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FIH elects Asian hockey CEO Ikram as president, direct federation income nears CHF5m
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) chief executive Tayyab Ikram has been elected as the new president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH), seeing off the challenge of Marc Coudron
Formula 1’s Q3 revenues rise to $715m
Formula 1 has reported revenues of $715m (€721m) for the third quarter of 2022, a seven-per-cent increase on the same period in 2021 but a slight decrease compared with the $744m posted in the second q…
Singapore Women’s Open to tee off in December off after two-year wait
The inaugural edition of the Singapore Women’s Open golf tournament will finally take place next month after being postponed for more than two years as a result of the pandemic.
Asia Rugby strikes long-term deal with marketing agency Redstrike
Asia Rugby has announced a strategic agreement with sports marketing agency Redstrike.
The deal will see Redstrike develop the regional rugby union association’s commercial and sponsorship programmes.
Broadcast deals in over 80 countries for EHF Women’s Euro 2022
Rights agreements have been secured with 35 broadcasters for the European Handball Federation (EHF)’s Women’s Euro 2022, which will take place in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from November 4 t…
LIV Golf president: ‘We need to commercialize the product’
LIV Golf president Atul Khosla has made it clear that the primary goals of the Saudi-backed breakaway series in 2023 are to land "milestone" sponsorship and television rights deals to begin commercializing…
FPT ‘pays huge fee increase’ for Vietnamese V.League football rights
Telco FPT is reported to have paid a huge fee increase to acquire Vietnamese domestic V.League football rights in a multi-year deal starting in 2023
Bundesliga International CMO Naubert to assume Klein’s responsibilities
Peer Naubert, chief marketing officer at Bundesliga International, is to take over the responsibilities of Robert Klein, chief executive of the German league’s international rights sales arm, from the e…
EXCLUSIVE: Bundesliga International CEO Klein to join IMG in leading football role
Robert Klein, chief executive of Bundesliga International, is leaving the German league’s international rights sales arm to head up the football operations at IMG Media, SportBusiness understands.
Gillette to air mixed-reality commercial on ‘MNF’
Gillette, the Procter & Gamble-owned razor and personal care products company, will showcase its innovation hub GilletteLabs during ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast at Gillette Stadium on October…
TelevisaUnivision to market Liga MX commercial rights in the US
Spanish-language media and content company TelevisaUnivision announced a landmark partnership with Mexican soccer league Liga MX, bringing the property's commercial rights to market in the United States…
Fifa strikes multi-faceted deal with Globant
Fifa has struck a wide-ranging deal with digital consultant and software provider Globant which will involve support of the Fifa+ streaming platform and sponsorship of the flagship events of world football’s g…
Cricket Australia attributes A$5.1m loss to ‘challenging’ UK media rights market
Cricket Australia recorded a A$5.1m ($3.2m/€3.3
Effect Sport renews agreement with NFL in Brazil
Brazilian agency Effect Sport has renewed its commercial representation agreement in Brazil with the NFL for the next three years
AELTC recruits Al-Qassab as marketing and commercial director following Henderson exit
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has merged its commercial, communications and marketing functions into a single position to be held by Usama Al-Qassab, the former Walt Disney marketing…
IOC’s Lumme retires from top commercial role as Voumard steps up
Timo Lumme, the long-standing managing director of IOC Television and Marketing Services, is to retire from the position at the end of the year and will be replaced by Anne-Sophie Voumard, currently the…
Indian government cracks down on betting news websites
India’s government has warned broadcasters against advertising gambling products following the rise of what it describes as “online offshore betting platforms” using news websites as a “surrogate product…
ECA and Uefa edge closer to long-term MoU
The European Club Association (ECA) and Uefa have moved closer to agreeing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning until 2030 after signing a new letter of intent (LOI)