Martin Ross

Edgesport, the action sports channel operated by IMG, is now available in over 50 countries through distribution deals agreed by the agency, including a return to China and additional deals in the US market

Live action from the Uefa Europa League is to return to the schedules of M6 after the French free-to-air commercial broadcaster acquired a package of rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24

French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus is to launch dedicated digital channels to showcase its coverage of the English Premier League and French rugby union’s Top 14.

Rob Black, the chief operating officer of ESL UK, has left his position amid layoffs at the regional arm of the European esports tournament organiser and production company

Mediapro, the agency and production group, has signed off on the acquisition of rights in France to the Uefa Europa League and new Europa Conference League across the 2021-24 cycle

The iX.co digital subsidiary conceived by the Infront agency has brought in new business from what it calls the “sports adjacent” sector after launching as a single entity in May.

The 2. Basketball Bundesliga, the sport’s second tier in Germany, has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast rights in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.

Deutsche Sport Marketing, the commercial arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has recruited Alexander Steinforth from Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the role of joint managing …

Lagardère, the France-based media conglomerate, has announced plans to sell 75 per cent of the Lagardère Sports agency to H.I.G. Capital, the Miami-based private equity and asset management firm.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has rejected Lagardère Sports’ application for interim emergency measures in the agency’s dispute with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over the …