LIV Golf fills COO void with hire of ex-MSG executive Burian
The Saudi-backed LIV Golf has announced the appointment of experienced US sports and entertainment executive Lawrence Burian as chief operating officer (COO), a rare hire for the organisation after a number…
SRJ Sports hires Townsend as CEO, Saudi strengthens esports supremacy with World Cup launch
SRJ Sports Investments, the new vehicle created by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to further grow the kingdom's presence within global sport, has appointed Australian football executive D…
Serie A to stay on DAZN-Sky screens to 2029, new €4.5bn deal boosted by revenue-share
Lega Serie A clubs today (Monday) accepted the new domestic media rights offer on the table from incumbents DAZN and Sky, which represent a slight drop on the current cycle and a similar fee to the one…
BeIN lands Mena rights to new AFL, TNT showing matches in UK
BeIN Media Group has announced a deal to show the African Football League (AFL), the new clubs competition that got under way on October 20, across 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)
England semi-final defeat peaks at 8.7m to give ITV biggest audience of year
ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster, recorded its biggest audience of 2023, as 8.7 million people tuned into watch the closing stages of England's dramatic defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-final.
Hungary’s Network4 goes early with Bundesliga renewal to 2029
Hungarian media group Network4 has struck an early extension of its exclusive Bundesliga broadcast contract, tying up rights to the top German league until the end of the 2028-29 season
Uefa club competition rights hit Canadian market
Broadcast rights are on the market in Canada for Uefa club competitions across the 2024-27 cycle
EMedia takes MultiChoice sublicensing complaint to competition watchdog
South Africa's eMedia Investments has taken its complaint against the terms of pay-television operator MultiChoice’s sublicensing deals for the cricket and rugby union World Cups to the country's Competition C…
Rushton, Garcia to lead A-Leagues after exit of CEO Townsend
James Rushton, the former DAZN chief executive, is to lead the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) alongside commissioner Nick Garcia, following the exit today (Friday) of chief executive Danny Townsend
Arat leads trio of re-appointments to World Athletics board
Hasan Arat, Abby Hoffman and Sunil Sabharwal have been re-appointed as members of the World Athletics executive board.
The trio, initially appointed in 2019, will now serve until 2027