News

Ice Hockey
Industry Moves

David Abrutyn, a 30-year sports industry veteran, is joining the sports division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to bolster its ice hockey business.
Multiple Sports
Media

Three Chicago sports teams — the National Basketball Association's Bulls, the National Hockey League's Blackhawks, and Major League Baseball's White Sox — are partnering with Standard Media Group to for…
Football
Finance & Law

Investment fund 777 Partners has been accused of a $350m fraud and double-pledging of assets in a US lawsuit which represents the most serious threat yet to its controversial multi-club ownership model.
Volleyball
Media

Sport1 is closing down its multi-sport streaming platform as it relinquishes the rights which have proved to be the backbone of the service
Football
Industry Moves

US sports agency Excel Sports Management has hired UK sports marketer Sean McAuliffe as Excel’s first European-based executive dedicated to its property sales business.
Cricket
Media

Sky New Zealand has renewed its International Cricket Council rights from 2024 to 2028, SportBusiness understands
Equestrian
Media

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has won back crucial broadcast exposure in a 75-territory deal with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) spanning Europe and parts of Asia
Multi-sport
Governance

Jan Lehmann, a former German Football League (DFL) and Infront agency executive, has been appointed as the first chief executive of the European Olympic Committees (EOC)
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Williams Racing is looking to secure a new title sponsor in time for the start of the 2025 Formula 1 season, SportBusiness can reveal. 
Multiple Sports
Media

FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Football
Media

A national backlash against a government move to take matches of the Argentinian national football team off state television has prompted sub-licensing negotiations between broadcast executives.
Football
Media

E-commerce company Coupang is close to sealing a deal for Premier League and FA Cup rights in South Korea, SportBusiness understands, marking the first time that media rights to the two properties have…
Motorsport
Media

DAZN, the global sports streaming service and media company, has made a significant addition to its sports rights portfolio in Portugal, a three-year exclusive deal for Formula 1 motor racing.
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Tennis Federation has announced that Microsoft has renewed its sponsorship of the Billie Jean King Cup.
Motorcycling
Events

Dutch venue locks in premier motorcycling events through to 2031 in deals with series' commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports.
American Football
Technology

The National Football League's Ticket Network, the league's open ticketing system, has expanded from two to three licensed channels with the addition of Sports Illustrated Tickets
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has announced its first international rights deal since launching a tender over six months ago, an 18-territory pact with Saran Media covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Nova Sport has secured first-pick rights in the Czech Republic to the Uefa Europa League and Conference League over the next three seasons, 2024-25 to 2026-27, completing the…