Sergei Cheban, denture the Executive Director of the Russian Premier League, clinic has confirmed as a speaker for the Inside World Football Moscow Forum. Cheban joins a list of high profile and impressive speakers at the event on June 23-24, which includes Alexey Sorokin, Chief Executive of Russia 2018, FIFA Director Walter Gagg, and Marcin Herra, President of Poland 2012.

“The continued growth of Russian domestic football will be integral to the success of the World Cup”, said Simon Joseph, Director of the Forum. “Mr Cheban is uniquely placed to talk about the steps that teams are taking – and the league as a whole – to widen football’s appeal, attract further investment and meet a range of other challenges.”

With six weeks to go until the Moscow Forum, senior executives from Aon, SPORTFIVE, Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions, Nussli, Sport + Markt, Helios Partners, FieldTurf Tarkett, Dow Europe, Triumph Media Group, Aggreko, BTD, Austrade, Beswicks Sports and a host of other key names from the world of sport have confirmed their participationAon, SPORTFIVE, Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions, Nussli, Sport + Markt, Helios Partners, FieldTurf Tarkett, Dow Europe, Triumph Media Group, Aggreko, BTD, Austrade, Beswicks Sports and many other leading names in the global sports industry. at the event.

The Inside World Football Moscow Forum, Moscow, 23-24 June, 2011, will set the stage for preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ – exploring the challenges that Russia faces and the part specialists can play in providing expertise to the organisers of the tournament.

The Forum’s intensive programme will cover construction, transport, legacy strategy, media solutions, raising sponsorship and many other aspects of organising a major modern sporting event. For the latest details, visit: http://www.eventica.co.uk/?p=4169

The Legends Football League (LFL), formerly known as the Lingerie Football League have renewed their distribution rights deal with Total Sports Asia to encompass the rest of the world, excluding Brazil, Japan, Central and North America.

The US based women’s professional league American football have recently re-branded and are keen to explore their global reach.

The new agreement includes media right representation across all three LFL global leagues to include LFL USA, LFL Canada and LFL Australia. Both TSA and LFL are keen to duplicate the success that they have enjoyed in Asia, in all continents and drastically increase TV distribution and revenues across the globe. 

TSA’s Chief Content Officer, Julian Jackson, said: ”When we 1st got involved with the LFL, we were really happy to close some very large deals soon after being appointed and have since had broadcasters, ask us about the sport in many other markets that we work in globally. This cemented, in our minds, the confidence that we have in the LFL and this has been borne out by the amazing reaction we get from broadcasters when they actually see the hard hitting action. Stay tuned for some more major markets that the LFL will soon be available in.” 

“Our focus for the LFL is to build it as a the largest spanning global league in all of sports. The league’s early and unprecedented success’ internationally are a great indicator of its appeal and potential for growth with international audiences. Television being the leading component of brand building, we feel our now global agreement with TSA enables us a partner that not only understands sports but how to navigate the landscape of media rights”, said, Mitchell S. Mortaza, Founder & Chairman, Legends Football League, LLC.

Die Fußball-EM war im Juni das Topthema der Hauptnachrichtensendungen im deutschen Fernsehen, cialis wie der InfoMonitor des Instituts IFEM, Köln, ermittelt hat. Mit 250 Minuten Berichterstattung lag das Sportereignis deutlich vor Berichten aus dem Umfeld der Fußball-EM, der Euro-Schuldenkrise, der Parlamentswahl und Schuldenkrise in Griechenland sowie der Debatte um den Fiskalpakt.

Die Berichte von der Fußball-EM führten in allen Hauptnachrichtensendungen die Themenliste an. Auf Rang zwei folgten bei den Privaten Berichte aus dem Umfeld der Fußball-WM. Dagegen widmeten “Tagesschau” und “heute” der Eurokrise die zweitmeiste Sendezeit.

