Fanatics

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Fanatics chief executive Michael Rubin is selling his minority equity stake in Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers and…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Veteran media executive Mike Mahan has been appointed the chief executive of Fanatics Collectibles, the trading cards and collectibles division of global merchandising giant Fanatics
US College Sport
Licensing & Merchandising

Set of agreements to combine player, school licensing for digital, physical cards
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

Premier League side Aston Villa has agreed a long-term extension to its global merchandising and retail agreement with sports merchandising specialist Fanatics
Basketball
Licensing & Merchandising

The National Basketball Association is looking to expand its presence within France by opening the league's first retail store in Paris in partnership with global sports merchandise company Fanatics
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Sports-related entities provide more than half of most recent company financing
NFL
Licensing & Merchandising

Global sports merchandising giant Fanatics has secured a 10-year omnichannel merchandise and retail partnership with the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings.
Professional Wrestling
Licensing & Merchandising

Long-term deal covers wide range of physical, digital categories
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Julie Uhrman, Angel City FC co-founder and president. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Baseball’s cancellation of the first week of the 2022 regular season and further impacts from the ongoing labor dispute with the MLB Players Association, the move of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich to sell the Premier League’s Chelsea FC, a $1.5bn fundraising by Fanatics that now values the company at $27bn, and rising political pressures surrounding National Hockey League star Alexander Ovechkin.
Multiple Sports
Licensing & Merchandising

Latest round is the largest in company history
Multiple Sports
Licensing & Merchandising

Global merchandising and sports retail company Fanatics has continued to expand its business portfolio by teaming up with a celebrity group to acquire lifestyle brand Mitchell & Ness from Juggernaut Capital…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Global merchandising and sports retail company Fanatics has announced the appointment of Matthew Primack as senior vice-president of international business development
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ken Solomon, Tennis Channel president. Fisher and Russo also discuss The New York Times Company’s $550m (€486.9m) deal to acquire sports media outlet of The Athletic, Fanatics’ market-shifting, $500m purchase of the sports and entertainment assets of The Topps Co., and the National Football League’s deliberations around the forthcoming Super Bowl LVI in California amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Multiple Sports
Licensing & Merchandising

Company calls deal a "significant pillar" in bid to become dominant digital entity
Multiple Sports
Licensing & Merchandising

Dramatic deal arrives less than five months after acquisition of MLB, MLBPA rights
Multiple Sports
Sports Betting

Nine sportsbook operators gain market access to key American state
Multi-sport
Licensing & Merchandising

The International Olympic Committee has launched a new global online store as part of an agreement with specialist sports retailer Fanatics which will for the first time make its licensed and branded merchandise…
Football
Licensing & Merchandising

English Premier League club Everton will this week open its first retail store in Northern Ireland through its partnership with global sports retailer Fanatics