release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . march 2015 img type subsidiary founded 1960 headquarters 200 5th ave new york city ny 10010 united states area served 25 countries key people ari emanuel and patrick whitesell co chief executive officers owner william morris endeavor silver lake partners number of employees 3 000 divisions events & media college golf tennis performance and img academy fashion models clients consulting licensing joint ventures art commerce pageantry the miss universe organization website www.img.com img originally known as the international management group is a global sports other events and talent management company headquartered in new york city . 1 it is owned by william morris endeavor and silver lake partners since 2013 . trans world international twi is the event company of img . contents 1 history 2 media 3 img academy 4 models 5 consulting 6 speakers 7 joint ventures 8 img events 8.1 association football 8.2 basketball 8.3 bull riding 8.4 entertainment 8.5 figure skating 8.6 golf 8.7 martial arts 8.8 motorsports 8.9 running 8.10 strongman 8.11 surfing 8.12 tennis 8.13 triathlon 9 img college 10 img fashion 11 img esports 12 img tennis 13 sport24 14 see also 15 references 16 external links history edit img was founded by mark mccormack an american lawyer who spotted the potential for athletes to make large incomes from endorsement in the television age ; he signed professional golfers arnold palmer gary player and jack nicklaus as his first clients . mccormack died in 2003 . in 2004 forstmann little led by theodore j. forstmann acquired the company ; forstmann served as chairman and ceo until his death in late 2011 . in 2006 img media acquired nunet ag 2 a provider of mobile tv services to mobile network operators around the world . clients of nunet s mobile tv cms currently include vodafone proximus vodacom mobilkom a1 . content distributed currently includes mtv fashion tv eurosport and discovery networks . in november 2007 img acquired kentucky based host communications which had multiple business units with services ranging from sports marketing and broadcasting to the management of associations and non profit organizations . the sports related businesses were combined with the collegiate licensing company clc to form img college while the association management division was renamed img associations . img was founded and headquartered in downtown cleveland in a complex built in 1965 diagonally across the street from erieview tower . when the img center was built it originally housed the cuyahoga saving bank which was acquired by charter one bank in 1998 . in 1997 img renovated the cuyahoga savings bank building and renamed it img center . at street level they have a projection screen showing their businesses events and clients with images ranging from formula one racing to professional golfers . following the acquisition of img by forstmann little the headquarters remained in cleveland ohio for several years until officially relocating to its new parent company s existing offices in new york in 2010 though the img center is still located on east ninth street in cleveland . on october 15 2010 img acquired isp the multimedia rights holder for more than 50 universities based in winston salem north carolina . as a result of the acquisition img college retained isp s former headquarters in winston salem . 3 on december 3 2012 the premier league announced that img media had agreed a new three year deal with the premier league for aeroplanes and ships rights . 4 on december 18 2013 img was acquired by william morris endeavor and silver lake partners in a 2.2 billion deal . 5 wme s ari emanuel and patrick whitesell will serve as co ceos . img and its more than 3 000 employees worldwide will continue as an independent entity . on june 25 2015 img entered into a multi year exclusive partnership with london based golfscape to power luxury destination courses with online golf bookings infrastructure and digital concierge service . 6 media edit img distributes over 32 000 hours of content originating from more than 200 clients and events to major global broadcasters annually across all forms of media including tv audio fixed media inflight and closed circuit broadband and mobile . the company s multimedia product offering includes production of all channel 4 racing broadcasts the incycle and golfing world shows while img also produces and distributes sport 24 the first ever live global premium 24 hour sports channel for the airline and cruise industries and edgesport the 24 hour premium action sports channel . it maintains the world s largest sports archive with more than 250 000 hours of footage and operates joint ventures with the english premier league premier league productions pga european tour european tour productions globo tv sports brazilian league productions associated press sntv and asian tour asian tour media . img academy edit img academy is a private educational institution located in bradenton florida and specializing in sports training . the boarding school offers an academy program for pre k elementary middle & high school and postgraduates as well as a year round camp program . the 500 acre campus also serves as the training and competition venue for amateur and professional teams the host site for a variety of events and a hub for sports performance research and innovation . sport programs include baseball ; golf ; soccer ; tennis ; basketball ; football ; lacrosse ; and track & field and cross country . models edit img models is a model management firm . consulting edit consulting works with many corporations on marketing and sponsorship programs and img s stadium and arena group works with leagues and franchises throughout the world . speakers edit speakers book talent for fortune 500 companies associations healthcare organizations lecture series and colleges and universities throughout the world . 