Der Sport-Event führte dazu, dass sich die im Mai gestiegene Anzahl der Politikerauftritte in den Nachrichten wieder etwas reduzierte. An der Spitze lag erneut die CDU mit 371 Auftritten, gefolgt von der SPD mit 204 Auftritten. Die FDP war dagegen mit 109 Auftritten deutlich seltener vertreten und musste ihren dritten Rangplatz an Die Linke abgeben, über die mit 146 Auftritten anhaltend stark berichtet wurde. Es folgte die CSU mit 92 Auftritten knapp vor den Grünen (91 Auftritte), die als einzige Partei präsenter als im Mai war.

Die Fußball-EM schlug sich in höheren Sportanteilen in allen Nachrichtensendungen nieder. Dies ging allerdings nur zum Teil auf Kosten der Politikberichterstattung. Diese sank zwar gegenüber dem politikstarken Mai wieder, pendelte sich aber in etwa auf dem Niveau des April ein. Die “Tagesschau” widmete 56 Prozent ihrer Sendezeit der Politik (entspricht 9 Minuten pro Sendung), “heute” 38 Prozent (7 Minuten), “RTL aktuell” 23 Prozent (5 Minuten), die “Sat.1 Nachrichten” 31 Prozent (4 Minuten) und die Nachrichtenmagazine “Tagesthemen” und “heute-journal” je 53 Prozent (11 Minuten). 

The Sri Lanka Cricket board have appointed businessman Upali Dharmadasa as their new president after his rivals withdrew from the contest, claiming it was flawed.

Other officials, including two vice presidents and a secretary, were also elected to the board after their opponents dropped out of the races. A vote was held only for the post of assistant treasurer.

Dharmadasa had been appointed by Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to lead an interim five-man committee in July after he dissolved the previous board. Aluthgamage then dissolved the interim committee in November and appointed his secretary as the competent authority until elections could be held.

SLC has not had an elected body for seven years and political appointees have run the administration. However the authorities were compelled to hold an election after the International Cricket Council last year made them mandatory for all national cricket boards.

Mohan de Silva, who was a candidate for the post of vice president, said his team decided to withdraw from the election after learning that unknown persons had forced voting clubs to change their representatives to manipulate the vote. He also accused the ministry of allowing clubs to change their voting delegates in violation of the procedure.

“We had a lot of hope that we are returning to democracy with the election. But all that hope is shattered,” de Silva said.

Sports ministry official Ranjani Jayakody said the election was conducted in a free and fair manner, however.

The election comes amid allegations of political meddling and fraud. The board faces a financial crisis having incurred millions of dollars of debt after building two new cricket grounds and renovating another for last year’s World Cup, which Sri Lanka co-hosted with India and Bangladesh.

National team players went without their salaries and match fees for eight months before the ICC last month paid part of them out of the hosting fees it owed Sri Lanka for the World Cup.

Sporting Appointments, medicine the UK’s fastest-growing sports recruitment business, has appointed Gary Double as its Commercial Director to help drive new business for the company.

Double, formerly Director of Media and Communications with Portsmouth Football Club, has worked across a number of major sporting events with high-profile clients while running his own sports PR agency before and after his time at Pompey. He takes up the role with immediate effect.

He will report to Chief Executive and owner Doug Woodward and lead Sporting Appointment’s sales team. Sporting Appointments, which is based in Wimbledon, began operating in 2009 and has already placed people in 17 different sports across four continents.

Woodward said: “Gary has vast experience and an in-depth understanding of how the sports world operates. He is extremely well-connected in all areas of sport at a senior level and has an excellent reputation within the industry. He will be able to open new doors for us as we aim to build the business further.”

Double said: “This is an exciting opportunity for me. The world of sport is big business and finding the right people for the right job is essential to making companies successful. My knowledge and understanding gained through over 20 years of working in the industry will enable Sporting Appointments to find the right calibre of candidates for the roles at all levels.”

