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MCO ‘essential’ to grow women’s football revenues, Mercury 13 set for first deal
Multi-club ownership (MCO) in women’s football is a necessity to growing the overall quality of the game and, eventually, commercial revenues, according to two leading protagonists.
Formula 1 2024: Every new team deal
The 2024 season of Formula 1 gets underway in Bahrain this weekend, marking the end of an off-season commercial frenzy that saw a total of 70 new and renewed deals completed by the sport's 10 teams during the offseason.
Coe: World Athletics holding talks with global investment funds
Investment conversations that continue to be held by World Athletics are with global players and are being sparked by ongoing revamps to the sport to maintain its audience engagement, according to Sebastian…
Las Vegas Grand Prix boosts Formula 1’s financials
Formula 1 has seen its annual revenue grow to $3.22bn (€2.97bn), with the impact of its new Las Vegas Grand Prix particularly impacting its fourth quarter results as operating income rose by 164 per cent year-on-year.
ATP lands five-year PIF sponsorship across multiple properties
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has formed closer ties with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) in a multi-faceted sponsorship agreement unveiled today (Wednesday) but has stopped s…
Dortmund taps Legends to overhaul e-commerce operations
Borussia Dortmund has announced a new multi-year agreement with global experiences and merchandising platform Legends to upgrade the German club's e-commerce offering.
Joint UFC-WWE revenues hit $1.7bn, net income falls 54 per cent
TKO Group Holdings, the Endeavor-owned public company created by the merger of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has reported revenue for the 2023 financial…
Longstanding F1 sponsor DHL signs another renewal
Formula 1’s longest-standing central sponsor, logistics company DHL, has renewed its contract with the series.
Lutz to leave Team Marketing for BJK Cup CEO role
Kerstin Lutz has called time on over 23 years at Team Marketing to become chief executive of the new entity set up to commercialise women’s tennis’ Billie Jean King Cup.
Premier Padel lands Red Bull in four-year broadcast, sponsorship tie-up
Premier Padel has announced a wide-ranging deal with Red Bull covering sponsorship, production and media services
Whoop adds title sponsorship of Mountain Bike World Series to UCI link-up
Wearable technology company Whoop has built on its existing links with the International Cycling Union (UCI) by becoming title sponsor of the organisation’s Mountain Bike World Series.
IMG to make production redundancies, PLP and ETP unaffected
The IMG agency is undertaking a consultation process with staff with a view to making up to 35 layoffs at its studios business
PSL secures broad international coverage in major cricket markets
The Pakistan Super League secured broad exposure in key international cricket markets ahead of its 2024 edition, which began on Saturday
F1 sponsorship market heats up as 2024 season looms
All 10 Formula 1 teams are in a pre-season race to secure sponsorship agreements ahead of the new campaign, prompting a deluge of deals to roll in over the course of the week
Sportfive to market Global Champions worldwide media rights
The Sportfive agency has been awarded a three-year contract to distribute international rights to Global Champions, the rights-holder to equestrian sport’s Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global C…
World Curling makes StreamAMG appointment after cutting Recast ties
World Curling has turned to StreamAMG to provide the technology behind its relaunched live and on-demand streaming platform, The Curling Channel
FIG, Spring Media launch OTT platform for dark markets
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has launched a pay-per-view live streaming platform with the Spring Media agency to show World Cup and World Challenge Cup action in markets where broadcast…
RLC claims record global broadcast footprint for Super League
English rugby league's top-tier Super League is to receive its largest ever international exposure for the forthcoming 2024 season through the addition of six broadcast agreements.