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Organ makes move from Right Formula to IMG
The IMG agency has appointed Luke Organ as senior vice-president of global partnerships for its media business.
Formula E finds new UK home with TNT Sports
Formula E has solved one of its biggest media headaches ahead of the new season that gets under way next month, announcing an exclusive broadcast rights deal in the UK and Ireland with pay-television operator…
UK Athletics lays bare commercial struggles with £3.7m loss
The continued absence of a title sponsor and long-term broadcast partner has thrown a spotlight on the financial plight of UK Athletics (UKA), which was spared from bankruptcy by Nike frontloading a significant…
Benham considering sale of minority stake in Brentford
Brentford FC owner Matthew Benham is considering the sale of a minority stake in what represents the latest move by a Premier League club to seek outside investment
TNT Sports to show England women’s tour of India, men’s rights remain unsold
TNT Sports, the UK pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in the country to England women's cricket's upcoming tour of India
Orsen agency looks to space with Metavisionaries contract win
The Orsen sports marketing agency has secured the contract to identify sports and entertainment sponsorship opportunities for Metavisionaries, the space research organisation staffed by former Nasa scientists.
Sky remains dominant force in Premier League’s new £6.7bn rights deal
The English Premier League has struck a new £6.7bn (€7.8bn/$8.5bn), four-year domestic media rights deal with incumbents Sky, TNT Sports and the BBC, with online retail giant Amazon dropping out of the picture from 2025-26.
HBS hires ex-Channel 4 head of sport Aitchison to lead new UK subsidiary
Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, is to set up a UK business division, headquartered in London, next month
RFU posts £5m profit for 2022-23, media rights growth now a ‘significant focus’
Increasing broadcast revenues has been cited as an immediate target for the Rugby Football Union (RFU), with the sector still lagging behind pre-Covid levels, the English governing body has revealed
EMW Global brokers Arsenal tyre deal for ZC Rubber
Chinese tyre manufacturer ZC Rubber has signed with Arsenal as the club’s ‘Official Global Tyre Partner’ in a deal brokered by the EMW Global agency.
Seymour-Hyde leaves Octagon UK after 16 years
Joel Seymour-Hyde has left his role as managing director of Octagon UK after more than 16 years with the agency
Viaplay bids to stave off insolvency with SEK4bn equity raise, debt renegotiation
Viaplay Group has laid out plans for a “recapitalisation programme” that includes a SEK4bn (€350m/$382m) new equity raise and SEK14.6bn debt renegotiation package as part of measures designed to stave off insolvency and subsequent bankruptcy.
Castore plots next stage of growth as value nears £1bn
Castore, the UK sportswear manufacturer, is closing in on a £1bn (€1.16bn/$1.26bn) valuation, after securing £150m in a round of investment led by US bank Raine Group.
Fite ends Portuguese league blackout across multiple markets in Sportfive deal
Streaming platform Fite has acquired exclusive rights in selected markets across Europe and Oceania to Portugal’s Primeira Liga until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Premier Sports returns after buying back embattled Viaplay’s UK business
Premier Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, is to return to UK homes early next year after announcing it has reached an agreement to buy back the business that it sold to Nordic media giant Viaplay…
Martin and Wynne-Morgan resign from M&C Saatchi, sparking agency restructure
M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment (S&E) top executives Steve Martin and Jamie Wynne-Morgan have left the agency after nearly two decades following a major restructure of its UK operations.
WSL, Championship clubs back launch of NewCo to run English women’s football
The top two divisions in women's football in England have today (Tuesday) agreed unanimously to proceed with the formation of NewCo, a new organisation to run the professional game
Adobe adds to women’s football portfolio with FA Cup deal
Adobe has added to its sponsorship portfolio in women’s football by agreeing a three-year deal to become the lead sponsors of the Women’s FA Cup.