Rugby Australia extends naming rights agreement with eToro
Rugby Australia has extended a naming rights deal with investment platform eToro until the end of 2023
Stan Sport nearing 150,000 subscribers, says Nine CEO
Nine Entertainment chief executive Mike Sneesby has claimed that its recently-launched streaming service Stan Sport is the ‘largest reaching streaming sports platform’ in Australia.
Inter Milan launch official Twitch channel
Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan have launched an official channel on Amazon-owned online streaming platform Twitch
Tokyo Time to produce exclusive headwear for One Championship
Singapore-based mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has agreed a licensing deal with headwear brand Tokyo Time, providing it with limited edition hats and beanies
Hong Kong Rugby Union ‘confident’ about full-capacity crowds at rugby sevens
Hong Kong Rugby Union chief executive Robbie McRobbie is confident that the 2021 edition of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament will go ahead with full-capacity crowds, despite uncertainty around the…
Premier League ‘launches channel’ on video-sharing platform Bilibili
The English Premier League has agreed a deal with Chinese video sharing platform Bilibili, coinciding with the launch of the league’s esports event in the country, according to SportsMoney.cn in China.
Ex-Nine executive joins NRL as chief customer and digital officer
Former Nine Entertainment managing director of commercial, Alexi Baker, has been named the chief customer and digital officer at Australia’s top-tier domestic rugby competition, the National Rugby League.
IPL to ‘spread positivity’ in face of Covid crisis, will not be cancelled, BCCI official claims
The Indian Premier League cricket tournament will not be cancelled, a Board of Control for Cricket in India official has said, as criticism of the tournament mounts during a brutal Covid-19 surge
Huya secures five-year $311m rights deal for LoL events in China
Chinese streaming platform Huya has signed an exclusive five-year media rights deal with China’s League of Legends operator Tengjing Sports and will pay a total of CNY2.013bn ($311m/€256.7m)
Tokyo 2020 organisers prepare for possibility of no spectators
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games president Seiko Hashimoto has said that organisers are preparing for the scenario that no spectators will be present at the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year