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Media Football

Viaplay Group has strengthened its grip on domestic football in Denmark, sealing a new exclusive agreement for the Pokalen knockout cup competition.
Finance & Law Football

AFC Bournemouth has announced pre-tax profits of £44.5m (€51.8m/$56.3m) for the 2022-23 financial year after winning promotion back to the Premier League and following an injection of funds from new owner Bill Foley.
Sponsorship & Marketing Rugby League

Two Australian National Rugby League teams, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, have agreed to extend a block on betting sponsorship for a further three years.
Licensing & Merchandising Motorsport

Topps, the physical and digital trading card brand owned by global merchandising company Fanatics, has retained its contract with Formula 1 motor racing in a multi-year renewal.
Media Motorcycling

Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia TV has secured free-to-air rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship for 2024 and 2025, taking over from public broadcaster RTVE
Media Football

Telecom Italia (TIM) and DAZN have renewed their Serie A distribution agreement until the end of the decade, encompassing the subscription broadcaster’s new domestic rights deal for the Italian top flight.
Stadia Baseball

Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics have hired global experiences company Legends to manage premium seating and ticket sales for the franchise's new ballpark in Las Vegas
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

The French Football Federation (FFF) has officially launched a new kit and apparel supplier tender process, with competition expected on incumbent Nike from major rivals Adidas and Puma.
Events Table Tennis

Montpellier will become the first French host of a World Table Tennis (WTT) Series event, while a second-tier Champions tournament has also been scheduled for Chongqing, China.
Finance & Law Football

Ipswich Town is set for a significant injection of funds after Native American investment fund Bright Path Sports bought a 40-per-cent stake in the high-flying English Championship club.
Media American Football

NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock has retained 71 per cent of the sign-ups it generated when it streamed the National Football League's AFC Wild Card Game
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

Aston Villa is set to announce the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in its history, having agreed a two-year contract with Greek betting platform Betano.
Media Tennis

Women's tennis' WTA Tour is back on screens in China for the first time in two years after streaming service Youku acquired the rights in a three-year deal.
Sponsorship & Marketing Cricket

The 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season kicks off with all teams having bolstered their sponsorship portfolios in the run-up to cricket's biggest and most lucrative tournament.
Media Football

Now TV, the pay-television arm of Hong Kong Telecom and its parent company PCCW, has acquired exclusive rights to this year’s Uefa European Championship, which will take place in Germany.
Industry Moves Biathlon

Stefan Krauss, the long-standing managing director of Infront Austria and the agency’s vice-president of winter sports, is to leave the company by the end of next month.
Media Football

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Polska has acquired exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League from 2024-25 to 2026-27, strengthening its hold on club football broadcasting in Poland.
Sponsorship & Marketing Football

South Korean car maker Hyundai Motor has signed as a new top-tier sponsor of South America’s main club competition, the Copa Libertadores, for three years until 2026. 
Events Multi-sport

The Commonwealth Games will not be heading to Malaysia in 2026, after the Southeast Asian country's government rejected a hosting offer, citing costs.
Media Basketball

New Zealand’s National Basketball League (NBL) has claimed what it believes is a world-first, with a weekly match to be streamed live globally on social media platform TikTok during the 2024 season.