Industry Moves

Discovery-owned international sports broadcaster Eurosport has secured rights to Wimbledon in the Czech Republic and Slovakia for the first time as part of a new deal encompassing 11 European markets

The Premier League has launched its search for a new head of events, appointing recruitment and executive search agency Odgers Berndtson to conduct the process

Javier Tebas is poised to secure a third term as LaLiga president after the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football announced that he would face no rival candidates

Rob Black, the chief operating officer of ESL UK, has left his position amid layoffs at the regional arm of the European esports tournament organiser and production company

The National Women's Hockey League has appointed Michelle Picard as its deputy commissioner and director of player development.

Deutsche Sport Marketing, the commercial arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has recruited Alexander Steinforth from Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the role of joint managing …

Sweden-based media company Modern Times Group (MTG) has reshaped its esports company, DreamHack, by forming a new entity, while former Team Marketing media rights sales executive Roger Lodewick has been…

The English Football League (EFL), organising body of the three competitions below the Premier League, has completed the reorganisation of its senior management by naming David Baldwin as its new chief…

Michel Mimran has been appointed as the new general manager of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), the governing body  that oversees the top flight of French basketball.

The English Premier League has today (Thursday) appointed Richard Masters as its chief executive on a permanent basis, bringing to an end a drawn-out saga to secure a successor to Richard Scudamore

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has today (Thursday) appointed a new chief executive, naming Luis Vicente, who recently left his role as chief digital transformation and innovation officer…

The Association of Tennis Professionals has appointed Massimo Calvelli as chief executive, beginning January 1, 2020. Calvelli has 20 years of experience in sports marketing

World Rugby has appointed Michel Poussau as the General Manager for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France

Christine Scheil, managing director of Sky Österreich, will leave her position on December 31, with Neal O’Rourke, chief finance and strategy officer at sister company Sky Ireland, replacing her at th…

The Ironman Group has named Matt Wikstrom as its new vice-president of global partnerships for global business development, while Chris Marciani has also joined the team as vice-president of global partnerships…

The World Air Sports Federation (FAI) has appointed Markus Haggeney as acting secretary general following the departure of Susanne Schödel.

Shashank Manohar has said he will not seek a third term as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) when his current mandate expires in May 2020

The Learfield IMG College agency has appointed Cole Gahagan, chief commercial officer of licensed sports merchandise manufacturer and retailer Fanatics, as its president of content, revenue and enterprise…