On October 24, Infront Sports & Media and its parent company Wanda Sports were awarded “Agency of the Year” at the 2016 TV Sports Awards in Monaco.

Wanda Sports/Infront was shortlisted alongside competing agency nominees WME/IMG and MP & Silva by an independent committee formed of representatives from influential and well-respected sports media partners, including iSportconnect, Sportcal, SportsPro, TV Sports Markets and SportBusiness International. The broader public was able to cast their votes for the three nominees and Wanda Sports/Infront secured the vast majority of the votes.

Wanda Sports/Infront received over 80 per cent of the total votes for the “Agency of the Year” category for the TV Sports Awards which is supported by SPORTEL. The event celebrates and recognises excellence in the sports media industry, whilst raising valuable funds in supporting the “Play for Change” Foundation initiatives around the globe. Specifically, the ‘Agency of the Year’ category recognises the agencies who have had the biggest impact on the sports broadcast industry, including brokering new broadcasting partnerships and media rights negotiations as well as launching new services or overachieving for clients.

Philippe Blatter, President & CEO of Wanda Sports and Infront: “We are exceptionally honoured to receive this first ever TV Sports Award in the category ‘Agency of the Year’. Since we established Wanda Sports last year, we have received enormous support from the Wanda Group and from Chairman Wang especially. Together with our main shareholder, we share the aim to transform sport for the benefit of spectators, athletes and rights holders and this accolade reinforces our efforts to continue innovating and expanding the international sports landscape. These innovations have enhanced every area of sports marketing, including distribution of rights, host broadcast, digital media, programme production, event operations, brand development and sponsorship.”