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Animoca Brands raises $110m in fresh funds
Hong Kong-based digital collectibles brand Animoca Brands has closed a strategic funding round of $110m (€109m), with new investors including Temasek, Boyu Capital and GGV Capital.
Football on hold, other sports to resume as sports community pays tribute to the Queen
Premier League and English Football League (EFL) matches are among a series of sports events in the United Kingdom that have been postponed as the sports community pays tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
SportBusiness joins packed conference agenda at Sports Matters 2022
SportBusiness is leading two conference panels at this year's All That Matters - Sports Matters conference in Singapore, taking place September 26-28
Derek Jeter introduces newly developed card collecting platform
Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter and entrepreneur Brian Lee have developed Arena Club, a new sports card collecting platform that represents another sizable entry into the quickly expanding segment …
Former Eurosport, Mediapro executive Bergeaud takes Pixellot sales role
French sports broadcast executive Julien Bergeaud has been named as vice-president of sales for Western Europe at Pixellot, the AI-automated sports video and analytics solutions provider
Sponsorship deals at risk as Cazoo shuts down European business
Online car retailer Cazoo has decided to shut down its European business to focus on the UK, raising serious questions about the brand’s sports sponsorship deals on the continent.
Viaplay offers to compensate customers for technical issues in Poland
Subscription streaming platform Viaplay has offered to compensate customers in Poland and pledged to upgrade its infrastructure following fresh issues concerning its coverage of sports events
Chinese Olympic Committee elects Gao as new president
Gao Zhidan has been elected as the new president of the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC).
Gao’s election was made by secret ballot at an extraordinary meeting held yesterday (Wednesday).
ABG promotes Krinsky in Reebok leadership reshuffle
Authentic Brands Group (ABG), parent company of Reebok, has announced a leadership overhaul for the US sporting goods company, with long-time executive Todd Krinsky promoted to serve as the new chief executive
Kessel joins Sky Sports as executive director of development
Sky Sports has announced the appointment of journalist Anna Kessel as executive director of development
Sportswear brand Castore raises £50m debt facility to aid expansion
British sportswear brand Castore has secured a £50m (€57.9m/$57.5m) revolving credit facility to enable its continued expansion.
TF1 weighs up legal action over Canal Plus carriage row
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has said it is “seriously considering” legal action against pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus amid the carriage dispute between the two companies.
Tony Knopp on envisioning the future of live events and ticketing
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Tony Knopp, co-founder and chief executive of TicketManager. Fisher and Russo also discuss the $238m (€238m) Series E fundraising for New York-based ticketing company SeatGeek, RedBird Capital Partners’ takeover of Italian football club AC Milan in partnership with Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, expansion of the College Football Playoff, executive Ed Hartman leaving the United States Football League for gaming operator PointsBet, and the business success of MLB’s Atlanta Braves.
Hong Kong expects pandemic disruption to be ‘short-term’ despite threat of more cancellations
Hong Kong believes the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its ability to host major sports events will be “short-term” despite restrictions continuing to see events cancelled, its sports commissioner has…
Canal Plus drops TF1 channels, citing ‘unreasonable’ demands
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has warned that it will no longer carry the channels of commercial broadcaster TF1 after the latter expressed a desire to “fundamentally review” its commercial dem…
Stewart named CFO at NEP Group, reunited with Sullivan
Experienced media executive Martin Stewart has been named chief financial officer at outside broadcast and service provider NEP Group
SportBusiness is presenting sponsor as Sports Matters conference returns to Singapore
The All That Matters - Sports Matters conference returns in its full format in Singapore on September 26-27, in the week leading up to the return of the Formula 1 Grand Prix to the city
Telly adds AMC sports channels in Czech Republic
Czech pay-television operator Telly has expanded its sports offering by agreeing a multi-year carriage deal with media group AMC Networks International (AMCNI)