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New sponsors drive Mercedes F1 revenue growth
New sponsorship deals have been the main driver of revenue growth for the Mercedes Formula 1 team after it announced record turnover of £546.5m (€640m/$681m) for 2023.
Serie A lands five-year AMC deal in Czech Republic and Slovakia, issues Polish RFP
Lega Serie A continues its piecemeal international rights sales strategy, picking off markets in direct deals, and has now issued an RFP in Poland, SportBusiness understands.
IMG to deliver improved EFL production on back of new Sky deal
A new, five-year deal between IMG and the English Football League will facilitate a sizeable jump in broadcast production specification for matches that currently go out on the iFollow streaming service
Disney tests Nordics sports market waters with Uefa club rights deal
Disney's entry into the Nordics rights market, landing the Uefa Europa League and Conference League in Denmark and Sweden, enables it to secure locally relevant content ahead of a more potentially heavyweight rights spend.
CEO Hill exits FAI following latest board meeting
Jonathan Hill has been ousted as chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), following a board meeting today (Monday).
Chelsea accounts reveal hotel sale to parent company
Chelsea FC has sold a hotel and land worth more than £76m on its Stamford Bridge stadium site to parent company BlueCo in an apparent attempt to reduce its losses in order to comply with the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules.
Macron: Trocadéro, Stade de France opening ceremony backup options
France's President has identified the Trocadéro and Stade de France as backup options should ambitious plans for the Olympic Games fail to come to fruition due to security concerns.
Sports Direct loses competition ruling against Newcastle United
Sports Direct, the retail chain controlled by former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, has failed in its attempt to convince a UK competition tribunal that the club should be obliged to distribute next…
Ex-IBU president Besseberg jailed in Norway for corruption
Anders Besseberg, the disgraced former president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption.
Trimmed budget, around 10 core sports for returning Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
The proposal of a curtailed budget of between £130m and £150m for a 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with £100m offset by the CGF, could serve as a blueprint to help attract hosts for future editions.
777 Partners seeks loan extension with Everton takeover in jeopardy
The attempted takeover of Everton by 777 Partners is approaching a critical stage with growing doubts over the US investment fund’s ability to the finance the deal, and concerns for the very existence of the Premier League club.
EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow in frame for Commonwealth Games return in 2026
Scottish authorities are engaged in talks over Glasgow staging the 2026 Commonwealth Games, 12 years on from playing host, as the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) bids to finally nail down a city or region to rescue the event.
BBC names Kay-Jelski as Slater’s head of sport successor
Alex Kay-Jelski, a UK football journalist and editor, has today (Thursday) been named director of sport at the BBC, an appointment likely to be viewed as a surprise choice given his lack of sports media rights buying experience.
Wasserman strengthens women’s football business with Volante swoop
Leading talent representation and marketing company Wasserman is attempting to broaden its influence in women's football away from its United States heartland by acquiring the UK's Volante Sports agency.
Sky, BBC sign off one-year extensions to WSL contract
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and public broadcaster the BBC have finalised their short-term domestic rights extension for the Women's Super League, covering the 2024-25 season only
Premier Sports completes UK return after Viaplay buy back
In November, Premier said that it had “agreed to take back control of the business” in a deal subject to competition approval after completing its July 2022 takeover.
TV 2 seals crucial Champions League renewal in Norway
TV 2 Group managing director and editor in chief Olav Sandnes said in a press release the media group had faced “strong competition” and that Champions League rights “are not sold on the cheap”.
TNT Sports adds Autumn Nations Series to rugby union portfolio
TNT Sports has acquired rights to the Autumn Nations Series, replacing Amazon as the rights-holder in the UK in a strengthening of the pay-television broadcaster's rugby union portfolio.