IMG

Basketball
Governance

Euroleague Basketball and IMG are entering a crucial period of discussions with just two seasons remaining in their 10-year contract, and as the rights-holder eyes greater control over its commercial returns.
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

IMG has widened its remit with the Saudi Pro League (SPL) in a five-season production agreement that adds to its existing role in selling the competition’s international broadcast rights.
Golf
Media

The R&A continues to experiment with its direct-to-consumer approach by streaming the Open Championship behind a paywall in 20 countries where there is little demand for the rights, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Argentinian Football Association has appointed IMG as its exclusive sponsorship agency in the Asia Pacific region (APAC), as part of a two-year deal that will run from 2025 to 2026.
Tennis
Media

A grand slam has been broadcast on Tennis TV for the first time after ATP Media's OTT subscription streaming service stepped in to provide coverage in New Zealand of this year's Wimbledon, which concludes on Sunday.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Guillermo Santa Cruz and James Tree, two of IMG’s most senior executives in the Americas, are leaving the agency.
Football
Media

The IMG agency is once again the standout candidate to secure global in-flight and in-ship media rights to major Fifa tournaments after an invitation to tender (ITT) was issued
Football
Media

A total of 79 FA Cup matches each season will continue to be streamed exclusively on ESPN+ in the US market for four more seasons after the Disney-owned broadcaster reached a renewal agreement with IMG.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

The merging of Endeavor’s OpenBet and IMG Arena has led to a high-profile casualty as Max Wright, who has been with IMG for 11 years, negotiating various betting rights deals with sports bodies, leaves the company.
Football
Media

Dutch football’s Eredivisie is looking for an agency or agencies to represent its international broadcast and betting video rights, a property held for 24 years by IMG.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Skyscanner, the online travel company, has selected women's team golf's Solheim Cup as the entry point for its first multi-year, global sponsorship deal in sport.
Football
Media

The Euro 2024 deal comes with rights on the market for in-flight and in-ship broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
Football
Host Broadcast & Production

A new, five-year deal between IMG and the English Football League will facilitate a sizeable jump in broadcast production specification for matches that currently go out on the iFollow streaming service
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Mark Shapiro, president and chief operating officer of Endeavor, has secured a salary increase to $7m (€6.4m) on the back of the agreement struck to take the sports and entertainment giant private.
Golf
Media

The OTT platform launched by the R&A using Endeavor Streaming technology has been set up to gather consumer data and provide a vehicle to stream the Open in markets devoid of competition.
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco has agreed a four-year extension to its presenting sponsorship deal with tennis’ Miami Open.
Triathlon
Media

IMG has been handed a new remit to manage the sale of media rights to the Professional Triathletes Organisation's (PTO) rebranded T100 Triathlon World Tour until 2026
Multiple Sports
Host Broadcast & Production

The IMG agency is undertaking a consultation process with staff with a view to making up to 35 layoffs at its studios business