IMG hires Manchester United’s Campbell to strategy role
Shane Campbell has been recruited by the IMG agency from Manchester United as vice-president of media and strategy
Scottish FA to launch ticketing app using Secutix technology
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has awarded Secutix a long-term contract to provide ticketing technology at Hampden Park, Scotland’s national stadium.
Hogan returns to tennis as ATP Media’s director of sales
ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, has appointed Mark Hogan from the English Football Association (FA) as director of sales.
Twitch’s Jacobs becomes DAZN’s first global CRO
DAZN has recruited Walker Jacobs from Twitch to the newly created position of global chief revenue officer and president of DAZN’s US operation.
JD Sports sells kit supplier Kukri Sports in management buyout
Kukri Sports, the UK-based sportswear manufacturer that counts Commonwealth Games England, Ulster Rugby and Yorkshire CCC among its clients, has undergone a management buyout
Sky Deutschland leverages OTT brand in Virtual Bundesliga sponsorship
Wow, the streaming platform of Sky Deutschland, is to give its name to the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) under a new sponsorship agreement announced by the German Football League (DFL) this morning
Ex-Juventus CCO di Gioia named Formula E’s CRO
Tiziana di Gioia, the former chief commercial officer at Juventus, has joined electric car racing series Formula E as chief revenue officer
LaLiga rights bids due next week in Italy, Portugal
Broadcasters in Italy and Portugal interested in acquiring rights to LaLiga from next season onwards must lodge their offers by midday (CET) on January 9, SportBusiness understands
ONE Championship CCO Vijayarajan heads for exit
Hari Vijayarajan, chief commercial officer at ONE Championship, has left his role to become a regional chief executive at Reebelo, the Singapore-based consumer electronics resale platform
World darts final secures Sky Sports’ best-ever non-football audience
Sky amassed a total of 4.8 million viewers for last night’s PDC World Darts Championship final featuring 16-year-old Luke Littler, making it the most-watched darts event ever on the pay-television broadcaster and its Now streaming service.