Discovery Golf recruits Lagardère Sports’ media rights executive Lunn
Discovery, the media group that owns Eurosport, has strengthened its golf team as it continues to enhance its OTT platform GolfTV, recruiting media rights executive Tim Lunn from Lagardère Sports.
Pitch adds Deloitte’s Houlihan to senior management team
Sports marketing agency Pitch International has added Austin Houlihan, currently the director of the Deloitte Sports Business Group, to its senior management team
Team goes early in France with Champions League rights for 2021-2024 cycle
Broadcast rights in France to the Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa League will hit the market next month as the Team Marketing agency begins the sales process for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Sacked Giro d’Italia director Acquarone cleared after six-year fraud investigation
Michele Acquarone, former director of the Giro d’Italia cycling race, has been cleared following a six-year fraud investigation.
SABC: Over three-quarters of ZAR483m annual loss due to cost of sports rights
Financially stricken South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has said that 83 per cent of the ZAR483m (€29.7m / $32.9
Commercial chief Strich leaves DFB after 17 years
Denni Strich, a leading commercial executive at the German Football Federation (DFB), is leaving the national football federation after nearly 18 years in various positions
November ruling expected for Lagardère Sports v Karlsruhe case
The Regional Court of Karlsruhe is scheduled to deliver its verdict on November 15 on the legal case between sports marketing agency Lagardère Sports Germany and Karlsruhe SC of German football’s 2. B
Sales process begins for Copa del Rey broadcast rights in rest of the world
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has followed up its Copa del Rey broadcast rights invitation to tender in European Union countries by initiating the sales process in the rest of the world
LFP pulls plug on Coupe de la Ligue given waning TV interest
The board of the French Football League (LFP) has opted to suspend future editions of the Coupe de la Ligue, the French league cup competition, given waning interest among broadcasters for the property
Infront nets NBA sponsorship sales role in Italy
Infront Italy, an arm of the Wanda-owned sports marketing agency, has been exclusively appointed by the National Basketball Association to market the league’s sponsorship rights in Italy.