Dentsu handed big fine for Tokyo 2020 bid-rigging
Advertising giant Dentsu is one of six Japanese companies to receive total fines of more than ¥3.3bn (€19.5m/$22.3m) from the competition regulator for their involvement in bid-rigging relating to Games tenders for Tokyo 2020.
RFP seeks head of strategy & insights for new Uefa remit
Relevent Football Partners (RFP), Uefa's new commercial agent for European club competitions, is continuing to staff up ahead of taking on the global rights for the 2027-33 cycle
Euroleague Basketball in five-year Middle East play
Euroleague Basketball will be anticipating an explosion of commercial interest from the Middle East after announcing that a Dubai-based team will compete in the top-tier EuroLeague from 2025-26
Fox buys Caliente TV to bolster Mexican offering
Fox Corp has acquired Mexican sports streamer Caliente TV in a move that sees the US broadcaster double down on its commitment to the country, where it is engulfed in a legal battle with former business partner Grupo Lauman.
Saracens name IMG’s Beall CEO, Tigers sign Castore
English Premiership rugby union club Saracens has turned to the UK sports marketing industry to fill its chief executive void, hiring IMG's Charlie Beall
EXCLUSIVE: Dabas to exit Formula E at season-end
Formula E's chief media officer Aarti Dabas is to leave the electric motor racing series next month, following five years in the role.
Leverkusen, Wolfsburg face tweaks to 50+1 rule
Changes look set to be forthcoming to the membership make-up of major Bundesliga clubs after Germany’s competition regulator ruled that exemptions to the famed 50+1 rule are no longer possible.
AUF backed by CAS to continue rights sales talks
The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has won a legal battle at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing it to continue to negotiate a new media rights deal on behalf of top-flight clubs with the Tenfield agency.
Monahan plans 2026 exit as PGA Tour commissioner
Jay Monahan will step down as commissioner of the PGA Tour on the expiration of his contract in 2026, as part of the hiring of Brian Rolapp as CEO, which was confirmed today (Tuesday)
Amazon nets Dutch EPL package from Viaplay
Amazon is making a move into the live sports streaming space in the Netherlands armed with English Premier League rights, mirroring its agreement in the Nordics with Viaplay Group.