Giro and Vuelta overlap in revamped UCI World Tour calendar
A revamped 2020 UCI World Tour calendar will include an overlapping of the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España, two of cycling’s ‘Grand Tours’.
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FIH broadcast director Neilson moves to World Bowling
Chris Neilson, TV and broadcast director at the Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH), has taken up a position at World Bowling, the international federation for ten pin bowling.
Live action returns to Sportdigital Fussball in K League deal
Sportdigital Fussball, the subscription broadcaster in German-speaking countries, has acquired rights to Korea’s K League as live football returns to the broadcaster’s schedule.
LFP turns to €224.5m state-guaranteed loan to plug TV rights gap
The general assembly of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has today adopted a resolution that will enable the league to take out a state-guaranteed loan to make up for the shortfall in broadcast r…
FIH media-rights income neared CHF4m in 2018
Broadcast rights income accounted for CHF3.94m (€3.74m/$4.08m) – or 29 per cent – of the total 2018 operating income of CHF13.54m a
Rangers kit and retail deal to spearhead Castore move into football
Scottish Premiership side Rangers has agreed a long-term kit supply and retail agreement with Castore, the UK-based sportswear brand that moved into sports sponsorship last year in a deal with Scottish…
Serie A set on finishing season as doubts persist over rights contracts
Clubs from Italy’s top-tier Serie A today reiterated their desire to finish the 2019-20 season at a league assembly meeting, but doubts remain over the fulfilment of the league’s domestic and international bro…
Canal Plus ends TV rights deal as curtain falls on French season
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, has informed France’s Professional Football League (LFP) that it is terminating its media-rights agreement following the decision to end the 2019-20 L…
Beach volleyball and climbing among possible Munich 2022 sports additions
Munich’s city council has cleared the way for an expansion of the 2022 edition of the multi-sport European Championships to up to nine sports.
Wanda Sports reports full-year revenue dip, reiterates Covid-19 warning
Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, has reported revenues of €1.03bn ($1.16bn) in 2019, a 9-per-cent fall on 2018.