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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.
Roger Hall: Industry’s growing confidence in digital delivery heralds next phase for virtual advertising
uniqFEED's chief executive offers his thoughts on how the transition from linear to IP and OTT consumption will continue to change the broadcast and advertising business in 2022 and beyond.
Extreme E unveils 2022 race calendar
Organisers of the Extreme E electric off-road motor racing series have revealed the championship’s calendar for its second season in 2022.
Huddersfield Town signs BK8 as global betting sponsor
Huddersfield Town, the second-tier English football club, has signed up gambling platform BK8 as a sponsor
Burns, Hill, Hutton and Payne join UIPM working group
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has named industry heavyweights Terrence Burns, David Hill, Peter Hutton and Michael Payne as members of its working group that will help shape the future…
Sportradar renews Bundesliga global betting data and streaming rights deal
Betting data services company Sportradar has agreed a five-year extension to its international betting data and streaming rights distribution agreement with Germany’s Bundesliga.
Meta’s Hutton joins Professional Triathletes Organisation board
Experienced broadcast executive Peter Hutton, the director of sports partnerships at Meta, has joined the board of directors at the Professional Triathletes Organisation
Visa moves first on Fifa Women’s Football Partner rights
Payment services brand Visa has become the first-ever ‘Fifa Women’s Football Partner’, a new designation, effective in 2023, created as part of the international federation’s newly-launched sponsorship structu…
Infantino sees ‘majority’ backing for biennial World Cup vision
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said “probably the majority” would back the men’s and women’s World Cups moving to a biennial hosting model, but refused to commit to a voting date as world footbal…