DAZN hires Walker Jacobs as global chief revenue officer and president of US business – SportsPro

[ad_1] Sports media company DAZN has appointed Walker Jacobs as global chief revenue officer and president of DAZN US. Jacobs arrives from Amazon, where he worked as chief revenue officer…

Charterhouse acquires Bruin Capital’s majority stake in Two Circles for ‘UK£250m’ – SportsPro

[ad_1] Two Circles will continue to be led by Gareth Balch and its current management Sports marketing agency works with more than 400 properties including the NFL, IOC and the…

Blackstone, CVC and EQT ‘submit bids’ for Bundesliga media rights business – SportsPro

[ad_1] Private equity firms Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners and EQT are all lodging bids for a minority stake in the Bundesliga’s media rights business, according to Bloomberg. (Un)confirmed: Advent International…

Al-Hilal name CFG’s Esteve Calzada as CEO, plus more – SportsPro

[ad_1] Saudi Arabian soccer giants Al-Hilal have appointed Esteve Calzada as their new chief executive.  Calzada will take up his new position at the Saudi Pro League club at the…

DAZN wants Premier League domestic rights but ‘not at any cost’ – SportsPro

[ad_1] Timing for acquiring Premier League rights important as DAZN aims to build sustainable business Company wants “1bn people” using its platform within five to ten years Segev believes Saudi…

Premier Sports buying back UK business from Viaplay – SportsPro

[ad_1] Premier Sports channels to relaunch early next year along with new streaming service Network holds UK rights to LaLiga, URC and NHL, as well as international soccer featuring home…

DAZN prepping freemium tier and e-commerce launch in DACH: “If it works in Germany, it works everywhere” – SportsPro

[ad_1] Mascia said the freemium tier will broaden access to the company’s premium content DAZN has tweaked subscription offers to reflect consumer willingness to pay Alice Mascia, DAZN’s chief executive…

Lewes FC walk away from Mercury/13 investment talks to uphold club principles – SportsPro

[ad_1] Mercury/13 plans to invest US$100m in numerous women’s soccer teams Lewes give their men’s and women’s outfits equal budgets Lewes FC have mutually ended talks with Mercury/13 over a…

Women’s Championship ‘U-turn’ puts Newco with WSL back on track – SportsPro

[ad_1] Women’s Championship teams write to FA to confirm interest in being part of joint ‘Newco’ Second-tier clubs will reportedly receive 25% of the combined leagues’ commercial income New independent…

WSL’s NewCo ‘rejected’ by Championship clubs – SportsPro

[ad_1] ‘NewCo’ would be funded by UK£15m loan and independent from the FA Championship clubs have been offered 25% of commercial revenue from both leagues combined The creation of a…