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Multiple Sports
Media

Czech investment company PPF Group has bought a 6.3-per-cent stake in Viaplay Group as the embattled streaming broadcaster continues to shift equity
Multiple Sports
Media

Vivendi-owned media group Canal Plus posted revenues of €2.96bn ($3.26bn) for the first half of 2023, a three-per-cent increase on the same period during 2022.
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Athletics has signed manufacturing company NTN as another main sponsor from the Japanese market
Rugby Union
Media

Tributes have been received from across the sports industry for Chris Synnott, World Rugby’s head of broadcast and media rights, following his recent passing at the age of 51.
Motorsport
Governance

Formula 1 has opened up a suite of potential new commercial inventory via changes it has made to the structure of its all-female F1 Academy series
Cricket
Licensing & Merchandising

The International Cricket Council has begun the sales process for a long-term merchandise licensing partner for its major events between 2024 and 2031
Boxing
Governance

The International Boxing Association (IBA) is refusing to back down in its battle to govern the sport, announcing today (Wednesday) that two major competitions will launch in 2024
Motorsport
Governance

Formula E is in the market for a 12th team to join its grid, but will be highly selective about the type of organisation that fills it, new chief executive Jeff Dodds has declared
Tennis
Media

Income at ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, dipped slightly in 2022 due to the non-recurrence of an insurance payout for the cancellation of the S…
Aquatic Sports
Governance

Husain Al-Musallam has been re-elected as president of World Aquatics, securing a new eight-year term at the helm of the governing body.
Aquatics
Finance & Law

World Aquatics has spent over $10m (€9m) in legal fees in its bid to maintain control of the sport over the past three years, according to financial statements released today (Monday).
Skiing
Media

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and Infront have hammered out the details of a centralised media rights ‘framework agreement’ that brings to an end a long-running feud over the own…
Tennis
Governance

Dietfloff von Arnim, the challenger in the race to become the next president of the International Tennis Federation, has criticised incumbent David Haggerty for the peril he has left the governing body…
Multiple Sports
Media

Nordic media giant Viaplay is currently involved in discussions to sublicense or sell on its rights in all its markets outside of the Nordics and the Netherlands
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa is claiming to have sold out sponsorship packages for the Women’s World Cup, which starts today (Thursday) in New Zealand and Australia, having announced late deals with watch brand Hublot and Brazilian b…
Tennis
Finance & Law

David Haggerty, president of the International Tennis Federation, has hailed the "robust" finances and "strong commercial" future of the governing body, two months ahead of an election where he faces a serious challenge.
flag football
Media

The soft launch of the International Federation of American Football’s (IFAF) new streaming service, IFAF.T
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Banco Santander has signed a sponsorship agreement with Jon Rahm that allows the banking group to sport its logo on the golfer's right sleeve during all competitions