The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Polytan, a member of Sport Group has announced an extension to their long-standing worldwide hockey partnership through to 2024. In response to the partnership’s recent success delivering climate positive turfs for Tokyo 2020 (made from 60% sugar cane), the extension is designed to ensure hockey becomes a leader […]
SPORTFIVE signs long-term commercial agreement with ANOCA
ANOCA, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, and the global sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE have signed a long-term commercial cooperation. As exclusive media and marketing rights partner, SPORTFIVE will be responsible for the exclusive distribution of all global media rights (excl. domestic FTA) and marketing rights (incl. domestic) of the African Games […]
Dobromir Karamarinov elected as European Athletics President
Dobromir Karamarinov has been elected unopposed as European Athletics President at the 27th European Athletics Congress, a Special Election Congress. Karamarinov becomes the sixth European Athletics President after Adriaan Paulen (1970-1976), Arthur Gold (1976-1987), Carl-Olaf Homen (1987-1999), Hansjorg Wirz (1999-2015) and Svein Arne Hansen (2015-2020). Karamarinov has served as Interim President since March 2020 […]
Fubo Sportsbook signs its maiden auto racing partnership with NASCAR
Fubo Sportsbook, a next-generation mobile sportsbook from Fubo Gaming, a subsidiary of sports-first TV streaming platform fuboTV Inc.have announced a partnership with NASCAR to become an Authorized Gaming Operator (AGO). As partners, Fubo Sportsbook and NASCAR will work together to provide racing fans with a unique and engaging wagering experience. The launch of Fubo […]
Birmingham 2022 partners Hewlett Packard for secure connectivity
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced a strategic partnership to provide secure and flexible network connectivity to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The innovative new partnership will make the 2022 Commonwealth Games more connected, more inclusive, and more engaging than ever before. As one of the largest sporting events in the world, the Commonwealth […]
ICC signs FTX Trading as official cryptocurrency exchange partner
FTX Trading Limited (“FTX” or “The Company”), a leading global cryptocurrency exchange have announced a global partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body of cricket, where FTX will be the official cryptocurrency exchange partner for ICC events. FTX will be partnering ICC events beginning with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, […]
Kevin Durant to create NBA Top Shot Moments as part of Dapper Labs partnership
Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s Boardroom and Dapper Labs have announced a brand partnership spanning sponsorship and activations across the sports business media network. The partnership will feature multiple touchpoints to bring Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot platform to life in unique ways with prominence for Durant across the platform. The landmark deal also […]
SeatGeek goes public with a $1.35 billion RedBall merger
SeatGeek, the high-growth, mobile-centric technology platform that is transforming the live-event experience for fans, teams, and venues, and RedBall Acquisition Corp. (“RedBall”) (NYSE: RBAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) with a focus on sports, media and data analytics have announced the signing of a definitive business combination agreement to take SeatGeek public. […]
ELEVEN Italy secures distribution deal with Amazon Prime Video
ELEVEN will be distributed on Amazon Prime Video in Italy. The partnership will see ELEVEN Italy make the best of its Serie C coverage available through the Amazon Prime Video platform. Ten Serie C games will be offered up every matchday on Amazon in addition to the Serie C play-offs and the pick of […]
Lakers name DWS as official global investment sponsor of the team
The Los Angeles Lakers and DWS have announced a multi-season global sponsorship agreement making DWS the Official Global Investment Sponsor of the team. DWS is one of the leading asset managers and is geared for further growth around the globe, with 1.1 trillion dollars of assets currently under management. The sponsorship will include […]