Racing Point F1 recruits ex-Liverpool commercial director Dale
The BWT Racing Point Formula 1 team has recruited Olly Dale, the former commercial director at Premier League side Liverpool, as its chief commercial officer
AFC launches territory-by-territory TV rights sales in 10 Mena countries
The Asian Football Confederation has initiated a territory-by-territory broadcast rights sales process in 10 countries across the Middle East
Bach: Weightlifting at risk of losing Olympics spot
The question of whether weightlifting remains part of the Olympic Games programme will be considered once the results of the oversight and integrity commission at the International Weightlifting Federation…
TV2 Denmark adds rights to remainder of 2019-20 Coppa Italia
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has secured rights to the remainder of this season’s Coppa Italia competition.
Celtic turns to Sunset+Vine to produce streamed league matches
UK-based sports production and media company Sunset+Vine has been appointed as the production company for Celtic’s in-house broadcast of Scottish Premiership matches next season.
Eurovision Sport adds IPC’s Vapaille to summer sports rights unit
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, has recruited Alexis Vapaille, broadcasting rights manager at the International Paralympic Committee, as sports project manager, summer…
Olympic softball leader Porter dies aged 90
Don Porter, a key proponent in getting softball into the Olympic Games in 1996 and ensuring its return to the Olympic programme in 2020, has died aged 90
Sportfive’s Woodman advocates ‘careful’ integration of extra Premier League ad inventory
The creation and sale of extra advertising inventory at behind-closed-doors Premier League matches will need to be managed carefully in order to retain the right “look and feel” as the English top fli…
Wanda Sports’ 26-per-cent Q1 revenue drop caused by cyclicality and Covid-19
Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, suffered a 26-per-cent year-on-year revenue drop in the first quarter of 2020 as its Spectator Sports and Mass Participation…
Holden steps down as Virgin Media Television head of sport
Kieran Holden, head of sport at Irish broadcaster Virgin Media Television, has left his position