Industry Moves
TMRW Sports continues to build team ahead of TGL launch
TMRW Sports, the company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and sports executive Mike McCarley which is behind TGL, has announced a raft of new hires as it continues to gear up to the January launch of the tech-focused golf league.
Senior DAZN executive Diquattro exits sports industry
Veronica Diquattro, one of the leading executives at DAZN Group, has exited the sports industry to join Omio, an online travel comparison and booking website
Briegal calls time as CEO of World Netball after decade of growth
World Netball is looking for its first chief executive in a decade, with Clare Briegal stepping down from the role
Sportfive seeks US executive to land sponsors for European clubs
Sportfive has begun the search for a director of global partnerships based in the United States to lead commercial sales on behalf of European football clubs, principally Borussia Dortmund
Media rights VP von Doetinchem swaps OneFootball for Legends
Nick von Doetinchem has left his role heading up OneFootball’s media rights acquisitions to become Legends’ managing director of Central Europe.
Glory brings in Hols to aid global growth plan
Singapore-based kickboxing promotion Glory has appointed experienced media and entertainment executive Maurice Hols to drive growth strategy in Europe and worldwide
Godfrey swaps PTO for Hexagon Cup commercial role
Padel’s new Hexagon Cup event has recruited the Professional Triathletes Organisation’s chief marketing officer Tim Godfrey as strategic adviser.
Pound makes surprise exit as WTT managing director
Matt Pound, the long-serving International Table Tennis Federation executive, is stepping down as managing director of World Table Tennis (WTT), the organisation that manages and commercialises the annual…
Berson to replace retiring McManus as CBS Sports chairman
CBS Sports have announced that chairman Sean McManus will retire in April 2024 and be replaced by David Berson after a 27-year run leading the division
Bauer exits WBD Germany for top ProSiebenSat.1 rights role
Gernot Bauer, head of sport at Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, is leaving the media giant to join commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1
Premier Padel begins new era with Polo as chief executive
Premier Padel has appointed Eno Polo as its CEO to lead the next phase of its sporting development, commercial growth and global expansion following the recent merger agreement with rival organisation the World Padel Tour (WPT).
Right Formula expands US operations as Cuellar joins from CSM
Sports marketing agency Right Formula has strengthened its US offering by hiring Rick Cuellar as commercial vice-president
Cordella takes top NBC Sports job, replacing Bevacqua
NBCUniversal has ended its search for a new president of its NBC Sports operation, promoting veteran executive Rick Cordella rather than choosing an outside hire
LFP international executive Godin named Valenciennes CEO
Yoann Godin, director of partnerships and global network at France’s Professional Football League (LFP), is joining Ligue 2 club Valenciennes as its new chief executive.
EXCLUSIVE: DAZN makes over 100 redundancies in further cuts to operating costs
DAZN Group is undertaking another swathe of redundancies primarily affecting staff in the UK and Amsterdam in the latest cuts to operating costs, SportBusiness understands
Skweek launches in UK after amassing basketball rights in France
Skweek, the basketball streaming platform owned by Monaco-based Fedcom Media, has made the UK its second market after launching in France last year on the back of various rights acquisitions
Chicago Bulls seek sales director in Europe to attract international partners
The Chicago Bulls, one of the most recognisable brands in world sport, is recruiting for a director of international sales to drive a new revenue stream for the National Basketball Association franchise
CSM senior executive Erskine takes top commercial job at Aston Villa
Ron Erskine, the experienced commercial executive who counts the Octagon and CSM Sport & Entertainment agencies as former employers, has joined Aston Villa as chief commercial officer (CCO)