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Brady’s TB12 brand strikes IMG deal for licensing push
Tom Brady, star quarterback for the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has made a significant move to expand his global health and wellness company TB12 by striking a partnership with the…
BBC renews Commonwealth Games commitment in Birmingham 2022 rights deal
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has renewed its long-standing media rights to the Commonwealth Games to cover the 2022 edition
Seven acquires Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics rights after renegotiation
Australian free-to-air commercial broadcaster Seven will broadcast the Beijing Winter Olympics Games in 2022 after renegotiating its current deal with the International Olympic Committee following the…
Russian military officers charged in Olympics hacking campaign
US and UK authorities have accused Russia of conducting the “most disruptive and destructive” series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group in wide-ranging charges that include the 2018 and…
Ex-FA and EFL commercial chiefs combine for Sport Collective and GV6 tie-up
Sport Collective, the sports marketing agency founded by two of the English Football Association’s former commercial chiefs, Peter Daire and Sean McAuliffe, has announced a collaboration with GV6 sports, t…
Round-Up: Russia accused of Olympics cyber interference, Barclay and Khwaja vie for ICC chairmanship, Sydney offers to host India, and more
The UK accused the Russian military of conducting "cyber reconnaissance" operations against Tokyo Olympics organisers, logistics suppliers and sponsors - Reuters/CNA
Acquisitions head Jury named SuperSport CEO, Khobane takes Multichoice role
Marc Jury has been named chief executive of SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates across sub-Saharan Africa, as part of a wider shake-up at parent company Multichoice
Rai Sport ‘set for closure’ amid spending review
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai is reported to have put forward a plan to close its sports channel amid a wider cost-cutting effort
Round-Up: CCTV hints Morey’s departure linked to China row, JSA supports spectator tech projects, and more
Doha is to host the single-leg final of this year's AFC Champions League - Goal
Multichoice Nigeria tells parliament: Pay-as-you-go pricing not feasible
The Nigerian division of pan-African media group Multichoice has argued that a proposed pay-as-you-go billing model is not technically or commercially viable
Round-Up: China pulls out of hosting AFC U23s, Australia’s biggest golf tournaments cancelled, and more
China has withdrawn from hosting the Asian Football Confederation's 2022 Under-23 Asian Cup tournament "due to scheduling conflicts, stadium completion timelines ahead of other international events and…
2022 Commonwealth Games to be supported by NVT Group IT services
Glasgow-based IT firm NVT Group has been signed as the IT services provider for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Com Hem and Boxer strike Dplay carriage deals with Discovery
Swedish telecoms and cable television operator Com Hem and DTT platform Boxer have agreed deals with international media group Discovery to carry the Dplay OTT streaming service
DAZN applies for linear distribution approval in Germany
Subscription streaming service DAZN has applied to the Berlin-Brandenburg media authority (Mabb) in Germany for permission to distribute its two sports channels linearly to households in the country
Turner Sports signs sportsbook deals with both DraftKings, FanDuel
Separate agreements divided between network's NBA programming, other properties
Dentsu role in Tokyo 2020 bid under spotlight
Japanese marketing firm Dentsu played a deeper role than previously understood in helping Tokyo win the 2020 Olympics hosting rights, according to news agency Reuters, which is reporting on ongoing scrutiny…
83 per cent of sports executives believe media rights have peaked
Sports media rights valuations have reached a “high water mark” according to 83 per cent of respondents in a new survey.
Ex-F1 partnerships and licensing manager joins The Memento Group board
UK-based sports memorabilia business The Memento Group has named Albert Gomà, Formula 1’s former manager for global partnerships and licensing, and Andy Webb, former managing director at Rothschild & …
Round-Up: Uefa considers Euro options, ICC says WTC on schedule, CSL re-enters bubbles, and more
Uefa is considering options for changing the hosting plan of the Euro 2020 tournament, although for now the original plan remains, including to have full stadia - AFP/CNA
IMG Arena signs streaming deal with Turkish betting operator Misli
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has agreed a deal with Misli.com to provide streaming services to the Turkish betting operator
Disney reorganization prioritizes direct-to-consumer streaming
Company separates its content creation from distribution and sales
Round-Up: Huya-DouYu merger, CBA sponsorship deals, Arsenal launches on Tmall, and more
Chinese games streaming platform Huya is buying rival platform DouYu to create a new, merged $11bn company that will be 68-per-cent owned by internet giant Tencent, an existing stakeholder in both companies…
Four senior Star Sports executives follow Shankar towards exit
Four senior executives at India's leading sports pay-television platform Star Sports, including chief executive Gautam Thakar, have resigned from the business, according to local media reports