IMG

Sailing
Industry Moves

Melissa Payne, formerly vice-president and head of technical services at the IMG agency, has taken up a role as chief executive officer, media for sailing’s Ocean Globe Race and Golden Globe Race.
Football
Media

The sales processes for in-flight and in-ship broadcast rights to Uefa’s club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been initiated.
Cycling
Media

Discovery, the international broadcaster that owns Eurosport, has secured an exclusive, international rights deal for the Giro d’Italia cycling race from 2021 to 2025.
Football
Media

The 2021 SheBelieves Cup has gained record international broadcast distribution, including 27 countries outside of the United States.
Tennis
Events

The IMG agency has negotiated an agreement to end its management of this year’s Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 clay-court tournament, to allow a new agreement with emerging tennis agency Tennium to take e…
Motorsport
Media

US stock car racing series Nascar has secured record international broadcast reach for the 2021 season, with its content available in nearly 200 countries and territories in over 25 languages
Golf
Finance & Law

The IMG agency has furthered reduced its connection to golf’s European Tour by selling its 50-per-cent stake in European Golf Design (EGD).
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Conmebol, South American football's governing body, has signed up automotive brand MG Motor as a sponsor of the Copa Sudamericana
Industry Moves

John Cooper has been promoted to a general counsel role at Endeavor’s experiences, rights and events businesses, including oversight of legal practices at the media and events arms of the IMG agency.
Golf
Industry Moves

The IMG agency has announced two senior promotions within its media and events team, with Gavin Forbes elevated to executive vice-president and managing director of tennis events, and Grant Slack to serve…
Esports
Licensing & Merchandising

The IMG agency has worked with Epic Games to enable 23 football clubs to appear in the publisher’s popular Fortnite title.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Liga MX, Mexico’s top-flight football competition, has appointed IMG as its exclusive commercial agency for global sponsorships until 2023.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Georgie Sangster has taken up a role as account director at Logan Sports Marketing, the sponsorship consultancy set up by former Scotland rugby union star Kenny Logan, after leaving the IMG agency
Cricket
Events

IMG has moved to counter reports that its 13-year event management rights contract with Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League has been terminated, issuing a statement in which it said…
Ice Hockey
Media

Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has picked up National Hockey League rights for the next four seasons, adding to last year’s acquisition of  rights to the Austrian domestic ice hockey league.
Industry Moves

Former IMG and GroupM executives Toh Jin Wei and Simon Nichols have launched a new venture capital firm to support early-stage start-ups in the Asia-Pacific direct-to-consumer sector
Football
Media

Italian football’s Lega Serie A today (Monday) issued the invitation to tender document for the league’s international broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
Industry Moves

UK sports media company River Media Partners (RMP) has hired Alex Carr, formerly strategic partnerships manager in the motorsport division of the IMG agency, as its head of global partnerships