Industry Moves
Round-Up: European Super League ‘less valuable’ than status quo, frontrunner emerges to lead Tokyo 2020, and more
A European football 'Super League' would be less valuable to broadcasters than the current top European domestic leagues and the Uefa Champions League, the head of UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport…
French rugby’s LNR back in the market for broadcast head
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby has begun a search for a head of broadcast rights and content.
Cycling World Championships organisers look to add to commercial team
Organisers of the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships, which will be held in Glasgow and other Scottish venues in 2023, have started the recruitment process for a senior commercial manager
Whan appointed USGA chief executive
Ladies Professional Golf Association commissioner Mike Whan has been appointed the new chief executive of the United States Golf Association
Two Circles recruits ex-Barclays director as CFO, promotes duo
Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing agency owned by Bruin Sports Capital, has recruited Lakhbir Sandhu, a former director at Barclays, as chief financial officer
Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 appoints two COOs
Fifa has appointed two chief operating officers for the Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
Round-Up: Women’s World Cup COOs named, criteria set for new Tokyo 2020 leader, AFL reports A$23m loss, and more
Fifa has appointed two chief operating officers for the Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand.
Whitecaps bring in former A’s executive Martin as CRO
Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps FC have brought in former Oakland Athletics vice president Wade Martin as the club's new chief revenue officer.
KC NWSL appoints Cox as its chief operating officer
The National Women's Soccer League expansion team in Kansas City has appointed veteran sports industry executive Amber Cox as its chief operating officer, where she will be responsible for the club’s da…
Round-Up: Questions over trans-Tasman Super Rugby, Sri Lankan cricketers call for governance change, CSA warns on Tests future, and more
There are still question marks over whether this year's planned trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition can go ahead. The tournament is scheduled to start in May
Moretton succeeds Giudicelli as French Tennis Federation president
Gilles Moretton, the former French tennis player, has been elected as the new president of the French Tennis Federation
Fort consultancy to advise prospective US investors in European football
Ricardo Fort, the outgoing head of global sponsorship at Coca-Cola, believes the growth of American venture capital in sport will be a key area of interest for the new consultancy business he announced…
Endeavor’s Kline to join Tottenham Hotspur as chief commercial officer
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has turned to Todd Kline, the former chief commercial officer of the Miami Dolphins, to heat up its search for a stadium naming rights sponsor.
Ricardo Fort leaves Coca-Cola to launch own consultancy
Brazilian sports marketer Ricardo Fort has quit his role as the head of global sponsorship at The Coca-Cola Company to set up his own consultancy, Sport by Fort
Tokyo 2020 president Mori resigns over sexist comments
Yoshiro Mori has today (Friday) resigned as president of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games following sexist remarks he made earlier this month.
Grabyo in Sports Flick Australian production tie-up, hires EMEA sales head from Pixellot
Over-the-top sports subscription service Sports Flick Global has agreed a deal with cloud video production platform Grabyo that will allow it to offer bespoke viewing experiences for subscribers
Rootes resigns as Texans president
Longtime executive had been with team for essentially its entire history
FuboTV in the market for sports rights acquisitions director
US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV is looking to ramp up its sports rights additions as it aims to recruit an executive in charge of content strategy and acquisitions