Uefa agrees new club competition solidarity model, increases Women’s Euro prize money
Uefa has tried to create a more equitable solidarity payments model for its men’s club competitions, increasing the sums paid to smaller associations, and has approved substantial increases in prize m…
IMG Arena hopes Ryder Cup data deal will ‘catalyse’ interest in golf betting product
Ryder Cup added to European Tour and PGA Tour rights
Revenue share model underpins bookmaker deals to reflect immaturity of in-play golf betting product
World Athletics rebuilds reserves after $6.8m RusAF fine and 38-per-cent cost cuts
World Athletics managed to rebuild its cash reserves by 17 per cent to $40m (€34.1m) in 2020 thanks to a further payment of $6.8
EFL launches TikTok channel
The English Football League has launched a channel on short-form video platform TikTok
Manchester United registered £92.2m net loss in 2020-21
Manchester United registered a net loss of £92.2m ($126.1m/€107.7m) for the year ending June 30, 2021 as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continued to show in its financial results.
Ariston expands China-facing Juventus deal to include Indonesia
Italian Serie A side Juventus has expanded its regional sponsorship deal with Italian heating systems brand Ariston to include Indonesia
Danish Superliga and Stats Perform renew Opta data deal to include second tier
The Danish Superliga has agreed a three-year extension to its agreement with Stats Perform that will see the company continue as the league’s official event data partner.
MediaKind promotes CTO Broome to CEO
Streaming technology solutions company MediaKind has promoted its chief technology officer Allen Broome to chief executive
Francini: PE poses threat to agencies, but it won’t make them irrelevant
Ioris Francini, the former co-president of WME IMG and now specialist commercial advisor to the sports industry, gives his take on the shifting dynamics in rights brokerage and distribution and the spate of private equity deals sweeping through sport. Ben Cronin reports.
Ironman adds races in Germany and France to 2022 calendar
The Ironman Group has added a new full-distance Ironman triathlon in Pays d'Aix-en-Provence, France and a half-distance Ironman 70.3 race in Dresden, Germany to its 2022 race calendar
Squire Patton Boggs hires ex-Al Tamimi & Co lawyers for Dubai office
Legal practice Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Steven Bainbridge as a partner in its Dubai office and head of its Sports & Entertainment Group, Middle East, in addition to Andrew Moroney, who will become…
Discovery Sports Events agrees AWS deal with Track Champions League focus
Discovery Sports Events, the global promotion and event arm of the Discovery media group, has agreed a deal with Amazon Web Services for the company to become its Official Cloud, Artificial Intelligence,…