Christian Madlindl

Christian Madlindl is an experienced media executive currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at SPORT1 GmbH since August 2023 and as Managing Director at Magic Sports Media since February 2020. Previously, Christian held the position of Head of Talk at Sky Deutschland GmbH from May 2017 to February 2020, overseeing the talk department for SKY Sport. Earlier roles at SPORT1 GmbH included Head of Football, with editorial and personnel responsibility for the football department, and Resortleiter Fußball, focusing on football magazines and live reporting. Christian also worked as a leading editor in poker and sports betting, alongside a freelance editorial career spanning from 2000 to October 2008. Christian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Medienwirtschaft from Hochschule Mittweida.