By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Chime Communications board gives thumbs up to £374m WPP and Providence takeover bid

July 31, 2015

Chime Communications' directors have unanimously recommended a £374m takeover from Providence Equity Partners and WPP to shareholders Read more: Chime shares soar on £350m WPP takeover talk The takeover offer entitles shareholders to 365p per Chime share and an interim dividend for the current year of 2.53p per share. Chime's specialist sports marketing businesses appear to [...]
Beijing beats Almaty bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics – despite lack of snow

July 31, 2015

Beijing will become the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games, after beating a bid from Kazakhstan's Almaty to the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Read more: Almost no-one is interested in hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics A small majority of the 84 voting members of the International Olympic [...]
Liberty Global increases stake in ITV to 9.9 per cent

July 31, 2015

ITV's largest shareholder, Liberty Global, has increased its stake in the broadcaster, citing the opportunity of "attractive growth potential". Read more: ITV share price skyrockets as Liberty Global pays £481m for stake In a statement this morning Liberty Global, the world's largest international cable company, said it had bought 138.7m shares in ITV, taking its total [...]
Community Shield: Should Chelsea and Arsenal fans be bothered? Here’s what history tells us

July 31, 2015

Arsenal and Chelsea fans should keep their emotions in check when watching this year's Community Shield – history shows the result has no sway on the final outcome of the final Premier League table. Read more: Wenger at odds with old foe Mourinho over Hazard Of course, the chance to beat a London rival at Wembley [...]
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May to make Top Gear-style show for Amazon

July 30, 2015

Former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have found a new home at Amazon, after being ditched by the BBC earlier this year. Read more: Chris Evans picked to replace Jeremy Clarkson as Top Gear presenter The trio will create a Top Gear-style motoring show for Amazon's Prime Video service, with long-time [...]
Chime Communications’ share price soars after £350m WPP takeover revealed

July 30, 2015

Chime Communications' share price has shot up by more than 25 per cent in early trading after revealing that WPP and US private equity firm Providence Equity Partners are in talks to buy the company for £350m. Read more: Chime Communications scores higher profit with World Cup and Sochi Olympics Sir Martin Sorrell's advertising giant WPP [...]
What would Fifa under wannabe president Michel Platini look like? Sepp Blatter’s potential successor on the Qatar World Cup, FFP, goal-line technology and sin bin punishments

July 29, 2015

Michel Platini is the bookies' favourite to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president after the current Uefa boss confirmed his intention to stand as a candidate in next year's election. Read more: Uefa boss Michel Platini will run to replace Sepp Blatter A legendary player, Platini has been more divisive in his role as a football [...]
Fifa corruption crisis: Sepp Blatter and co added to organised crime exhibition at Las Vegas Mob Museum alongside Al Capone and John Gotti

July 29, 2015

Fifa is being added as a subject at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas' International Organized Crime exhibit. Read more: Fifa boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize, says Russian President Vladimir Putin Football's scandal-hit governing body will join gangsters Al Capone and John Gotti as subjects in America's National Museum of Organized Crime and [...]
Who will be the next Fifa president? Uefa boss Michel Platini will run to replace Sepp Blatter

July 29, 2015

Michel Platini has put himself in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president in February's election. Four continental football federations have given the president of Uefa their backing prompting him to announce his candidacy. In a letter sent to the presidents and general secretaries of Fifa's 209 member associations, Platini said: This was a [...]
Ashes 2015: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell or Joe Root? This interactive of England’s batting order shows where the runs will come from in third test at Edgbaston

July 29, 2015

With the Ashes in the balance at one Test apiece, both England and Australia will be looking to seize control of the series when they take to the field at Edgbaston today. Read more: Ian Bell – Only big runs will save me from Ashes axe England captain Alastair Cook has said he's ready to banish [...]

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