are here home news media coalition news fifa appoints new chief commercial officer 6th october 2016 public mr. philippe le floc h has been appointed fifa s chief commercial officer and will head the marketing and tv sub divisions of football s governing body . his responsibilities will include driving the organisation s commercial performance and one le floc h s first major tasks will be to drive sponsorships for the 2018 world cup in russia under the new commercial strategy which includes making four regional sponsor slots available in europe north america south america the middle east and africa plus asia . the role of chief commercial office is a novel post established in the context of the organisation s restructuring following recent corruption scandals . le floc h will also sit on fifa s management board . according to a fifa statement the new cco brings high level experience with proven success in growing and developing business in the tv broadcasting and marketing of sports events . mr. le floc h a french swiss national served as uefa marketing director during ... read more wada executive committee meets in aftermath of hacking scandal 23rd september 2016 public world anti doping agency s wada executive committee discussed the future of the agency and the issue of integrity in the aftermath of its ... read more fifa makes changes ahead of reforms 22nd september 2016 public faced with restoring its reputation after recent scandals fifa has appointed price waterhouse coopers pwc as its statutory auditor . pwc s ... read more council of europe hosts conference on manipulation in sports 22nd september 2016 public the council of europe hosted the 2nd international conference for the promotion and implementation of the convention on the manipulation of ... read more la liga targets indian market 19th september 2016 public la liga has announced the opening of a new office in new delhi this week with the aim to facilitate the sharing of knowledge in the training of ... read more historic broadcasting deal for japan s j. league 16th september 2016 public the japanese j. league signed a new 2billion broadcasting rights deal with the uk company perform for the coming 10 years . the deal is the ... read more news archive upcoming events us formula 1 grand prix friday 21 october 2016 sunday 23 october 2016 one of the last grand prix of the 2016 calendar is taking place in austin on 21 23 october . it is the fifth grand prix to be organised in the purpose built f1 facility in texas as it first took place in 2012 . dayinsure wales rally gb friday 28 october 2016 sunday 30 october 2016 dayinsure wales rally gb is taking place on 27 30 october 2016 . it is the 12th and final european round of the world rally championship and takes place over three days of competition . mexico formula 1 grand prix friday 28 october 2016 sunday 30 october 2016 with only two races to go until the end of the championship the formula 1 grand prix in mexico is taking place on 28 30 october 2016 . it took place for the first time in 1963 until it was dropped off the f1 calendar in the 70s . on 1986 the race returned to mexico city . australia v scotland friday 28 october 2016 the four nations rugby match australia scotland is taking place in hull uk on the 28th of october . fifa confederations cup 2017 russia saturday 17 june 2017 sunday 02 july 2017 the 10th edition of the fifa confederations cup will be held between 17 june and 2 july 2017 as a prelude to the 2018 fifa world cup . the host will be russia as announced on 2 december 2010 . world press review in 140 characters tweets from newscoalition leveson watch about the nmc news media coalition is an international organisation and network focusing on the specific threat to legitimate editorial press and publishing freedoms from the controls placed on news gathering and news distribution practices by the organisers of major events of public interest . independent journalism and news has never been more important amidst the clutter of digital information the news media coalition strives to ensure that mainstream publishers and news agencies can continue to run legitimate news operations by producing editorial content at major news events without interference . this is vital where limits are imposed on how where and when non official news material is brought to the public attention . sign up for e news sign up for nmc our free monthly e newsletter and get a round up of the latest news and events straight into your inbox . have information to share upload documents such as accreditation agreements by clicking on the information xchange icon for easy uploading procedure . want to be heard if you have views on issues concerned with covering the news then join in the debate with nmc members . click on the forum logo to begin . nmc news contact us copyright 2012 2013 privacy legal sitemap website design and development by premier it