Jonathan Rest

Rugby Union
Industry Moves

World Rugby has appointed Denise Taylor and Sean Summers to the board of its new EventsCo division as independent non-executive directors
Tennis
Media

European pay-television giant Sky has signed off an extensive rights deal covering the men's ATP and women's WTA Tours across its active markets of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy
Equestrian
Finance & Law

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is to undertake a full examination of its income and expenditure in the first quarter of 2024 after conceding the economic situation in Europe remains fragile.
US College Sport
Media

Florida State University (FSU) is to launch its own free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel next month
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish LaLiga club Atlético de Madrid is seeking €20m ($21.8m) in compensation from former shirt sponsor WhaleFin, the cryptocurrency investment platform that prematurely terminated its deal earlier this year.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

American hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin is the frontrunner to buy a minority stake in the Miami Dolphins, as well as the NFL team's Hard Rock Stadium and the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, according to…
Football
Media

ORF, the public-service broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in Austria to the 2026 Fifa World Cup in a deal agreed directly with football's governing body
Tennis
Media

Exclusive rights to women's tennis' WTA Tour have been acquired in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by the Canal Plus Group for the new cycle
American Football
Media

The November 20 National Football League clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs was the most-watched Monday Night Football telecast in 27 years
Football
Media

Broadcasters in the UK have just one week left to formulate their domestic media rights bids to the English Premier League with a first-round deadline of November 29 having been set, SportBusiness understands