Media

Oliver Weingarten, the former in-house lawyer of the English Premier League and secretary general of the now defunct Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA), has launched an agency that he says will act as a "one-stop shop" for the sports industry.

Putting a value against retweets, mentions and likes has been a major conundrum for agents looking to capitalise on their sports stars’ prowess across social media. Dallas-based Stout Partners thinks it has the solution.

Elisha Chauhan went behind-the-scenes with telecoms giant Orange to find out how it works with the Tour de France, the world’s most illustrious cycling event, to secure communication channels at every stage.

A new digital platform allows sports fans to become editors of their own highlights show. Owen Evans explains how.

Online has overtaken print media for the consumption of sports content, according to ‘Know The Fan - The Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2014’ from Perform, Kantar Media and SportBusiness Group.

Jonathan Barnard, head of forecasting at media agency ZenithOptimedia, looks at advertising spend and trends around this year’s FIFA World Cup.

Social networking websites Facebook and Twitter have claimed user landmarks from the 2014 Fifa World Cup, which concluded in Brazil on Sunday.

Sports technology, data and content company Stats has extended its multi-year partnership with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and entertainment company of North America’s Major League Baseball.

The Association of Tennis Professionals has announced its first event in Turkey with Istanbul set to host an ATP World Tour 250 tournament beginning next year.

French media, sports and entertainment firm Télégramme Group has acquired a majority shareholding in OC Sport, the global sports marketing company specialising in professional sailing and outdoor events.

Football’s 2014 Fifa World Cup has claimed a new record by becoming the most talked-about event in the history of social networking platform Facebook.

Ahead of this month’s Manila Masters, Rob Ridley looks at how 3x3 basketball could be set for a significant growth curve, helped by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)’s new tie-up with IMG.

The global popularity of football was demonstrated on social media during May’s UEFA Champions League final. Max Gabovitch reports.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has launched a digital version of its magazine, World of Gymnastics, which has been designed by SportBusiness Communications.

This third annual survey of global sports media consumption by Perform, KantarSport and TV Sports Markets takes our research wider and deeper than before. Wider, because the number of territories covered has increased from 10 to 14, with the inclusion this year of important growth markets such as India, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey. Deeper, because we have asked questions designed to burrow down into new areas, such as consumers’ second-screen activities, that have not been properly examined until now.

This second annual survey of global sports media consumption by Perform, KantarSport and TV Sports Markets confirms many of the trends highlighted in the first report in 2011 and brings into even sharper focus some of the changes in consumer habits that anybody working in the sports media industry needs to be attuned to.