Spring Media, prostate | who represent media rights for a growing number of sporting events, ambulance have announced today that Lasse Eckartsberg will join the company as Commercial Director starting from March 2014.

Lasse will be part of the executive group and work on the agency’s global commercial strategy and business development. He will work from Spring Media’s newly opened office in Hamburg, link Germany. 

Lasse was previously managing the Global Rights Sales Team at rights agency Kentaro. 

José Moreno, Partner and co-founder of Spring Media, said: “We are very glad to welcome Lasse to join us at Spring Media. Lasse has over 10 years of sports broadcasting experience and I’m confident he will make significant contributions to our future commercial expansion.” 

Commenting on his new role Lasse Eckartsberg said: “I have been following the impressive development of Spring Media since the founding of the company, and I am excited to join this dynamic and growing organization. I’m looking forward to expand the company’s current activities and to develop new business areas. There are a lot of interesting projects lying ahead of us.” 

Spring Media rights include tournament United Super Cup of Russian & Ukraine and the Nordic Club Team competition Copa del Sol with top teams from Norway, Sweden and Denmark participating.

Corporate sponsorship and marketing consulting group Boss Global Media has signed an exclusive partnership with International Sports Management (ISM) to handle sponsorships and endorsement representation for ISM’s client athletes.

ISM is an international sports management agency that represents prominent international professional athletes focusing on golfers and cricketers.

“ISM’s list of athletes is stellar,” says BGM VP for Business Development Hayden Trepeck. “We are excited about the opportunity to partner their high-profile clients with preeminent corporate sponsors.”

ISM was founded in 1989 by former professional golfer and current Managing Director Andrew “Chubby” Chandler to meet the management needs of European professional golfers and cricketers. ISM is currently expanding its clientele into professional footballers/soccer players, as well. ISM’s roster of high-profile clients includes major’s champions Darren Clarke, Louis Oosthuizen, and Charl Schwartzel, as well as former #1 player in the world Lee Westwood. ISM also manages several golf tournaments around the world.

“I am delighted that Boss Global Media will be representing ISM clients and excited about the opportunities this partnership will generate,” said Chandler.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have revealed their financial results for its fourth quarter ending December 31, cialis pills 2011 with revenues totaling $112.9 million as compared to $122.5 million in the prior year quarter.

Operating loss was ($13.1) million as compared to Operating income of $14.4 million in the prior year quarter. Net loss was ($8.6) million, discount or ($0.12) per share, ambulance as compared to Net income of $8.1 million, or $0.11 per share, in the prior year quarter. Excluding the impact of film impairments and network related expenses in the current year quarter, Adjusted Operating income was $3.1 million as compared to $14.4 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted Net income was $1.8 million, or $0.02 per share, as compared to $8.1 million, or $0.11 per share, in the prior year quarter.

“In 2011, we evaluated several paths for creating new programs and distributing all of our content in a way that optimizes its value. Executing this strategy effectively, including the potential creation of a WWE Network, has the power to transform our business,” stated Vince McMahon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 

“While we made significant progress toward this objective, our fourth quarter and full year results were impacted primarily by three items: significant non-cash film impairment charges stemming from the weak performance of our movie releases, strategic decisions to withhold several hours of previously licensed television content for distribution on other platforms, and initial start-up operating expenses associated with our emerging content and distribution strategy.

“Regarding the first item, we have taken several measures to improve the profitability of our movie business. And, regarding the other items, we believe that our ongoing investment to expand and maximize the value of our content is the most potent approach for driving our future earnings.”

Aberdeen Football Club has extended their deadline for Pittodrie Stadium bids.

The closing date of 15th December has now been shelved and they will listen to submissions through until the New Year.

The news is the latest setback in the club’s establishment of a new home.

The Dons’ acquisition of a new stadium is contingent on the sale of the 107-year-old Pittodrie site which they put on the market back in October.

The club believe that this will secure the £38M required to build their 21,000 new home, and Aberdeen FC has already been granted planning permission for 350 homes on the 13.7 acre site.

