Euroleague Basketball has launched a new Digital Transformation Fund aimed at supporting Turkish Airlines EuroLeague clubs in projects that allow them to undertake a step forward in their digital transformation journey. The fund is intended to help clubs carry out projects that will have a positive financial impact and solve some of the current digital […]
Covid-19 to cost clubs €4bn, says ECA
The European Club Association (ECA) has predicted that football clubs on the continent can expect to lose up to €4bn ($4.5bn) in revenue over the next year due to Covid-19. As per the analysis conducted by ECA on the financial footprint of the pandemic on European clubs, t ECA is predicting that €1.5bn in revenue […]
Joel Seymour-Hyde, MD Octagon UK on overcoming Covid-19 challenges, upcoming campaigns & importance of diversity
Joel Seymour-Hyde, currently Octagon’s UK head has spent more than a decade at the company. Octagon is one of the world’s largest sports marketing agencies with over 30 years in sports marketing, sponsorship and athlete & talent and boasts of clients like Liverpool FC, adidas, MasterCard, Paddy Power among others. Joel spoke with The Playknox […]
Ceará names EstadiumBet as the new master sponsor until 2021
Brazilian club Ceará has partnered with EstadiumBet, an online betting platform until December 2021. As part of the partnership, it will stamp its brand on the master space of game, training, travel uniforms, as well as inserts on the backdrop of collective interviews and field signs. President Robinson de Castro said: “Even in a time […]
ONE Championship partners Microsoft to transform digital fan experience
ONE Championship and Microsoft have signed a strategic partnership to harness the Microsoft cloud, including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, to transform digital fan experiences and enhance collaboration for employees. Microsoft is now ONE’s preferred cloud and data services provider, powering its digital transformation and accelerating innovation across all touchpoints. Microsoft and ONE, through this […]
Sky Sports becomes first broadcaster to sign UN climate change commitment
Sky Sports has become the first sports broadcaster to sign up to the UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action Framework. This commitment brings together the global sports community to combat climate change by mapping a clear trajectory and setting standards for verifying emission reporting in line with the Paris Agreement. Sports teams, organisations and governing bodies […]
Real Madrid and Legends announce a distribution agreement for multi-channel licensed products
Real Madrid and Legends have launched a comprehensive multi-channel retail programme. The agreement will include a new official online store, the reopening of three official stores in Madrid and a new flagship store at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. The club’s collaboration with Legends, a premium experience company in merchandising, sales, collaboration, planning, technology and hospitality, […]
BCCI to examine ‘conflict of interest’ allegations against Virat Kohli
BCCI will be examining the conflict of interest allegations against Indian captain Virat Kohli, BCCI ethics officer DK Jain has confirmed while speaking with PTI. Earlier, Sanjeev Gupta had levelled charges against Virat Kohli on how he is both the captain of the Indian cricket team as well as the director of Conerstone Venture Partners. […]
DreamHack and Pantamera renew partnership for 2020
DreamHack, the premier gaming lifestyle festival, and Pantamera, one of Sweden’s leading recycling companies, have signed a one-year agreement for 2020. As part of the renewed partnership, the two organizations will collaborate with Samuel “SampeV2” Stronegger and Yacine Laghmari to create a new talk show format, which will be produced in the state-of-the-art DreamHack Studio […]
LaLiga and the Danish Rights Alliance wins case on blocking of illegal live Sports
Following a collaboration between LaLiga and the Danish Rights Alliance, the high court of Denmark has ratified that the live sports service Rojadirecta is illegal and must be blocked by Danish ISPs. The Spanish company that administers Rojadirecta, Puerto 80 Projects SLU, appealed the district court’s ruling claiming that the site is not illegal, as […]