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Endeavor invests in Chess.com, WME to handle representation and brand partnerships
Endeavor Group, the sports and entertainment conglomerate, has made a major move into chess, announcing a strategic investment into the leading gaming platform for the sport, today (Thursday).
WME Sports bolsters baseball representation with trio of hires
WME Sports, part of the Endeavor Group, has hired veteran sports agents Jim Murray, Michael Stival and Billy Eppler to lead its baseball representation business as partners.
WME Sports hires Texas Rangers’ Januszewski to run property unit
WME Sports, part of the Endeavor Group, has hired Texas Rangers executive Joe Januszewski as senior vice-president and division head of its full-service property solutions division, which delivers stadium…
WME Sports adds CAA’s Renzin to co-lead American football business
NFL agent Ben Renzin has been recruited by the Endeavor-owned WME Sports athlete representation agency to co-lead its American football business
WME Sports adds Japanese rising star Kanaya to golf stable
The Endeavor-owned WME Sports athlete representation agency has signed up leading amateur golfer Takumi Kanaya from Japan
Former Cricket Australia chief Sutherland to lead Live Entertainment Industry Forum
Former Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has been appointed as chair of the Live Entertainment Industry Forum (LEIF), a grouping of Australia’s largest live event businesses designed to…
WME reducing workforce by 20 per cent
Talent agency hit hard by dearth of live events
Endeavor cutbacks to hit one-third of staff
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor is poised to make further cutbacks in response to the Covid-19 downturn
WME recruits leading basketball coaching agent
The WME agency has joined forces with leading coaching and front office agent Bret Just as it seeks to build up the coaching representation side of its business