Sponsorship & Marketing

Chile's Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) is the latest professional football league to be seeking outside investment for a stake in its media rights, it has been reported.

Mark Walter, the American billionaire with ownership stakes in major international sports teams, has made a multi-million dollar investment in a squash commercial vehicle to accelerate the transformation of the PSA World Tour.

The European League of Football (ELF) has agreed a production deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS), while the American football competition has signed up home appliances retailer Euronics as a new sponsor

The Sportfive agency has signed a long-term extension to its exclusive rights agreement with the Asean Football Federation (AFF)

The National Women's Soccer League has announced a multi-year agreement with Gannett-owned USA Today Sports as the league's official media partner

Experienced industry executive Seamus O’Brien has made a dramatic comeback to the sharp end of the sports business sector after being appointed as president of Sportfive’s Asia-Pacific business.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky is launching its first online sports merchandise shop following a tie-up with Fanatics

Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, is to pay a quarterly dividend for the first time, beginning later this year, following a strong start to 2023 for the sports and entertainment giant

Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has extended its sponsorship deal with Japanese sportswear…

The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with short-form video platform TikTok, which becomes the official entertainment partner of the Super League club competition

Streaming platform Fubo has announced that it will sponsor the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball for the remainder of the 2023 season

German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich has announced a pre-season tour of Japan as the league looks to continue its brand-building efforts in the market in partnership with local media rights-holder Sky…

Indian digital platform FanCode has secured a two-year exclusive media rights deal with Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity…

SailGP has today (Thursday) announced a 'multi-year' renewal with IMG to continue as the racing league’s global agency of record.

The National Football League (NFL) has hired agency Horizon Media to lead its global media strategy, planning, activation and measurement

The British & Irish Lions have opted to extend their approach to commercialising the team’s overseas tours by entering into a joint venture with Rugby Australia.

The total revenue of German professional football has increased for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, with the second-tier Bundesliga 2 setting a new benchmark for the 2021-22 season, but…

Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of the MotoGP motorcycling championship, has recruited the National Basketball Association’s Dan Rossomondo as its new chief commercial officer.