Industry Shorts: ECB, Copa90, Nfl, Formula E, ITV
The England and Wales Cricket Board’s non-executive directors have recommended that the governing body’s current Chairman, Colin Graves, should remain in the role for an additional six-month period, until November 2020.
The extension will allow Graves (pictured) to oversee the first season of The Hundred, a new ECB competition that will form a key component of a new five-year strategic plan that has been dubbed ‘Inspiring Generations’.
The recommendation will be put to the ECB’s membership for consideration at the organisation’s annual general meeting on 7th May.
If the membership approves the move, the process of appointing Graves’ successor will begin this September, led by the ECB Nominations Committee.
COPA90, the fan-focused football media platform, has commissioned 50 illustrations of the 50 players to watch at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
COPA90 launched the campaign with an exhibition marking the 50-day countdown to the start of the tournament.
All of the players have been given their own individual release dates, with the individuals categorized as ‘legends’, ‘trailblazers’ or ‘wonderkids’.
Every illustration will include an insight into what makes them inspiring and interesting players and personalities.
The NFL has confirmed the teams and dates for the American football league’s 2019 International Series games in London.
The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which opened on 3rd April, will host two fixtures – the Chicago Bears v Oakland Raiders on 6th October and the Carolina Panthers v Tampa Bay Buccaneers on 13th October.
Wembley Stadium will also stage two games. The Cincinnati Bengals v LA Rams clash on 27th October will be followed by the Houston Texans v Jacksonville Jaguars on 3rd November.
The NFL started playing annual regular-season games in London in 2007.
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship has relaunched its Modis Innovation Manager Challenge, an initiative that will give a “talented innovator” the chance to work on developing the electric car-racing series’ esports strategy.
The successful applicant will work within Formula E’s technology department for six months and will be supported by technology and engineering company Modis, an official partner of the series.
Formula E launched the initiative last year, with Barnee Lloyd serving as the 2018 Formula E Innovation Manager.
Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Formula E, said: “The Modis Innovation Manager Challenge has helped the ABB FIA Formula E Championship reach a new audience of budding innovators and entrepreneurs, who have chosen our platform to test the next big thing in technology and software.”
ITV has commissioned a new documentary that will provide insight into the potential for sport to offer young people an alternative path to criminality and gang culture.
Produced by Golden Egg Innovation and featuring contributions from the likes of Lord Sebastian Coe, Dame Kelly Holmes and Daley Thompson CBE, Run For Your Life will explore the impact of Connie Henry’s Track Academy organisation on youngsters’ lives.
Henry is a former Commonwealth Games triple-jumper who founded Track Academy in North West London in 2007 with the aim of turning young peoples’ lives around.
Henry said: “My hope is that this can lead to a change in the perception of sport and have an impact on young people across the country.”
