Media

The German Football League (DFL) has announced that Bundesliga clubs will receive increases in revenues gained from international media rights due to the “positive market outlook” enjoyed by the top division of German football.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is exploring the possibility of scheduling games in the early morning to hit primetime TV audiences in China.

Sports and entertainment marketing agency CSM, a division of Chime Communications, has announced that Alan Pascoe is to step down from his role as president.

UK horse racing stakeholders have joined forces to form a new company designed to enhance the sport’s control and licensing of data.

The German Bundesliga has written a new chapter in its financial success story, with the announcement that the revenues of the top division of German football increased by 4.4 per cent to €2.17bn ($2.95bn) in 2012-13, representing the league’s ninth straight annual turnover record.

Ross Hair, managing director of sports broadcast giant ESPN’s operations in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), is leaving at the end of the month, SportBusiness International understands.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has confirmed that the 2014 Asia Cup national team cricket tournament will take place in Bangladesh despite widespread civil unrest in the country.

Indy Racing League, the operators of the IndyCar motor-racing series, have filed a lawsuit against the company responsible for promoting the Sao Paulo Indy 300 event in Brazil.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has announced that Qatari pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has become its global media rights partner for the 2015 and 2017 Men’s and Women’s World Championships.

Entertainment talent agency William Morris Endeavor and private equity company Silver Lake Partners have reached a deal to acquire the IMG agency, one of the sports industry’s most influential companies, it was confirmed today.

Facebook has acquired SportStream, a start-up company that specialises in analysing social media mentions of sport.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (Anoc) has appointed the MP & Silva agency and sports communications specialist JTA to support the next stage of the organisation’s development.

English top-tier Premiership rugby union clubs have confirmed they will refuse to participate in a revamped Heineken Cup European competition next season.

The Fox network in the US has announced that it has sold out its advertising inventory for its coverage of American football’s NFL Super Bowl championship game in New Jersey on February 2.

Thomas Bach, the recently-appointed president of the International Olympic Committee, has reiterated his desire to explore the viability of the global governing body launching its own television channel.

There is just one day left for brands, agencies and organisations to submit entries to the BT Sport Industry Awards 2014 ahead of the deadline of Friday, December 6.