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In the Attention Economy of 2016, content is abundant; the scarce resource is people's time and attention. Media consultant Kevin Anderson investigates whether sport is losing the battle for viewer's attention and how it can address this.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has approved the formation of a new body designed to strengthen the ties between its members and the Paralympic Movement.

Digital replacement technology offers rights holders the ability to create additional advertising inventory and revenues. So why is Fifa unlikely to use the technology at Russia 2018? Matthew Glendinning investigates.

Adrian Pennington explores how linking up with technical services expert BAMTech will turbocharge multi-sport paid online services for ESPN and Eurosport.

There are hopes that a new partnership between the International Cricket Council and CSM Sport & Entertainment will help developing cricket nations to create their own income streams. Greg Pitcher reports.

Alisher Usmanov has been re-elected as president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE), while the global governing body has also assigned hosting rights to its 2018 Cadet and Junior World Championships and 2019 Senior World Championships.

Klaus Schormann has been re-elected as president of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM), while the global governing body has awarded hosting rights to its 2018 and 2019 Senior World Championships to Mexico City and Budapest, respectively.

Can MMA retain its edgy appeal and fulfil its ultimate ambition to become an Olympic sport, or is there more work to do to bring the sport into the ‘mainstream’? SportBusiness International investigates.

José Perurena has today (Friday) been re-elected for a third term in office as president of the International Canoe Federation (ICF).

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced that Sir Hugh Robertson is to become its new chairman.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said football’s global governing body could authorise the use of video technology to aid referees at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The International Table Tennis Federation has said it will end its exclusive commercial and marketing partnership with TMS International on January 1 in favour of exploiting its rights in-house.

The Dentsu Sports Asia division of Japan-based advertising and public relations firm Dentsu has entered into a four-year partnership with the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).

Michael Wiederer has pledged to focus on the future commercial direction of the European Handball Federation’s (EHF) showpiece competitions after being elected as the body’s fourth president.

Debbie Hockley has been appointed as the new president of New Zealand Cricket, becoming the first female to hold the role in the body’s 122-year history.

Fifa, the global governing body of football, has banned Qatari official Saoud Al-Mohannadi from all football-related activity for one year after he failed to cooperate as a witness in an ethics investigation.