Infront-Fiba relationship deepens as Mathie moves on
Ian Mathie, the Infront agency's Pan-Asia managing director, is leaving the company and will be replaced by David Nivelle, currently director at Fiba Marketing
K League announces domestic broadcasters for season start
Korean football's K League has announced new domestic broadcasters ahead of the planned restart of its season this Friday, May 8
Failure to insure against pandemic will catch out many Asia-Pac sports properties
Only a handful of the biggest sports events globally were insured for the Covid-19 interruption. Tommy Elliot of specialist events insurer Circles Group tells SportBusiness about the implications for sports properties, and for his own industry.
Fifa ‘disappointed’ by expiry of World Cup trial
Football's world governing body Fifa has said it is "deeply disappointed" at the end of a Swiss trial over an alleged fraud linked to the 2006 World Cup and involving former German footballer Franz Beckenbauer
K League international rights sales surge ahead of restart
Korea's K League has agreed media rights deals in 10 overseas markets, with potentially more to come, as it prepares to become one of the few football leagues in the world to resume play next month
Covid-19 rejig could spell the end for Super Rugby
Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
Next Media acquires Suzuki Cup rights in Southeast Asia
Vietnam-based sports marketing agency Next Media has acquired the media rights for this year's Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar
Olympians host online Airbnb ‘experiences’
Olympic athletes are working with Airbnb to provide online experiences for fans, including goal-setting advice sessions and home workouts
Mediapro’s Roures welcomes financial reset for European football
The chief executive of Spanish media group and sports marketing agency Mediapro has said Covid-19 will put a welcome rein on transfer spending by European football clubs
NRL ‘close’ to three-year broadcast extension with Fox and Nine
Australia's National Rugby League is close to a renegotiation and extension of its domestic media-rights deals with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial free-to-air broadcaster Nine, according…