Media

Lagardère Unlimited\'s core business is media rights, encompassing management and operation of broadcasting rights for sports events through traditional or digital media.

SPORTFIVE, A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE SPORTS MARKET

Sportfive has entered into partnerships with the major European football leagues and close to 30 national and international sports federations, thus developing a unique positioning and expertise enabling the main rights holders to optimise their media income.

Sportfive markets the media rights for the principal European football championships, the African Nations Cup, the 2014 Olympic Games to be held in Sochi, Russia and the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to broadcasters across the whole world.

IEC IN SPORTS STRENGHTENS ITS POSITION IN THE PREMIUM RIGHTS MARKET

IEC in Sports specialises in the management and operation of sports media rights. Its portfolio covers more than 250 events in Europe (which represents 75% of IEC in Sport’s contracts), the United States and Asia, totalling more than 3,500 hours of sports broadcasts annually.

It offers programming, production and post-production services to broadcasters.

Lagardère Unlimited is also in charge of sales of European and African media rights for the World Athletics Championships in 2011 and 2013, through IEC in Sports, a partner of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations).

WORLD SPORT GROUP, A MAJOR PLAYER IN SPORTS MEDIA RIGHTS

Lagardère Unlimited company specialises in management of broad-casting rights for Asian sporting events with a portfolio comprising more than 1,000 hours of live sports programming and 600 days of sport annually spread over more than 30 different countries.

World Sport Group is well-established as a major player in sportsmedia rights in Asia and as distributor of prestigious events such as the Indian Premier League cricket competition.Word Sport Group became the exclusive commercial partner of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and the Golf Tour OneAsia Super Series.

KEY FIGURES

  • MORE THAN 250 SPORTS EVENTS
  • MORE THAN 4 500 HOURS OF LIVE SPORTS
  • MORE THAN 20 DISCIPLINES
    • CRICKET
    • GOLF
    • FIGHT SPORTS & MMA
    • SOCCER
    • TENNIS
    • TRACK AND FIELD
    • OLYMPICS SPORTS...