During his time in PR, Double has worked for various clients on World Cups, European Championships, the Champions League, Olympic Games, Wimbledon, Formula 1, the European PGA Tour, all major horse racing events including the Grand National  and the Derby, Test Match cricket and World Championship athletics.

He has worked with all major broadcasters in the UK  as well as some abroad, sporting sponsors, PR agencies, governing bodies and football and rugby clubs.

PICTURE SHOWS: Doug Woodward (left) and Gary Double

EHF Marketing GmbH, medstore the marketing arm of the European Handball Federation, no rx has announced that _wige BROADCAST, a subsidiary of _wige MEDIA AG, is to be responsible for the TV production of the VELUX EHF FINAL4.

The event, which will be played on 1/2 June 2013 in the LANXESS arena, Cologne, will be broadcast in over 140 countries and attract a huge global TV audience.

With a team of 40 staff, _wige BROADCAST will be responsible for the complete host broadcasting, including unilateral services such as stand-ups and commentary positions. The company will be on site with two ENG crews as well as two editing suites.

There will be a total of 15 cameras covering the action from the weekend’s four matches, providing exciting and comprehensive coverage of the event for those watching on television and via ehfTV.com, the EHF’s online TV platform.

Three super slow motion cameras, a high-speed camera and three remote cameras will offer viewers a spectacular and diverse range of TV pictures. The entire production will be shown in full HD quality and Dolby Digital Sound. _wige BROADCAST will be supported in technical and personnel aspects by Partner Studio Berlin.

_wige will also provide additional content including features and behind the scenes footage and will be responsible for the production of Fan TV in the LANXESS arena. 

Peter Vargo, Managing Director of EHF Marketing GmbH, said: “Television viewers have come to expect something special from the VELUX EHF FINAL4, and I am confident that the team from _wige, with its extensive experience and expertise in TV production, will deliver another thrilling event to handball fans watching around the world.”

Rangers recent troubles have been further compunded today by the decision to place them in the Third Division of the Scottish League following a vote by Scottish Football League chairmen at Hampden on Friday.

The 30 SFL teams were voting on whether Charles Green’s newco Rangers should enter the league and which division they should be placed in.

The Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football Association were hopeful Rangers would be parachuted into the First Division, with SFA chief executive Stewart Regan claiming that putting the Ibrox club into the Third Division would bring financial catastrophe and a “slow, lingering death” of the game.

Twenty-nine of the 30 SFL clubs accepted Rangers as an associate member of the Scottish Football League while 25 clubs voted in favour of placing the newco team into the bottom tier.

SFL chief executive David Longmuir said: “The member clubs of the Scottish Football League have today voted to willingly accept The Rangers Football Club as an associate member of the Scottish Football League.

“Furthermore, the Scottish Football League’s only acceptable position will be to place Rangers FC into the Third Division of the Irn-Bru Scottish Football League from the start of this season.”

Longmuir also stated that he was ‘comfortable’ with the outcome of the vote and that the decision from the SFL clubs was taken with the sport’s best interests at heart.

He said: “I’m comfortable today that the Scottish Football League made a very, very decisive decision that was based on sporting fairness and I think the Scottish Football League were in the right place to make that decision.

“This decision followed a tried-and-tested process and was taken in cognisance with the other options which were available for consideration.

“Today’s decision has been one of the most difficult for all concerned but it has been taken in the best interest of sporting fairness which is the fundamental principle of the Scottish Football League.

“The Scottish Football League has been entirely consistent with our willingness to work with other bodies to ensure that we focus on rebuilding our game, restoring pride in our game and exploring revenue streams and our willingness to achieve these aims does not alter.”

 

The St. Louis Rams have fired General Manager Billy Devaney after a very dissapointing NFL season with the team having one of the worst records in the league with 2 wins and 14 losses.

The news that Devaney has been fired comes moments after the team confirmed that head coach Steve Spagnuolo was fired on Monday morning. 

