French futsal league given subscription OTT home in long-term FFF, Sportall tie-up
Matches from France’s top futsal division will be streamed on a new OTT subscription platform following a five-year deal struck by the French Football Federation and Sportall, the France-based digital m…
IndyCar secures additional broadcast exposure in Mexico
The final races of the NTT IndyCar Series will receive additional exposure in Mexico thanks to a deal struck with the Multimedios-owned Canal 6 network
Ex-DAZN chairman Skipper: OTT monetisation of second- and third-tier sports not effective
John Skipper, the former executive chairman at DAZN Group, has claimed that the monetisation of second- and third-tier sports by the OTT subscription sports broadcaster was not effective and that only…
IMG Media recruits Formula E’s Lavell to newly-created football role
The IMG agency has recruited Hugo Lavell, head of media and distribution at electric car racing series Formula E, to the newly-created position of senior account director, football at IMG Media
Channel 4 nets 9.2m peak for Raducanu triumph after Amazon sublicensing deal
Channel 4, the UK free-to-air broadcaster, attracted a peak audience of 9
Mediapro’s Roures to attend French parliamentary hearing
Jaume Roures, the chief executive and co-founder of Mediapro, is to attend a hearing of a French parliamentary commission next week following the high-profile collapse of the media group and agency’s F…
Sportal Media founder Grimm succeeds Blaser as Ringier Sports CEO
Ringier Sports, the sports marketing agency owned by Swiss media group Ringier, has promoted Alexander Grimm to the chief executive position, replacing the incumbent Martin Blaser
Data-focused InCrowd looks to accelerate growth with Simon Thomas appointment
InCrowd, the data-driven fan experience technology company co-founded by Aidan Cooney, has named the experienced commercial rights executive Simon Thomas as its chairman
BBC secures highlights rights to Raducanu’s historic US Open final
Highlights of Emma Raducanu's history-making US Open final against fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez will be shown by the BBC following an agreement struck by the UK public-service broadcaster
China Media Group retains Olympics rights to 2032 in four-Games deal
China Media Group, the Chinese state media company, has strengthened its hold on the Olympic broadcast rights in the country in a four-Games agreement that runs until the recently-awarded Brisbane 2032…