed on broadcasters to ensure major Scottish sporting events are shown on free-to-air television, the UK government declared today (Friday)
Setanta blames clubs as it terminates Ukrainian Premier League TV deal
Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, today (Thursday) announced its intention to terminate a domestic rights deal with the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) one year into the three-season deal,…