Rams owner Stan Kroenke and Arsenal shareholder said in a statement released by the team: “I would like to personally thank Steve and Billy for their dedication to the St. Louis Rams organization over the past several seasons. This was a difficult decision for many reasons. We have tremendous respect for Steve and Billy as people and football professionals.

“No one individual is to blame for this disappointing season and we all must hold ourselves accountable. However, we believe it’s in the best interest of the St. Louis Rams to make theses changes as we continue our quest to build a team that consistently competes for playoffs and championships.”

Devaney joined the team in 2008 and his notable decisions include the hiring of Spagnuolo and McDaniels and the draft selections of Bradford, DE Chris Long, MLB James Laurinaitis, RT Jason Smith and LT Rodger Saffold.

After a strong 2010 season the Rams were heading into this in contention for the top spot in the NFC West.

However a slew of injuries to the secondary, offensive line and QB Sam Bradford plus OC Josh McDaniels’ inability to spur the offense — it ranked last in scoring (12.1 ppg) — were hallmarks of a 2-14 season that has left the team with the No. 2 pick in the 2012 draft. Spagnuolo’s defense was also overrun, literally, ranking 31st in rush defense (151.7 ypg).

Leading international media rights company, there MP & Silva, has finalised a deal for the exclusive rights to distribute FIFA’s stellar line-up of tournaments in Vietnam between 2013 and 2014 for the first time, including the highly sought-after 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

MP & Silva will be the exclusive distributor for television rights for FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil across cable, satellite and terrestrial platforms. The partnership with FIFA, the world’s governing body for football, includes all 64 live matches and ceremonies of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil as well as daily 45-minutes highlights.

The offer also includes all FIFA tournaments including the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 in Brazil, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 in Tahiti, the FIFA Under-20 World Cup 2013 in Turkey, the FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2013 in the UAE, the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica and the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2014 in Canada.

Andrea Radrizzani, MP & Silva Group CEO, said: “We are very proud of our great relationship with FIFA, the world’s governing body of football. We look forward to working with our robust network of partners in Vietnam and continue distributing top premium content, headlined by the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil^TM. Vietnam continues to be a key market for MP & Silva, and this partnership with FIFA underlines our leadership in sports content across the region, adding to our comprehensive line-up of top football leagues, tournaments and club content from around the world.”

Niclas Ericson, Director of FIFA TV, said: “MP & Silva is an important player in the sports industry in Vietnam and is joining the FIFA efforts to further enhance football across its platforms in Vietnam. This inaugural deal with them underlines their commitment to football, and ensures that our events, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil^TM, will be seen by the widest possible audience across Vietnam – an exciting football market that continues to grow.”

Der Hamburger Sport-Verein wird in diesem September 125 Jahre alt. Passend zum Anlass wird der Traditionsverein die “Jubiläums-Anleihe” begeben, pills um das spektakuläre Nachwuchs-Projekt “HSV-Campus im Volkspark” realisieren zu können.

“Mit diesem Nachwuchs-Projekt stellen wir die Weichen für die sportliche Weiterentwicklung unseres Vereins und geben uns eine langfristige Orientierung. Mit den gewonnenen Mitteln aus der Jubiläums-Anleihe wird der HSV-Campus als Nachwuchsleistungszentrum entwickelt, auf dem die Stars der Zukunft gemeinsam mit denen von heute trainieren und ganzheitlich ausgebildet werden.”, erläutert Joachim Hilke, Vorstand Marketing beim HSV, die Zielsetzung des Projekts.

Frank Arnesen, Sportdirektor des Vereins, ergänzt: “Unser Fokus liegt auf der Förderung unseres sportlichen Nachwuchses. Die Zukunft des HSV wird auf dem Platz entschieden. Der neue HSV-Campus bietet uns die Chance, uns in optimaler Umgebung 100%ig auf unsere sportlichen Ziele konzentrieren zu können.”

