IMG

Winter Sports
Media

The Austrian Ski Association (ÖSV) has extended its international rights agreements with IMG for a further three years, with the agency simultaneously extending its deal with Eurovision Sport, the sports …
Basketball
Technology

Euroleague Basketball is launching its first non-fungible token (NFT) collection to celebrate its end-of-season showpiece, the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four
Mixed Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has set what is said to be a first for the sports industry by agreeing a deal with technology start-up Fabacus to launch a global consumer rewards programme for fans…
Golf
Host Broadcast & Production

The IMG agency is producing a daily live digital show from this week’s PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, South Carolina that showcases golf coaching by PGA professionals.
Athletics
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has sealed rights to athletics’ Diamond League in Germany and Austria, from 2021 to 2023.
Finance & Law

The China arm of global sports and entertainment group Endeavor has agreed to acquire China-based sports digital agency Mailman Group, SportBusiness understands
Finance & Law

Endeavor’s initial public offering will generate funds to provide “flexibility” over how the business is run, pay down debt and enable further acquisitions, according to Mark Shapiro, president at the s…
Table Tennis
Media

World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the of the International Table Tennis Federation, has signed a broadcast rights deal with Japanese terrestrial and satellite broadcaster TV Tokyo until end-2024
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Men's lifestyle magazine Men’s Journal has become the official lifestyle media partner of motorsport series Formula Drift and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in deals brokered by the IMG Agency.
Golf
Industry Moves

Chinese sports academy PacificPine Sports has named Justin Chen, former IMG director of golf in China, as a senior vice-president
Football
Media

Mediapro Asia, an arm of the international rights agency and production group, is finalising a deal for Chinese Super League international media rights for the three seasons from 2021 to 2023, SportBusiness…
Football
Finance & Law

The IMG agency is claiming up to $11.5m (€9.8m) in a legal case between itself and DAZN over the OTT subscription broadcaster’s terminated deal for Serie A broadcast rights in Brazil.
Sailing
Media

SNTV, the sports video news agency that is a joint venture between IMG and the Associated Press, has secured a deal with SailGP to distribute its race highlights, pre- and post-race reaction and other…
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

Physiotherapy and strength training provider Kieser has become title sponsor of Australia’s Great Ocean Road Running Festival in a deal brokered by the IMG agency.
Volleyball
Media

The IMG agency has acquired international media rights to the top tier of men’s volleyball in Italy, the Lega Pallavolo Serie A, for a four-season period between 2020-21 and 2023-24.
Ice Hockey
Media

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a new deal with the National Hockey League for rights across the Baltic region for five seasons, from 2021-22 to 2025-26
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Table Tennis (WTT) has announced Shanghai Double Happiness (DHS), the sports equipment supplier, as its first-ever global partner
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sports brand Nike will be the event naming sponsor of the Melbourne Marathon Festival when it returns to the sporting calendar this October