Sport1 offers free-to-air exposure for Women’s Champions League quarter-finals
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League quarter-final ties featuring German sides.
Sport1 retains World Rallycross in wide-ranging IMG motorsports deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired a suite of motor racing rights from the IMG agency in a deal headlined by the FIA World Rallycross Championship
Gambling sector dominance diluted as William Hill ends Scottish Cup sponsorship
Gambling companies’ grip on the backing of leading Scottish football competitions is diminishing following the news that the Scottish Cup title sponsorship deal with bookmaker William Hill will not be e…
Macron secures long-term RFEF referees deal as adidas loses more inventory
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced an eight-year deal with Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron for the supply of referee kits
Youthstream name disappears but management unchanged in Infront rebrand
Youthstream, the owner of exclusive worldwide television, marketing and global promotional rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship, has been renamed Infront Moto Racing a little over after a year…
ZDF boxing return short-lived as Universum deal floored
A return to boxing coverage by ZDF has proved to be short-lived after the German public-service broadcaster withdrew from a co-operation with Universum, the German boxing promoter
Hope adds Rocket Sports rights marketing role
Marc Hope, the experienced sponsorship rights sales executive, has been named as director of rights marketing at Rocket Sports, the London-based sports marketing agency co-founded by Sir Elton John and…
EXCLUSIVE: Details emerge of IMG’s commission-based five-year Brazilian league proposal
A proposal from the IMG agency for international rights to Brazilian football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A covers five seasons, from 2020 to 2024, but would provide no minimum guarantee payment to th…
Rangers in search for new kit sponsor as legal row persists
Scottish Premiership side Rangers is looking for a new kit manufacturer and retail partner from the 2020-21 season onwards as it prepares to end its association with incumbents Hummel, the Danish sportswear…
Karajica exits ProSiebenSat.1 as 7Sports repositions itself
Željko Karajica, a leading figure in the German sports media-rights industry, is to leave ProSiebenSat.1, the commercial broadcasting group, amid a restructure of its sports unit 7Sports.