Aser Ventures appoints ex-Gfinity CEO Wallace to financial role
Global sports investment company Aser Ventures, the ownership group behind international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports, has appointed Graham Wallace as its chief corporate and finance officer
Lefray exits as Team Marketing’s head of media rights sales
Stéphane Lefray, head of media rights sales at Team Marketing, has left the Luzern-based agency that markets the broadcast, sponsorship and licensing rights to Uefa club competitions.
CVC’s €2.2bn Serie A proposal includes stadium investment
The €2.2bn ($2.4
TV4 Media continues rights drive with long-term LaLiga deal
Swedish telecoms operator Telia has followed up its acquisition of Uefa Champions League rights with a five-season extension to its LaLiga broadcast rights agreement
Betway ‘in talks’ to replace rival as Sevilla shirt sponsor
Top-flight Spanish football club Sevilla is in advanced negotiations over a shirt sponsorship deal with online betting operator Betway, it has been claimed
SABC recruits Rathbone to head up sports operations
Gary Rathbone, the African sports media consultant and former head of sport at pay-television broadcaster StarTimes, is to take up a new role as head of sport at South African public broadcaster the SABC,…
IPC broadcast rights manager Vapaille on the move
Alexis Vapaille, broadcasting rights manager at the International Paralympic Committee, has left his role after working for eight years at the Bonn-based world governing body
LaLiga retains Saran in Czech Republic and Slovakia in latest five-year deal
The Saran Media agency has held on to LaLiga broadcast rights in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from 2021-22 to 2025-26 in the latest five-year agreement signed by the Spanish top flight
IOC unveils $150m support for international federations and NOCs
The International Olympic Committee is to provide a financial aid package of up to $150m (€139m) for international federations, National Olympic Committees and “IOC-recognised entities” following the p…
Canoe sprint to join Munich 2022 sports line-up
Canoe sprint is set to join the line-up of sports at the 2022 edition of the multi-sport European Championships in Munich following negotiations between the European Canoe Association and organisers