FIS presidential hopeful Eliasch wants TV-friendly skiing formats
Johan Eliasch, a candidate for the International Ski Federation (FIS) presidency, has called for the sport to introduce more formats that are suited for television in order to drive higher audiences and…
Brazilian clubs vote for GSRM and Zeus-Stats Perform international rights deals
Global Sports Rights Management, the agency set up by Latin American sports rights executives, is poised to secure the international broadcast rights to Brazilian football’s top two leagues after being c…
FEI removes OTT paywall and offers broadcasters free archive
The FEI, the international federation for equestrian sport, has removed the paywall from its FEI.tv streaming platform and is also providing free archive footage to broadcasters
Switzerland cuts licence fee again but SRG SSR funding increased
The Swiss Federal Council has announced a reduction in the licence fee paid by households from CHF365 (€347/$377) to CHF335 per year, a 8.2-per-cent fall.
St. Pauli stays connected with shirt sponsor Congstar
German telecoms operator Congstar has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with St. Pauli of German football’s second-tier 2. Bundesliga by two more years.
Trio of ISU World Championships fall victim to Covid-19
The International Skating Union (ISU) has moved to cancel three of its World Championships because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
Foxtel ‘fails to make’ A$12m A-League rights payment
Australian pay-television operator Foxtel has failed to make its final rights fee instalment for this season’s A-League, the top-tier men’s football league in Australia, it has been reported.
France Télévisions buoyed by minimal Tour de France-Roland Garros overlap
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has issued its support for the Tour de France’s rescheduled dates, saying that the minimal overlap with tennis’ French Open will ease its scheduling heada…
AFC legal chief Pasquier moves on
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that general counsel and director of legal affairs Benoit Pasquier will leave his position at the end of the month
Haggeney’s tenure at FAI made permanent
Markus Haggeney has been named secretary general of the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) on a permanent basis