IMG Media

Skiing
Industry Moves

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has advanced its controversial plans to centralise commercial rights to its World Cup series with the dual appointment of IMG’s Christian Salomon and former Allianz g…
Tennis
Media

Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has announced a three-year Wimbledon rights renewal to coincide with the start of this year’s grass court Grand Slam e…
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

The IMG agency is to produce Channel 4’s live UK coverage of England’s forthcoming Uefa Nations League matches.
Horse Racing
Media

The HBA Media agency is to distribute media rights to the French flat horseracing calendar under a four-year deal with governing body France Galop
Multiple Sports
Media

The in-flight and in-ship market has recovered to 50 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, according to Richard Wise, head of the IMG agency’s Sport 24 service.
Multiple Sports
Media

In this video interview, Richard Wise, senior vice president and head of content and channels for IMG Media, says the agency's Sport 24 in-flight and in-ship channel is bouncing back as international travel…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Aser Ventures, the investment group that owns Premier League side Leeds United and broadcaster Eleven Sports, has appointed former WME IMG [Endeavor] co-president Ioris Francini as its new vice chairman
Multiple Sports
Media

The International Olympic Committee is to launch its highly-anticipated European broadcast rights sales process on March 10 and has given prospective bidders a six-and-a-half week turnaround to submit…
Football
Media

The Turkish Football Federation has vowed that the broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig will be awarded in a week’s time, after the submission late last week of improved bids for domestic, international an…
Golf
Media

Golf’s Asian Tour is planning to exercise an option to restructure its 12-year joint venture with IMG and acquire the agency’s stake in Asian Tour Media, the tour’s host broadcast and media sales unit. T
Rugby Union
Host Broadcast & Production

Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, has been awarded the host broadcast contract for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, along with the women’s Rugby World Cup taking p…
Football
Media

The tender process for domestic and international rights to the Turkish Süper Lig has been launched with the domestic rights split into six different packages.
Football
Industry Moves

Michael Mellor, senior vice-president, head of football at IMG Media, is to leave the agency after more than 27 years with the company, SportBusiness understands
Football
Media

Four sports marketing agencies are among the leading bidders in the ongoing Uefa club competitions request for proposals following presentations given recently, SportBusiness understands
Football
Media

FA Cup broadcast rights in Brazil have been secured by Disney in a long-term agreement, it has been reported
Football
Media

Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship service owned and operated by the IMG agency, has finalised a new deal to show the Uefa club competitions until the end of the 2023-24 season
Football
Media

The Pitch International agency has reached an agreement with the Football Association to retain FA Cup broadcast rights in Western Europe and the Middle East and North Africa for an additional four seasons,…
Football
Media

The IMG agency has been appointed to a long-term advisory role for the sale of broadcast rights to the Turkish Süper Lig from the 2022-23 season onwards.