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Arctos reaches $3bn for sports investment fund
Texas-based entity looks to accelerate its activity with pro teams
China Media Group launching dedicated Olympics channel
China's state-run media organisation China Media Group is launching a linear and digital channel dedicated to the Olympics
DraftKings investing in Vivid Seats’ SPAC merger
Prominent US gaming company continues its expansion into additional areas
Sport1 COO von Busse to exit, Kriner joins advertising arm
Daniel von Busse, chief operating officer at Sport1, is to leave the German sports broadcaster, it has been reported
Root Sports, DirecTV strike 11th-hour agreement to carry Kraken, Trail Blazers games
Pacific Northwest regional sports network Root Sports has secured an 11th-hour carriage deal with satellite TV provider DirecTV amid the onset of the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural National Hockey League s…
LeBron James’ SpringHill gains investment from major partners
RedBird Capital Partners, Nike, Fenway Sports Group, Epic Games among new investors
TV3 lands sports channels distribution deal with telco Tet
Baltic media group TV3 will broadcast its sports channels via the platforms of regional telco Tet, further growing the list of platforms that can air the channels
Helbiz Media adds DFB-Pokal and NFL to Italian content offering
Helbiz Media, the domestic and international streaming rights-holder to Italian football’s second-tier Serie B, has added rights to Germany’s DFB-Pokal and content from American football’s NFL to its o…
Eleven Sports lands Amazon Prime Video distribution in Italy
The Italian arm of international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured a distribution agreement with Amazon Prime Video, the video streaming arm of internet retail giant Amazon
SeatGeek to go public through RedBall SPAC merger
Cardinale and Beane-led SPAC at last finds its deal target with ticketing company
MKTG appoints Curran as managing director in US, Canada
Marketing agency MKTG Sports and Entertainment has named Dominic Curran as its new managing director in the Americas, with the role to cover the US and Canada
Francis to replace Fry as IMG’s production chief
Barney Francis, the former managing director of Sky Sports, has been recruited as executive vice-president, global production at the IMG agency
Slinger acquires PlaySight Interactive in $82m deal
Connected sports and equipment company continues run of dealmaking
FuboTV, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain strike carriage agreement
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has secured a carriage agreement with regional sports network AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain ahead of the 2021-22 National Basketball Association …
National Research Group names NBA executive Kaufman its head of sports
Global strategy and insights firm National Research Group has brought in long-time National Basketball Association senior executive Jay Kaufman as its executive vice president and head of sports.
Brett Gosper on the NFL’s future plans in Europe
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Brett Gosper, National Football League’s head of the United Kingdom and Europe. Eric and Chris also discuss a series of ongoing crises within the National Women’s Soccer League, the National Football League Players Association, and numerous facets of top-tier European football.
RedBall, SeatGeek in merger talks
Special purpose acquisition company RedBall Acquisition Corp. has confirmed it is in merger talks with New York-based ticketing company SeatGeek