The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and the world’s largest football media platform, OneFootball, have announced a groundbreaking new streaming partnership. The deal will give the millions of passionate OneFootball users across Brazil and Latin America access to an innovative new highlights format for South America’s most prestigious club competitions: the CONMEBOL Libertadores and […]
FIH launches tender for broadcasting rights of events cycle 2023-2026
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) launched today an invitation to tender (ITT) for the broadcasting rights of the next FIH events cycle (2023-2026). This ITT concerns the following events: FIH Hockey Pro League (Men and Women, seasons 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026) 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup (Men and Women) FIH Hockey Junior World […]
BT Sport and Warner Bros. join forces to launch sport offering for UK and Ireland
Following its announcement of exclusive discussions on 3 February 2022, BT Group plc (“BT Group“) has agreed a set of definitive agreements with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“Warner Bros. Discovery“) to form a 50:50 joint venture company to create a new premium sport offering for the UK & Ireland (the “JV“), and to transfer the operating businesses of […]
Naomis Osaka to launch her own sports agency Evolve
Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is launching her own sports agency called Evolve after her contract with IMG expired last year. Osaka is one of the highest-paid woman athlete in sports. In 2021, she pulled in nearly $60 million in prize money and endorsements from Louis Vuitton, Nike, Mastercard, Tag Heuer, and Beats by Dre. […]
The International Paralympic Committee to grow awareness and participation in Para sport with a new programme
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in its capacity as the governing body of Para sport and the international federation for multiple Para sports, has created a new grassroots-to-high performance programme called PARA SPORT. It aims to support National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) and International Federations, bringing together events, activities and organisations to help change the […]
IMG and The Premier League to continue with Premier League Productions until 2025
The Premier League has come to a new agreement with IMG that will see the two organisations continue to work together to operate Premier League Productions (PLP) for the next three seasons (2022/23 – 2024/25). PLP produces and distributes all of the Premier League’s international content, including the broadcasting of all 380 Premier League […]
Argentine Football Association to launch NFT with OneFootball
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) will become the first football federation globally to officially launch a personalised NFT platform with OneFootball. Fans of the Argentine National Team will be able to purchase officially licensed digital collectibles on the platform. The AFA, in association with the world’s largest football media platform, OneFootball, will soon launch […]
The Hundred names Robinsons as the official soft drinks partner
Robinsons has been named as the Official Soft Drinks Partner of The Hundred. The three-year deal will see The Hundred feature on packs across the Robinsons’ ready to drink, no added sugar range, offering ticket giveaways to consumers via a weekly prize draw. The Hundred launched last summer to packed out crowds across […]
FIFA to launch its new football video games after ending partnership with EA
For the first time, FIFA will launch new football video games developed with third-party studios and publishers, providing more choice for football and gaming fans in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™. A number of new non-simulation games are already under […]
EA to move its football games under EA Sports FC brand
Electronic Arts has announced its world-famous football games will move forward under a new EA SPORTS FC™ brand in 2023. The move will enable EA to deliver the world’s biggest interactive sports experience for its growing community in collaboration with 300+ partners across the world of football. “Our vision for EA SPORTS FC […]