Former FIH broadcast director Oram named World Bowling CEO
Andy Oram, the former TV and broadcast director at field hockey’s FIH, has been named as the new chief executive of World Bowling, the international federation for ten pin bowling.
Barry Frank, iconic US Olympic TV rights negotiator, dies aged 87
Barry Frank, a leading US television executive and negotiator of Olympic broadcast deals in the US market for the IMG agency, has died aged 87
Mediapro’s Roures moves to allay murmurings over Ligue 1 plans
Jaume Roures, the chief executive of Mediapro, has sought to allay any fears over the production and agency’s group’s timeline to launch its new service in France and schedule of rights fee payments.
TF1: Rugby World Cup cancellations cost over €1m
TF1, the French free-to-air commercial broadcaster, expects to lose over €1m ($1.1m) from the cancellation of three matches at the Rugby World Cup in Japan because of Typhoon Hagibis.
PSG signs seven-figure sponsorship with Italian fashion brand Replay
Leading French football club Paris Saint-Germain has signed a lucrative four-year sponsorship deal with Fashion Box, the parent company of Italian denim brand Replay
Long-serving Lagardère executive Schauz sets up sports recruitment consultancy
Bernd Schauz, a long-standing executive at the Lagardère Sports agency, has launched his own sports and entertainment executive recruitment agency and consultancy.
Endeavor Global Marketing elevates 160over90 in division rebrand
Endeavor Global Marketing, the marketing services arm of sports and entertainment group Endeavor, has been renamed 160over90 to reflect the name of the Philadelphia-based creative agency bought by Endeavor…
Yahoo Sports announces betting and content tie-up with BetMGM
Internet giant Yahoo Sports has signed a wide-ranging agreement with BetMGM, the US-based sports betting company, to allow betting on the Yahoo platform and to work together on content and live events
Cyfrowy Polsat and Discovery invest €7m each in Polish OTT service
An over-the-top streaming platform featuring sports, entertainment, movies and documentaries will be launched in Poland in a tie-up between pay-TV broadcaster Cyfrowy Polsat and media group Discovery
Prud’homme takes helm at Discovery France after Bergeaud exit
Laurent Prud'homme, senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster, has been named as the new senior vice-president, general manager at…