7 joint ventures edit img operates joint ventures with four major partners in four key emerging markets brazil china india and turkey . imx brazil cc tv img china img reliance india and img dogus turkey all work to develop sports fashion and entertainment properties in their respective territories . img has also partnered with john and chris evert to found the evert tennis academy located in boca raton florida . in 2015 img and euroleague basketball agreed on a 10 year joint venture . together they will manage the commercial operation and management of all global rights covering both media and marketing of the euroleague the premier competition for european professional men s basketball clubs and it s 2nd tier competition the eurocup . 8 img events edit association football edit indian super league 9 basketball edit euroleague eurocup bull riding edit professional bull riders entertainment edit miss teen usa miss usa miss universe taste festivals figure skating edit stars on ice golf edit abu dhabi hsbc golf championship alfred dunhill links championship ana inspiration arnold palmer invitational the honda classic hsbc women s champions reingwood lpga classic ricoh women s british open sime darby lpga malaysia swinging skirts lpga classic thailand golf championship wgc hsbc champions martial arts edit ultimate fighting championship motorsports edit fia world rallycross championship formula drift speedway grand prix speedway world cup running edit run to the beat melbourne marathon strongman edit world s strongest man surfing edit australian open of surfing u.s. open of surfing tennis edit bank of the west classic bnp paribas tennis classic chennai open 10 miami masters apia international sydney 11 triathlon edit escape from alcatraz london triathlon san diego triathlon img college edit main article img college in late 2007 img acquired host communications and the collegiate licensing company to form img college . in 2010 img acquired isp sports which was based in winston salem north carolina . 12 today img represents the multimedia rights for more than 90 universities conferences collegiate associations and venues along with the licensing rights to more than 150 colleges and universities as well as the college football playoff . additionally img seating serves more than 100 universities and img learfield ticket solutions provides outsourced ticketing services to 30 universities nationwide . img fashion edit australian fashion week berlin fashion week lakme fashion week new york fashion week miami swim week formerly called mercedes benz fashion week miami world mastercard fashion week mercedes benz fashion week russia img esports edit sk gaming cloud9 team dignitas fortitude na kabum esports tyler angi ryan newbatt img tennis edit novak djokovic ga l monfils li na kei nishikori maria sharapova jo wilfried tsonga venus williams serena williams petra kvitov garbi e muguruza nick kyrgios madison keys laura robson sara errani carlos moya david ferrer monica seles john mcenroe 13 anastasia pavlyuchenkova sabine lisicki victoria azarenka agnieszka radwa ska kevin anderson jack sock vasek pospisil sport24 edit sport24 is a sports television network available on international airlines such as lufthansa alitalia emirates airline etihad airways qatar airways turkish airlines and aerom xico as well as the carnival cruise line . the network features the formula one motogp english premier league bundesliga national football league national basketball association atp world tour pga tour european tour euroleague and european rugby champions cup . see also edit img academy img models longhorn network a tv network of which img college is a partner that specifically covers athletics and events at the university of texas at austin sports agent a listing of well known sports agents categorized by sport references edit img.com nu net.com bizjournals.com fcbusiness magazine img acquires premier league rights for ships and planes . 3 december 2012 . retrieved 3 december 2012 . http www.deadline.com 2013 12 wme silver lake acquire img worldwide img and golfscape.com enter partnership . golf business news . 25 june 2015 . imgspeakers.com euroleague basketball a licence clubs and img agree on 10 year joint venture . euroleague basketball . 10 november 2015 . http variety.com 2013 tv news shah rukh khan keen on img reliance soccer league 1200748271 chennai open gets three years extension 1 http www.imgcollege.com about history 2 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title img company & oldid 743405541 categories sports management companiessports event promotion companiessports agentsservice companies of the united statesprivately held companies in the united 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