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Infront X chief executive Mueller departs with no direct replacement
Infront has announced Christian Mueller is resigning from his position as chief executive of Infront X, the agency’s digital and technology subsidiary, and that the role will not be filled directly.
Ken Solomon on establishing an international profile for the Tennis Channel
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ken Solomon, Tennis Channel president. Fisher and Russo also discuss The New York Times Company’s $550m (€486.9m) deal to acquire sports media outlet of The Athletic, Fanatics’ market-shifting, $500m purchase of the sports and entertainment assets of The Topps Co., and the National Football League’s deliberations around the forthcoming Super Bowl LVI in California amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
ICC and FanCraze unveil Crictos as first step into NFTs
The International Cricket Council has unveiled its promised first foray into the world of non-fungible tokens, announcing digital collectibles series Crictos
Wada welcomes US government’s decision to fulfil financial payments
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has welcomed the decision by the US government to release the remainder of its financial contributions to the organisation’s budget for 2021.
Premier Tech joins Israeli UCI WorldTour team as co-sponsor
Canadian technology and industrial company Premier Tech has joined the UCI WorldTour cycling team, formerly known as Israel Start-Up Nation, as co-title sponsor from the 2022 season
David Hasenfratz | Personalised advertising is on the horizon for sport
David Hasenfratz, chief technology officer for virtual advertising firm UniqFEED, argues personalised pitchside advertising will soon be possible in sport and describes the technological steps that will be needed to deliver it.
Fantasy gaming platform Howzat announced as Legends League Cricket title sponsor
Indian fantasy gaming platform Howzat has been announced as the title sponsor of the inaugural Legends League Cricket tournament
ITF promotes Fairweather to CEO
The International Tennis Federation has promoted Kelly Fairweather to the role of chief executive as part of its ITF2024 development strategy
IMG Arena secures LPGA betting data and streaming rights
IMG Arena, the sports betting division of the IMG agency, has further bolstered its strong standing in golf after securing the official betting data and live streaming rights to the Ladies Professional…
Senior NFL exec Halpin to depart the league for IAC role
Former private equity figure had overseen international, legal wagering activities
DRL extends its drone racing to the metaverse
Drone racing property looks to develop fully ominchannel presence
Wuxi loses World Taekwondo Championships hosting rights due to Covid-19
The 2022 World Taekwondo Championships will no longer take place in the Chinese city of Wuxi and have been pushed back to the final quarter of the year because of the Covid-19 pandemic
Spring Media to distribute PSG’s international programming block
The Spring Media agency has agreed a multi-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain to distribute the club's International Programme Block internationally
Wasserman’s Brody named Wave Sports + Entertainment’s director of rights partnerships
Wave Sports + Entertainment, the California-based digital sports media company, has recruited Seth Brody as its director of rights partnerships
Carr promoted as ASOIF revamps senior administration
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations has reshaped its senior leadership by promoting James Carr to the new role of deputy executive director
Fanatics set to buy Topps as trading card upheaval continues
Dramatic deal arrives less than five months after acquisition of MLB, MLBPA rights
Mickelson claims to win PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program
US golfer says he is in line to gain $8m top prize
Varun Sudhakar on the development of BetDEX
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Varun Sudhakar, co-founder and chief executive of sports betting platform startup BetDEX. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing challenges in the sports industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic, preview forthcoming developments in 2022 in the team acquisition, media rights, and sports betting sectors, and they remember recently deceased National Football League icon John Madden.