Louise Martin elected Commonwealth Games Federation president
Louise Martin, speaker at HOST CITY 2015, has been elected president of the Commonwealth Games Federation on the promise of greater involvement from athletes, sponsors and cities
World Expo exclusive: A stage for all the world
Hosting a World Expo requires space, investment and a long term development plan. Get the mix right and it’s a platform to reach the world, says Dimitri Kerkentzes, chief of staff at the International Expositions Bureau (BIE)
Seb Coe: presidency gives IAAF chance to renew itself
Lord Coe, elected as IAAF president by 56 per cent of member federations, said the organisation has a chance to review and renew itself
Formula E and DHL’s green transport drive
A partnership between DHL and Formula E brought a new multi-city event to the world while finding ways to reduce the environmental impact of mobility
Live Nation achieves double digit growth
Festival sponsorship, scalable live events and mobile ticketing technology enabled Live Nation to grow by 12 per cent in the second quarter of 2015, says Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Diving set to stay in the Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation has proposed that diving stays in the sports programme under the latest draft of Transformation 2022, which aims to create “inspiring and innovative Games”
Former IOC DG to lead FIFA reform
François Carrard, former IOC director general and coordinator of the IOC 2000 Reform Commission is to chair the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee
Baku 2015 and the pop-up organising committee
Baku turned to Broadstone’s international experts to deliver the first European Games, but developing local talent was critical to operational success
Dentsu acquires Asian Olympic broadcasting rights to 2024
The IOC has awarded the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games from 2018 to 2024 to Dentu in Asia, following similar deals in Europe and the Middle East
Tokyo 2020 gets design down to a T
The Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic Games has unveiled its official emblem, shortly after the axing of the stadium design and with five years to go until the Games