Multi-Sport
Topps reports robust sales, raises full-year forecast
Trading card company continues to benefit from ongoing collectibles boom
SNTV aims to harness reach as it moves into brand space with Story10 launch
SNTV will look to leverage its media reach after launching a new arm of the business that identifies and distributes purpose-led and social activation content for brands and stakeholders, according to…
Endeavor’s Emanuel and Shapiro resign Live Nation board roles over antitrust concerns
Endeavor chief executive Ari Emanuel and president Mark Shapiro stepped down from the board of directors of entertainment and ticketing company Live Nation earlier this month because of anti-trust concerns,…
Univision plans global Spanish-language streaming service
New offering, set for 2022 debut, targets Spanish speakers around the world
Saudi Arabia opens up to outside investment in sports industry
Saudi Arabian authorities have today (Monday) launched a new venture designed to attract overseas investment in the country’s clubs, academies and sports centres.
Tokyo 2020 to allow up to 10,000 spectators at venues
Up to 10,000 spectators will be permitted at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games venues, with a 50-per-cent limit on venue capacity also applying
Bill Daly on managing the NHL’s challenges and opportunities
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Bill Daly, National Hockey League deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss potential historic changes in the business of tennis, the ongoing development of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and recent encouraging news for NBCUniversal regarding both the Tokyo Olympics and Super Bowl LVI.
Simon Bazalgette | Time for secondary ticketing to come in from the cold
Former Jockey Club chair Simon Bazalgette, who now runs specialist sports investment advisory and consultancy firm GVS, argues the secondary ticketing market is at a crossroads following the CMA’s refusal to sanction viagogo’s acquisition of StubHub
Mediapro expands US operations with Manhattan production centre
International rights agency and production group Mediapro has expanded its operations in the US by opening a new production facility in Manhattan, New York
Sport TV records €12.2m loss in Q1
Portuguese pay-television broadcaster Sport TV has recorded a loss of €12.2m ($14.5m) in the first quarter of 2021, according to Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Negócios.
Kosmos launches athlete representation business with Thiem signing
Kosmos, the company co-founded by FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, has today (Thursday) launched a player management agency with Dominic Thiem, the current world No.
United Group unifies Nova branding following Forthnet takeover
Pan-regional broadcasting company United Group has announced that its Greek operator, Forthnet, will be rebranded to Nova
Former HBS and F1 executives Angell and Barnett form OTT consultancy
Peter Angell, the former director of production for Infront-owned Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and Murray Barnett, the former director of sponsorship and commercial partnerships at Formula 1, have formed…
Mediaset ‘close to deal’ with DAZN for Italian advertising sales
Global sports subscription service and media company DAZN is set to agree a three-year deal with Publitalia, the advertising agency of the television networks of Italian media group Mediaset
President Hörmann to depart as DOSB opts for fresh start
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will elect new leaders in December after president Alfons Hörmann said he will step down amid a governance crisis.
Sports NFTs look to establish staying power
Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
Japan sets sports event spectator cap at 10,000
The Japanese government will allow crowds of up to 10,000 at major events once it starts lifting Covid-19-related 'states of emergency' currently in place in the country