Copa América deal further broadens HBS portfolio
Host Broadcast Services has sought to diversify its portfolio by adding the 2024 Copa América to the list of top-tier football events it is the host broadcaster for.
Trimmed budget, around 10 core sports for returning Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
The proposal of a curtailed budget of between £130m and £150m for a 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with £100m offset by the CGF, could serve as a blueprint to help attract hosts for future editions.
EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow in frame for Commonwealth Games return in 2026
Scottish authorities are engaged in talks over Glasgow staging the 2026 Commonwealth Games, 12 years on from playing host, as the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) bids to finally nail down a city or region to rescue the event.
Paris 2024 revenue talks continue, ASOIF ‘has to live’ with winter sports’ share
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) continues to have discussions over the final total of Paris 2024 revenues they will receive, talks that the body concedes are “not e…
Coe: Olympic prize money is ‘the right thing to do’
World Athletics has taken the unprecedented step of ringfencing a share of its Olympic revenues to reward gold medal winners at the Games
Sky Italia widens WBD agreement to include Paris 2024 channels
Sky Italia has widened its ongoing distribution agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery to allow its subscribers to access eight event channels from Paris 2024
DAZN steps in to show US Masters in Mena region
DAZN has continued in its attempts to carve out a niche in golf in a deal for exclusive rights to golf’s 2024 US Masters in the Middle East and North Africa.
DAZN continues to push freemium content with new hire
DAZN has continued its pivot towards free, advertising-supported content with the appointment of Elena Novokreshchenova as its first ‘global chief executive of freemium’.
Haue-Pedersen to step down from BCW Sports, succeeded by Corr
Lars Haue-Pedersen is to step down as managing director of BCW Sports, the sports communications and event bidding advisory agency, to be replaced by Jamie Corr of MKTG Sports+Entertainment.
Paris 2024: Rise of AI, 3D replays and ‘biggest live production ever’
The Paris 2024 host broadcast will feature automated production of highlights from 14 sports, 3D replays in certain disciplines for the first time and an opening ceremony dubbed the “largest live broadcast production ever”.