Endeavor
Endeavor readies $1.25bn sale of IMG Academy
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor announced today (Tuesday) an agreement to sell IMG Academy, the IMG agency’s sports and educational performance unit, in a deal worth $1.25bn (€1.13bn).
WWE, UFC consider combined streaming offering following Endeavor takeover
A combined streaming deal for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Entertainment is a possibility following Endeavor’s takeover agreement for the wrestling promotion.
WWE and UFC to merge following Endeavor takeover
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has acquired a majority interest in a new company that will combine World Wrestling Entertainment with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, forming what the two parties…
WME to acquire BDA Sports Management basketball agency
Endeavor subsidiary WME Sports has announced that it is acquiring basketball representation firm BDA Sports Management.
WME Sports had made a minority stake investment in BDA in 2020
Endeavor full-year revenue rise driven by UFC commercial results, live events uplift
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, has posted increased revenue of $5.27bn (€4.9
IMG’s McGreevy promoted to Endeavor chief communications officer
Veteran sports industry executive Maura McGreevy has been promoted to the role of chief communications officer for global sports and entertainment company Endeavor, having served in the same role for subsidiaries…
Seven League Digital Trends Report predicts ‘generational change’
Digital agency Seven League has released its fifth annual Digital Trends in Sport report in which it claims the technology sector is undergoing its "greatest moment of transition seen for a generation"
Endeavor swings back to a loss amid macroeconomic issues
WME, IMG, and UFC parent points to inherent strength in company
On Location’s Jernigan given wider role at Endeavor’s hospitality and events division
Scott Jernigan, On Location’s executive vice-president of global sports, has been promoted to a wider position within the Endeavor group.
UFC and return of live events boost Endeavor’s Q2 results
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has once again raised its full-year revenue guidance after posting $1.31bn (€1.26bn) in second-quarter revenue and $42.2m in net income.
Endeavor sells Diamond Baseball Holdings subsidiary to Silver Lake in $280m deal
Endeavor has been forced to call time on its significant entry into Minor League Baseball after just eight months, with the sports and entertainment conglomerate selling its 10-team Diamond Baseball Holdings…
Grace Blue hires Endeavor recruitment chief Palmer to lead new sports and entertainment unit
Executive search firm Grace Blue has appointed Endeavor’s senior vice president, global recruitment, Tim Palmer, to head up a new Sports, Media & Entertainment practice.
Tom McMillen on the transforming landscape of US college sports
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Tom McMillen, president and chief executive of the college sports’ Lead1 Association. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Soccer’s new eight-year betting data and streaming rights deal with Endeavor-owned IMG Arena, the Las Vegas Raiders’ historic hire of new team president Sandra Douglass Morgan, a preview of sports merger-and-acquisition activity in the second half of 2022, a pair of key upcoming industry conferences, and the new five-year employment contract for Live Nation chief executive Michael Rapino.
Tottenham Hotspur recruits Endeavor Streaming for new OTT service
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and Endeavor Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of the Endeavor sports and entertainment agency group, have announced the launch of a new subscription streaming…
Spring Media’s StayLive recruits Endeavor Streaming’s Parker to sports role
StayLive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has recruited Matthew Parker from Endeavor Streaming to the role of global head of sports
Endeavor drops purchase price of OpenBet to $800m
Acquisition of betting technology platform falls in value by a third
Endeavor combines On Location, IMG Events into single group
Caine to lead new division for global sports and entertainment conglomerate
Endeavor raises 2022 outlook again after strong quarterly results
Each of company's operating segments posts gains during period