IMG

Football
Media

The seven betting companies that acquired FA Cup streaming rights in the UK from the IMG agency have expressed their willingness for matches to be streamed free of charge elsewhere
Football
Media

The English Football Association has said it will review its strategy on the sale of betting streaming rights to the FA Cup when its existing six-year agreement with the IMG agency expires at the end of…
Table Tennis
Media

The International Table Tennis Federation is close to announcing a Chinese investor as its long-term partner as part of a wider commercial overhaul, SportBusiness understands
Golf
Marketing

The IMG agency has announced the signing of Chinese golfer Li Haotong for worldwide management and representation of all commercial activity
Football
Media

Pay-television operator StarTimes has acquired rights across sub-Saharan Africa to the FA Cup, England’s leading knockout club football tournament.
Golf
Marketing

The IMG agency agreed a deal in December to handle all commercial activity worldwide for 17-year-old Korean female golfer Yaeeun Hong
Action Sports
Media

Edgesport, the action sports channel operated by IMG, is now available in over 50 countries through distribution deals agreed by the agency, including a return to China and additional deals in the US market
Football
Sports Betting

IMG Arena, the sports betting unit of the IMG agency, has signed off on a five-year betting streaming agreement with the Scottish Professional Football League, a deal that includes a tie-up with automated…
Ice Hockey
Media

ESPN Player, the OTT platform of pay-television broadcaster ESPN, will broadcast NHL ice hockey in 61 nations across Europe and Africa thanks to a new rights agreement announced today (Tuesday)
Tennis
Events

The Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 clay-court tournament, has ended its 30-year association with IMG, opting instead to enter into a three-year management contract with emerging tennis agency Tennium
Football
Media

The IMG agency has sold its entire portfolio of football rights that it was exploiting on its OTT service Strive in Denmark to commercial broadcaster TV2
Golf
Marketing

Korean golfer Jiwon Jeon has signed with the IMG agency for worldwide management to represent all commercial activity, as she seeks to become a top player on the women’s LPGA Tour.
Motorsport
Events

The IMG agency has announced it will end its Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX) having failed to reach an agreement with commercial partners to secure its long-term future
Golf
Business

The IMG agency has been appointed to provide management, marketing and communications consultancy services at the Zala Springs Golf Resort in Hungary as the venue looks to establish itself as one of Europe’s b…
Football
Media

Indonesian media company Mola TV has acquired OTT rights for all matches from Uefa Euro 2020
Industry Moves

The IMG agency has announced changes at the top of its media and events operations, including the promotion of Adam Kelly to co-president of ‘IMG Media & Events’ as Ioris Francini, currently president of …
Action Sports
Media

German subscription broadcaster Sportdigital has launched action sports and lifestyle channel Edgesport in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after securing carriage deals with pay-television broadcaster…
Industry Moves

Barry Frank, a leading US television executive and negotiator of Olympic broadcast deals in the US market for the IMG agency, has died aged 87