The location the football club has identified for their new home is in the south of the City at Loirston Loch and they hope that they will be able to unveil the new stadium at the beginning of the 2013/14 season in conjunction with their chosen contractor Barr Construction.

However, residents have expressed concern over the environmental implications of such a move.

Infront Sports & Media has secured the marketing rights of a one-off club vs international soccer friendly from FC Bayern Munich, order  Germany’s most successful club, who will host the Dutch national team at the Allianz Arena on 22 May 2012.

Under the terms of the agreement, Infront exclusively handles all media, marketing, ticketing and hospitality rights for the event, which features two of the world’s top teams in their respective competition formats.

The match is the amicable result of a dispute that FC Bayern Munich and the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) have been embroiled in over the past few months with respect to the injury of Arjen Robben at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The special game has been scheduled, by the KNVB and FC Bayern Munich, in the middle of an exciting soccer period – only three days after the Champions League final in Munich and two and a half weeks prior to the start of the UEFA EURO 2012.

Infront is handling all forms of media, marketing and ticketing rights on a worldwide basis, and the media rights package encompasses all television, internet and mobile rights with a major HD quality broadcast already planned.

The ticketing rights include the full capacity of the Allianz Arena, including all hospitality packages. The marketing rights cover the advertising boards in Bayern’s prestigious home ground.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO of FC Bayern München, stated: “As one of the leading agencies in football worldwide, supporting the game at every level, Infront has a great deal of experience in supporting international top events in football and deliver every relevant marketing aspect at high quality levels. This is why we have chosen the company for marketing this unique game as the head-to-head of Germany’s most successful football club and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Finalist.”

Günter Netzer, Member of the Infront Board of Directors, added: “This match will be a special event for the fans, who will be able to witness one of Europe’s top clubs play against one of the best national teams in the world. International superstars on both sides will turn this friendly game into a real football spectacle, providing for another highlight prior to UEFA EURO 2012™.”

The Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte has hired Vero Communications’ Rio de Janeiro office MLA True Communications to support its comms plans as it kicks off international outreach ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

As the third largest metropolitan area in Brazil, denture Belo Horizonte is one of the 12 host cities of the global football tournament.

Flávia Rohlfs, viagra executive co-ordinator of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil for Belo Horizonte, said: “We want to make the most of the opportunities that this major sporting event will bring to our city and showcase to the world what Belo Horizonte has to offer to football federations and fans alike.” 

Belo Horizonte is also home to three professional football teams – Cruzeiro, Atlético Mineiro and América – as well as owning two of the best training centres in Brazil: the Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and Clube Atletico Mineiro.

The city’s Mineirão Stadium is currently scheduled to host at least three matches in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and six matches in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including one of the semi finals. 

Belo Horizonte mayor, Marcio Lacerda, said: “It is essential that the world becomes aware of the hospitality and attractions of our city and can come to enjoy it. The partnership with Vero will pave the way for Belo Horizonte to become a not-to-be-missed destination within Brazil and known for its commitment to being a fantastic host city for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.”

The European Swimming Championships have been moved from Antwerp after a budget shortfall leading to the event coming London.

Antwerp organizer Georges Straetemans, medstore who is also vice chairman of the technical committee of European swimming federation LEN, said the event will be held in London at the Olympic swimming complex.

LEN refused to comment ahead of a planned announcement later Thursday.London Olympic organizers denied the championship would be held in London. “The event will not be taking place in London,’ the committee said in a statement.

Straetemans said in a telephone interview that the shortfall was more than $525,000, but insisted he was confident organizers could have found new sponsors to bridge the gap before LEN decided to pull the championships out of Belgium.

The event was due to be held from May 16-27 in Antwerp. It is unclear if the dates will remain the same when it moves.

Antwerp had an ambitious plan to build a temporary swimming pool in its 12,000-capacity Sports Palace, counting on huge interest since the event would be held only two months ahead of the London Games.

“After one of the financial partners stepped out, the financial gap was such that we could no longer do it,’ Straetemans said.

by Ismail Uddin