Events
Tennium tasks Sportfive with Hamburg Open sales
Tennium, the organiser of the ATP Tour’s Hamburg Open, has turned to Sportfive to help sell sponsorship and hospitality packages from 2025 to 2028.
Liberty splits motorsport, ticketing units; CEO Maffei exits
Liberty Media has unveiled plans to spin off various assets, excluding Formula 1, into a separate publicly traded company, called Liberty Live, and revealed the impending exit of group CEO Greg Maffei
FIA seeks new World RX promoter
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has launched a tender process to replace Rallycross Promoter as the World Rallycross Championship (World RX) promoter.
Europe v Americas: ‘Ryder Cup of padel’ planned
Padel is the latest sport to pitch a Ryder Cup-style intercontinental cup competition, with a biennial event between Europe and the Americas to debut in 2025.
Dublin, Berlin eyed for expanded NFL International Games slate
The potential for a domestic package of international NFL rights to be sold is beginning to take shape, with as many as eight games outside the US planned for 2025.
Pull of Olympics drives Endeavor Q3 revenues
Hospitality sales related to the Paris 2024 Olympics helped boost revenues at Endeavor, where sports were the biggest driver of growth across the group in an otherwise mixed third quarter.
Shapiro KOs White’s boxing plans… for now
Boxing remains a vertical of interest to TKO but there will be no immediate move into the sport described "at its best as confused and fragmented, at its worst as broken" by president Mark Shapiro.
‘Mega auction’ rekindles Saudi Arabia’s IPL ties
With the likes of Aramco and Saudi Tourism Authority previously major IPL sponsors, the league is taking its high-profile player auction to the Kingdom later this month.
NFL, On Location renew hospitality ties to 2036
Endeavor-owned hospitality company On Location has renewed one of its key contracts, extending with the National Football League, its founder, until 2036
Lions eye lucrative US stopover on 2029 NZ tour
The United States is looking to bring a British & Irish Lions match to the country for the first time, as part of a wider strategy to drive interest in the sport ahead of its hosting of the 2031 Rugby…
India ‘makes first formal move’ for 2036 Olympics
The Indian Olympic Association has delivered a letter of intent registering the country’s interest in hosting the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games
World Rowing sharpens indoor focus
World Rowing has stepped up its association with rowing equipment manufacturer Concept2, with the extension of a longstanding partnership set to focus on developing indoor, ‘connected’ rowing globally.
Poland sets out pathway to 2040 Olympics in Warsaw
Building on previous declarations from President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Poland is rolling out a strategy that intends to culminate in its first Olympics.
Tennis events for sale as picture of a delisted Endeavor emerges
Endeavor Group is continuing to streamline its business ahead of being privatised, with the ATP and WTA 1000 tournaments that come under the IMG portfolio officially on the block.
EXCLUSIVE: Matchroom Boxing to sue Rakuten over Japan contract
Matchroom Boxing is taking legal action against Rakuten Ticket, Inc related to an ill-fated move into Japan, SportBusiness can reveal
CGF eyes 15-sport line-up for future Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has targeted a 15-sport programme for the centenary edition of the Games in 2030 and beyond after Glasgow opted for a heavily reduced line-up given the short preparation time.
WTT makes move into US with Vegas Grand Smash
Taking place from July 3-13, the US Smash represents the first WTT Series event to be held in the United States
Behind the lens: Creating a successful sports docuseries
Join a panel of industry experts at SPORTEL Monaco 2024 as they dive into the business of creating blockbuster sports docuseries