“Das vergangene Jahr bestärkt uns in der Überzeugung, den Verein endlich auch mittel- sowie langfristig wettbewerbs- und vor allem zukunftsfähig zu machen. Wir müssen den Erfolg in der Zukunft aus eigener Kraft schaffen. Dafür wollen wir gemeinsam mit unseren Fans den Grundstein legen. Unser Ziel ist es, den HSV wieder national und international als Spitzenmannschaft zu positionieren. Dies gelingt nur durch konsequente Förderung des Nachwuchses. Die Jubiläums-Anleihe gibt uns die Möglichkeit, die hierfür erforderlichen Mittel aufzunehmen. Gleichzeitig bieten wir unseren treuen Fans die Chance, zum sportlichen Erfolg des Vereins beizutragen.“ Mit diesen Worten kommentiert Carl Jarchow, Vorsitzender des Vorstands des Hamburger Sport-Vereins, die wegweisende strategische Entscheidung.

Mit dem Ertrag der Jubiläums-Anleihe soll unmittelbar an der Imtech-Arena im Volkspark ein spektakuläres Zukunftsprojekt verwirklicht werden: Vis-a-vis von Imtech-Arena und den Trainingsplätzen der Erstligamannschaft entsteht mit dem HSV-Campus ein Leistungszentrum, in dem das HSV-Internat, das Nachwuchsleistungszentrum sowie das Trainingszentrum untergebracht werden soll. Überdies wird der HSV-Campus über Hörsäle und Räume für Veranstaltungen verfügen, um optimale Trainings- und Ausbildungsmöglichkeiten zu eröffnen. Teil der Planungen ist zudem der konsequente Ausbau der Trainingsplätze und -einrichtungen, spezielle Lauf- und Konditionsbahnen, aber auch ein echtes Zuhause für unsere “Kiebitze”.

“Am Eingang zum Volkspark, dem schönsten, naturnahen Park unserer Heimatstadt, wollen wir die Aufenthaltsqualität nachhaltig verbessern. Der HSV-Campus soll sich nicht nur für unsere Profimannschaft und die Nachwuchsspieler zu einer sportlichen und emotionalen Heimat entwickeln, sondern auch für unsere Fans zum “Herz des HSV” werden.”, erläutert Vorstand Oliver Scheel das Planungskonzept. “Nur gemeinsam mit den Fans kann hier die vibrierende Atmosphäre entstehen, die unsere Teams zu Erfolgen motiviert. Und an den Spieltagen wird der HSV-Campus der lang ersehnte Treffpunkt für alle sein, die die Raute im Herzen tragen. Kurzum: Ein Ort zum Treffen, Gucken, Feiern, Anfeuern und Mitfiebern.”

Neben den sportlichen Einrichtungen wird der HSV-Campus deshalb im Stile eines offenen Marktplatzes auch zahlreiche Elemente für unsere Fans und Gäste aber auch für Spaziergänger, Kinder und Sportler enthalten: Geplant sind u.a. eine Sportbar, Clubräume, ein zentrales Forum für Veranstaltungen sowie Einrichtungen für Freizeitsportler.

Prominentes gestalterisches Element der Architektur des HSV-Campus wird die Raute sein: Als Wahrzeichen wird die Raute formgebend sein für den zentralen Teil des HSV-Campus: Das Forum, in dem Nachwuchs, Spieler, Fans, Mitglieder, Besucher und Nachbarn zusammen kommen.

Das Projekt und die Ausgabe der Fananleihe wurden vom Aufsichtsrat bereits in seiner Sitzung vom 15. Mai 2012 gebilligt. “Die Finanzierung über eine Fan-Anleihe ist ein erprobtes und sehr solides Mittel, um ein so langfristiges Projekt wie den HSV-Campus zu finanzieren und dabei die eigene Fan-Basis beteiligen zu können”, schildert Carl Jarchow abschließend die Beweggründe des Vereins, für die Finanzierung die Jubiläums-Anleihe zu begeben: “Die Resonanz im Verein und unter den Mitgliedern ist entsprechend positiv”, so der Vorstandsvorsitzende.