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Visa calls on brands to follow its lead and support Olympic athletes
Global payments specialist Visa has called on fellow sponsors to demonstrate support for Olympic athletes impacted by the postponement of the Tokyo Games
Uefa, World Athletics and CGF in talks to avoid event clashes
The Commonwealth Games Federation is working with World Athletics and Uefa to ensure the Birmingham Commonwealth Games don’t overlap with a rescheduled World Athletics Championships or the Women’s Eur…
Women’s sport and Paralympics included in Finnish listed events overhaul
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has indicated that leading women's sports events and the Paralympic Games are likely to be added when it updates the list of sporting events that must…
AOC president and IOC member Coates takes 20-per-cent pay cut
Australian Olympic Committee president and International Olympic Committee member John Coates has opted to take a voluntary 20-per-cent pay cut amid ongoing financial uncertainty caused by the Covid-19…
Birmingham’s World Games pushed back a year after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Next year’s edition of the World Games multi-sport event in Birmingham, Alabama has been postponed by 12 months to accommodate the new date for the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Domestic sponsorship to buffer Tokyo 2020 against rescheduling costs
Tokyo 2020's record domestic sponsorship sales will help the organisers absorb extra costs related to the Games' rescheduling, the International Olympic Committee said yesterday
IOC seeks ‘equitable solution’ over broadcast payment schedules
The International Olympic Committee will look to find an “equitable solution” with rights-holding broadcasters over payment schedules for rights to the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games, according to Timo Lum…
BBC addresses sporting void with archive content plan
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has today (Thursday) unveiled plans to provide an array of content to compensate for the lack of sporting action it would have televised due to Covid-19
Mediaset receives share of €15m state funding to ease advertising woes
Mediaset has received a portion of a €15m ($16.4
Octagon’s John Shea: The pent-up demand from a consumer standpoint will be there
Global agency president looks to work through current public health crisis, plan ahead for return of sports industry to full activity
Paul Garbett | French Open the first ‘land grab’ as the sporting calendar is ripped up by coronavirus
Paul Garbett, associate director at CSM Sport & Entertainment, gives his view on the impact and opportunities of a dramatically changed post-coronavirus sporting calendar.
Barcelona shifts focus as Olympic legacy lives on
Barcelona’s blueprint for Olympic legacy is widely respected. But how is the city’s approach evolving nearly three decades after the transformational Games? Bradley Rial reports.
OVG submits plans for City Football Group-backed Manchester arena
US venue development, advisory and investment company Oak View Group (OVG) has submitted plans for a new arena in Manchester, reiterating its conviction that the English city could support two successful…
Cities fear Covid-19 will impact hosting budgets says poll
A poll of 100 cities has revealed their concerns that the Covid-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on the budgets allocated to hosting sporting events and public perceptions about sport’s ‘travelling cir…
China to host 2021 Asian Youth Games in Shantou
The Olympic Council of Asia announced yesterday that China will host the third edition of the Asian Youth Games in Shantou from November 20 to 28 next year
Deltatre launches new OTT user behaviour technology
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre has launched mtribes, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology that will allow media outlets running a multi-platform digital or OTT service to identify…
Hurting French sports leagues eye broadcaster tax relief
French sports leagues and federations will be hoping that a proposed tax relief system will soften the financial blow on broadcasters suffering from the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and incentivise…
Covid-19 shuts New Zealand’s Radio Sport
Radio Sport, New Zealand's only dedicated sports radio station, has been shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Toronto ban on city-run public events until July could have major sports impact
The City of Toronto potentially faces an extended sports shutdown after mayor John Tory announced the cancellation of all major city-run events through June 30 amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
China extends sports suspension, CBA League restart plan shelved
China's General Administration of Sport issued a statement yesterday saying sporting events that draw crowds are "not to be resumed as of yet
DAZN defers rights fee payments and furloughs staff
DAZN, the global sports subscription service, has begun to inform sports rights-holders that it will not make its next rights fee payments for any content that has yet to be delivered, SportBusiness understands
IWGA seek ‘urgent’ resolution for World Games after Olympics postponement
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has said it is working “very urgently” on a change of dates for its 2021 World Games in the US city of Birmingham, while the International University Spo…
Eurovision Sport negotiates archive access with federations
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has negotiated agreements with rights-holders to allow its member broadcasters to air archive…
YES Network live tweets classic Yankees games as part of alternate programming strategy
RSN creates two-screen experience involving former players turned analysts
Hong Kong NOC signs up Nissin Foods despite Tokyo 2020 postponement
The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, (SF&OC) has added Japanese instant noodle company Nissin Foods to its sponsorship portfolio
Study highlights slow uptake in French OTT sports sector
A study published today (Monday) by the French broadcast and internet piracy regulators has found a markedly low appetite among the public to subscribe to a sports streaming platform
ITV to broadcast ‘virtual’ Grand National and re-air Euro 96
UK free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV will fill the hole in the gap left by the cancellation of the 2020 Grand National by offering live coverage of a virtual version of the iconic horse racing event
Tokyo Olympics officially rescheduled for summer 2021
Summer Games now set for July 23-August 8, 2021
Visa commits to Olympic athletes for 2021 Games
Global payments specialists Visa has provided the Olympic athletes it sponsors with assurance that contracts can be extended in line with the delay of Tokyo 2020
Sportradar seeks to satisfy betting clients with Simulated Reality
Sports data and content company Sportradar has launched a new AI-driven product that will seek to simulate professional sports matches for the betting market amid the global competition lockdown due to…
Li-Ning forecasts 2020 profit increase with Chinese coronavirus lockdown nearing end
Chinese sportswear company Li-Ning revealed revenue in 2019 had grown double the pace of 2018, while net income tripled the previous year's after a one time gain, with net profit attributable to shareholders …
Coronavirus update: Wimbledon to be cancelled, F1 could race into January 2021, and more
Wimbledon will be cancelled for the first time since World War II, according to German Tennis Federation vice-president Dirk Hordorff. The event is scheduled to begin June 29
Hearn awaits clarification on closed-doors events in move for live TV content
Matchroom Sport’s Barry Hearn is continuing to look at ways to stage live sports events behind closed doors despite the UK being in a state of ‘lockdown’ due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
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SIS suspends all non-essential operations
Sports Information Services has announced that it is to suspend all non-essential operations and furlough “a significant number” of its permanent staff, effective immediately in response to the Covid-19 pan…