IMG is a privately owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1960, the company employs approximately 5,180 individuals and reported $659.3M in revenue as of 2024. As a tier 1 media tech buyer, its main product involves content rights. It is a subsidiary of TKO Group and has notable subsidiaries including Euroleague Basketball, IMG Studios, Leap Gaming, Sport 24, and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The company is involved in sports, events, media, and fashion, operating in more than 30 countries. IMG represents and manages prominent sports figures and fashion icons, stages hundreds of live events and branded entertainment experiences annually, and functions as one of the largest independent producers and distributors of sports media. Additionally, the company specializes in sports training, league development, and marketing, media, and licensing for brands, sports organizations, and collegiate institutions.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1960

Headcount

5,179

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

54

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UFC, part of TKO Group Holdings, and Migu extended their multi-year partnership on March 9, 2026, designating Migu as the exclusive home for UFC in Greater China through 2031. Previously, on January 27, 2026, Story10, a global sports video production and distribution agency, renewed its partnership with the GENERALI Hexagon Cup for a third consecutive year to enhance the padel competition's global visibility. This followed ESPN and The Heisman Trophy Trust reaching a new multi-year agreement on December 19, 2025, to maintain ESPN as the exclusive broadcaster for the Heisman Trophy Ceremony, having televised the 91st annual event. Earlier, on December 17, 2025, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced a record 20 media rights partnerships across over 30 European territories for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 to boost its visibility. On December 16, 2025, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) engaged IMG to exclusively manage and license its worldwide video archive rights, covering all match footage from 2017, including professional league playoffs, the NWSL Championship, and NWSL Challenge Cup.

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IMG offers 9 products in the media and telecoms services, sports and media tech industries. IMG's product portfolio comprises of content rights, motorsports and cycling and connectivity and distribution services.
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IMG's revenues were less than $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split IMG's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is sports sublicensing. For full access to IMG's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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IMG's customers primarily consist of media and TV services, telecoms and broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of IMG's customers include Disney Sports / ESPN, SingTel and YouTube. Examples of IMG's suppliers include German Football Association (DFB), Gravity Media and The Football Association (FA).

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IMG sells broadcasting rights of its 2 cycling competitions to 24 companies globally, covering 8 countries. IMG's rights holders include DirecTV. IMG currently holds 79 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including ice hockey, table tennis, combat sports, golf, sailing, tennis, american football, skateboarding, cycling, soccer | association football, cricket, basketball, winter sports, cyclo-cross, motorsports, australian rules football, esports, triathlon, snooker, marathon and rugby league.

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