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Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

American investor remains on the hunt for 'structural advantages'
Football
Media

Eleven, the media group owned by Aser Ventures, has said its content and technology deal with Fifa does not put it in competition for viewers with the governing body’s new streaming platform Fifa+. Frank Dunne speaks to Pedro Presa, group chief adviser for DTC and strategic projects.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Fifa has signed up blockchain technology company Algorand as a regional supporter of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and an official sponsor of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Modern Pentathlon
Governance

The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has announced that two variations of the obstacle discipline have been selected for testing after leading 60 proposals to replace the sport’s riding discipline a…
Football
Media

Event is a first involving a major football league
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Reagan Carey, the new commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing turbulence in United States college sports with the forthcoming departure of Mark Emmert from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and predictions of a breakup of Division I athletics, Athletes Unlimited’s media rights deal with ESPN, a $300m funding round for German digital sports media entity OneFootball, viewership boosts for the National Hockey League, and Comcast’s successful programming link of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LVI and Beijing 2022 Olympics.
Mixed Martial Arts
Fan Engagement

Gaming platform development company adds to roster of sports partners
Motorsport
Events

Keith Bruce, president of Quint International, the operator of the Formula 1 Experiences hospitality programme, believes the motorsport will generate record hospitality revenues during its 2022 season thanks to the addition of new races, a pent-up demand for live events, and the marketing impact of the Netflix Drive to Survive series.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Quarterly results show sharp increases in overall revenue, advertising sales, Peacock subscriptions
Cricket
Media

Sports marketing agency Pitch International has signed a new five-year broadcast deal with the Cricket Ireland national governing body
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Fancurve, a blockchain-enabled digital sports fashion company, has launched with $6.25m (€5.9
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Equity conversions said to 'streamline management, create operational efficiencies'
Multiple Sports
Media

The in-flight and in-ship market has recovered to 50 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, according to Richard Wise, head of the IMG agency’s Sport 24 service.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Off-road electric racing series Extreme E has agreed a new deal with the business arm of UK telecommunications company Vodafone
Football
Finance & Law

OneFootball, the football-focused streaming and media platform, has closed a $300m (€285m) Series D funding round led by the New York-based Liberty City Ventures and has also created a blockchain technology j…
Skating
Governance

The International Skating Union has announced that four candidates will compete to assume the presidency that is set to be vacated by Jan Dijkema
Multiple Sports
Media

In this video interview, Richard Wise, senior vice president and head of content and channels for IMG Media, says the agency's Sport 24 in-flight and in-ship channel is bouncing back as international travel…
Motorsport
Events

Formula 1’s plans to increase the number of sprint events to six from 2023 have suffered a blow after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said an evaluation of the proposal still needs to be c…