Eurosport recruits Sky Sports’ F1 channels head Young to lead production
Scott Young, who heads up Sky Sports’ Formula 1 channels, is to leave the UK pay-television broadcaster to join Discovery-owned Eurosport later this year in the position of senior vice-president, production a…
M6 and TF1 bid for Euro 2020 fee repayment ‘politely rejected’
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have attempted to secure a temporary repayment of around €18m ($20.3
Two-thirds of international federations take up Swiss loan offer
Around two-thirds of Switzerland-based international federations have taken advantage of the government loans being offered to ease their cash-flow problems during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Francesco…
BBC promotes from within as Davie named director general
The BBC, the UK public-broadcaster, has named Tim Davie, chief executive of its BBC Studios commercial subsidiary, as the successor to director general Tony Hall
Blow for Sky Italia and Serie A as internet rights ban reinstated
Sky Italia and sports rights-holders have been dealt a blow after Italy’s Council of State restored the restriction that bars the pay-television broadcaster from acquiring exclusive content rights over i…
JFA unveils Japan’s first women’s professional league, AXA sponsors Swiss women’s league
The Japan Football Association has unveiled plans for the country’s first-ever women’s professional league, which will be known as the ‘WE League – Women Empowerment League’.
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Eleven Sports Taiwan in market for new MD with Kang to exit
Eleven Sports is looking to recruit a new managing director to head up its operations in Taiwan with incumbent Simone Kang set to leave the Aser Ventures-owned international sports broadcaster in July,…
DAZN in talks to raise up to $125m from Goal.com sale
DAZN Group, the global sports subscription service and media company, is in “final stage” negotiations to sell its Goal.com football website to US-based private equity firm TPG Capital, it has emerged.
Infront brokers Stade Toulousain’s long-term Nike renewal
French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has renewed its kit supply agreement with sportswear giant Nike until the end of the 2024-25 season in a deal brokered by the French arm of the Infront agency
SPFL negotiates Sky compensation as clubs to live-stream home matches
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has reached an agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League over compensation for the truncated 2019-20 season and has also given its backing to clubs to live-stream…