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Seifert turns to DFL Digital Sports chief Heyden to head up S Nation Media
Andreas Heyden has been appointed as chief executive of German streaming platform S Nation Media
DAZN offers new LaLiga subscription package in Spain
Subscription sports platform DAZN will offer three packages to customers in Spain from August 1 in order to incorporate its newly-acquired domestic rights to LaLiga, the country's top-tier football competition
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports hails record audiences in major European markets
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports (WBDS) has announced a record first half of the year for audience and engagement in Europe, stating that the figures buck the trend when compared to recent industry expectations
Rapino signs lucrative new deal to remain Live Nation CEO
Executive for Ticketmaster parent in line to earn at least $30m annually
EXCLUSIVE: IMG to recruit new Mena chief as Guignery heads for exit
Franck Guignery, IMG’s vice-president and managing director in the Middle East and North Africa, is to leave the agency, SportBusiness understands.
ZDF’s Fuhrmann to stand down as head of sport
Thomas Fuhrmann, head of sport at German public broadcaster ZDF, is to relinquish his position in October
NWSL crypto partner Voyager Digital files for bankruptcy protection
Cryptocurrency broker and lender Voyager Digital, a partner of the National Women's Soccer League and the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Sports ministers repeat calls to ban Russian, Belarussian athletes and suspend broadcasts
Western countries have reiterated calls for international sports federations to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in their events amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Allen says Seahawks, Trail Blazers are ‘not for sale’
The National Football League's Seattle Seahawks and National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers are "not for sale," the teams' owner Jody Allen has claimed
Spring Media’s StayLive recruits Endeavor Streaming’s Parker to sports role
StayLive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has recruited Matthew Parker from Endeavor Streaming to the role of global head of sports
Mike Jones | Does sport have a legal basis to collect performance data?
Mike Jones, senior associate at Harbottle & Lewis, argues there are increasing opportunities for rights-holders to commercialise performance data in clever and innovative ways. But he also warns of the significant legal challenges in collecting personal information.
NBCUniversal generates record-level ad sales from its Upfront
Sports content plays a key role in network's accelerating ad sales
CSM Live appoints Schrott to head up new Munich office
CSM Live, the branding, signage, experiential and live event division of the CSM Sport & Entertainment agency, has appointed Andreas Schrott to head up a new office in Germany
Lausanne, Vaud form new organisation to promote ‘Olympic Capital’ status
The City of Lausanne and Swiss Canton of Vaud have formed a new organisation which intends to better exploit the former’s status as the ‘Olympic Capital’.
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NBCU pulls plug on Olympic Channel
US media group NBCUniversal has announced it plans to close its dedicated Olympic Channel on September 30
Brad Griffith on creating new markets in ticketing through Gametime
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Brad Griffith, founder and chief executive of mobile-focused ticketing company Gametime. Fisher and Russo also discuss the dramatic move of the University of Southern California and University of California-Los Angeles to the Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conference’s hire of new commissioner Brett Yormark, the completion of the revived United States Football League’s first season and new search for additional partners, an investment by US-based Sixth Street into a share of FC Barcelona’s television rights for LaLiga, developing expansion plans for the National Women’s Soccer League, and additional legal turmoil for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.
Host City Americas explores amazing opportunities for humanity
Host City Americas took place online on 29th June under the tagline Where Events Meet Tech – and it quickly became clear that events are keen to take control of the opportunities presented by technology.
Endeavor drops purchase price of OpenBet to $800m
Acquisition of betting technology platform falls in value by a third