Sponsorship & Marketing

Football
Industry Moves

Navin Singh has resigned from his position as commercial director at the Football Association (FA) to take up a leading role with Six Nations Rugby
Netball
Media

The Netball World Cup has been left without a title sponsor just three weeks out from the start of the tournament, after insurance and investments company Vitality pulled out of its agreement
Football
Media

Sky Media, the advertising sales house of pay-television broadcaster Sky, has been appointed as the official and exclusive advertising sales representative for the Fifa+ streaming platform across the UK,…
Aquatics
Media

World Aquatics has awarded Sportfive a contract to sell its media rights in most global markets, retaining long-standing agency partner Dentsu in Japan and selected countries in the Asia-Pacific region
Football
Finance & Law

Canada Soccer, the country's governing soccer body, is facing financial difficulties that may result in filing for bankruptcy protection
Football
Finance & Law

OneFootball chief executive Lucas von Cranach and fellow members of the management have left their roles following a financially turbulent 12 months for the streaming platform and media company
Golf
Media

German automotive manufacturer BMW has signed a new agreement with the Ryder Cup that will allow drivers of its cars to watch this year’s edition of the golf tournament from inside their vehicles.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Richard Heaselgrave has left his role as chief revenue and fan engagement officer at World Rugby just over 18 months after taking up the post, SportBusiness understands
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

US internet company Yahoo has appointed Ryan Spoon as the new president of its sports division. Spoon comes to Yahoo Sports after working at digital collectibles and fantasy game company Sorare
Hockey
Finance & Law

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) wants to prioritise media rights deals with more free-to-air broadcasters in a bid to grow exposure for the sport, after the governing body recorded a second consecutive…
Golf
Finance & Law

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) are to merge commercial operations under common ownership in a shock tripartite agreement that ends all pending litigation r…
Cricket
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Disney Star has secured 28 sponsors for its coverage of India’s meeting with Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Football
Finance & Law

The two collectives of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and B teams seeking to drive plans for a new Brazilian football league system have this week made new financial offers in a bid to entice rival clubs …
Football
Finance & Law

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.
Squash
Finance & Law

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.
American Football
Host Broadcast & Production

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
Football
Media

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

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