HJ Mai

Formula E presented motorsports governing body FIA with a preliminary list of eight cities that have been picked to host races next year. Cities included in the preliminary calendar are: London, Rome, L.A., Miami, Beijing, Putrajaya (Malaysia), Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Since its launch in August, Formula...

New Jersey F1 Race Promoter Leo Hindery Jr. said that the American Grand Prix is back on track after it had to postpone its ’13 scheduled debut due to missing local and federal approvals that made it difficult to have all the capitalization in place. Hindery said, "We are...

The new FIA sanctioned all-electric racing series, Formula E, is still a work in progress, but Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said he is "extremely satisfied with progress until now." Agag, a 42-year-old Spanish businessman, said a lot of work has to be done before the first race, "but...

Formula E is expected to debut in ’14 and hopes to change the perception of electric cars, which have a stigma of being impractical, slow and only a limited range, but so far the pitch isn't working on the F1 circuit's big boss. F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone seems skeptical of motorsports...

Germany's Bundesliga is setting its sights on the U.S. market as the next phase of its global expansion plan, and has explored talks with Major League Soccer about sending a team to play in its All-Star Game, according to the league's Head of Business & Specialist Media Dirk Meyer-Bosse....

The Bundesliga has made a push into new markets over the past several years in order to increase its int'l revenue and close the gap with other European football leagues. So far, the league has focused its efforts on Eastern Europe and Asia. The German Football League (DFL), the...

The popularity of hockey around the globe is on the rise. Int'l Ice Hockey Federation President REN É FASEL is well aware of this. An IIHF survey showed a 3.4% increase in participation last year alone. SBD Global recently spoke with Fasel about  the rise in...

Int'l Ski Federation (FIS) President GIAN FRANCO KASPER said that "no official request has arrived yet" at FIS headquarters in Switzerland from U.S. skier LINDSEY VONN , who recently said she "wants to start in the men's downhill race at Lake Louise," Canada. Kasper said, "The only...

Germany's top-flight hockey league, the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), is coming off a very successful '11-12 season during which it set an attendance record with an average of 6,059 fans during the regular season. The league also returns to free-to-air TV after signing a new broadcasting-rights deal with Austrian...

German pay-TV provider Sky Deutschland has been producing positive headlines with strong results during the second quarter of '12, high ratings and more than three million subscribers. Sky Deutschland Chief Officer Sports, Advertising Sales & Internet Carsten Schmidt took time to talk to SBD Global Staff Writer HJ Mai...