In part one of a two-part video discussion, Umberto Gandini speaks to SB24's Kevin Roberts
Italian job | Historic shift for Serie A as aggressive IMG ousts MP & Silva
Frank Dunne reveals the inside story of IMG's triumphant bid for Serie A international rights and how the agency now plans to monetise its property.
China Digest | Youku obtains World Cup streaming rights
In this week's China sports industry round-up: Youku obtains World Cup streaming rights; OTT broadcast rights approved for Hisense; More Chinese businesses to become World Cup sponsors
EFL: Premier League rights deals missed opportunity to address imbalance
The English Football League has hit out at the Premier League’s new domestic broadcast rights deals, claiming that the agreements will preserve an “unfair financial distribution model” across English footb…
Madrid court wants ECJ to rule on Uefa, Fifa’s Super League stance
The European Court of Justice has been called upon to determine whether Fifa and Uefa, football’s world and European governing bodies, respectively, are in breach of European Union competition law by p…
Columbus SC executives warned dropping Crew name would lead to fan backlash
Columbus SC executives ignored a series of warnings that the controversial move to drop the Crew suffix from the Major League Soccer club's name would lead to a major fan backlash, according to the Columbus…
Broadcast plans outlined for DFB Pokal final, president Keller offers resignation
The German Football Federation (DFB) has unveiled the broadcast details for tomorrow’s (Thursday’s) DFB Pokal final, which will be streamed via the governing body’s official YouTube channel in countries witho…
FC Cincinnati hails TQL Stadium as ‘the next jewel in the crown of Queen City’
FC Cincinnati will begin the next major stage of its rapid growth trajectory this weekend when the club stages its first game at the state-of-the-art $250m, 26,000-capacity TQL Stadium. Club president Jeff Berding speaks to Bob Williams about the project.
Georgiou: Electric GT strategy demonstrates value of Discovery+
Andrew Georgiou, president of Discovery-owned broadcaster Eurosport, tells Adam Nelson about the company's investment in the FIA Electric GT Championship series and describes how the launch of Discovery+ earlier this year has given the company a platform to "connect all the different stories we're telling."
Patrick Keane on the Action Network’s expanding ambitions
In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Patrick Keane, chief executive of the Action Network, which just completed a major deal in which it will be acquired by Danish sports betting media group Better Collective. Eric and Chris also discuss Verizon’s deal to sell its digital media assets to Apollo Global Management, Genius Sports’ furious run of dealmaking that includes a $200m agreement to acquire data tracking and visualization company Second Spectrum, new Covid-19 protocols in New York state that allow normal seating at outdoor stadiums for vaccinated fans, and recent turmoil surrounding the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers.
Sinclair heightens push for regional direct-to-consumer offering
Facing rising pressures both financially and from distributors, Sinclair Broadcast Group is accelerating its efforts to introduce a direct-to-consumer offering early next year for its regional sports content. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.