Sponsorship & Marketing
NHL sponsor BioSteel files for bankruptcy protection
Canadian sports drink BioSteel, a sponsor of the National Hockey League (NHL), has announced that it has sought and obtained "an initial order for creditor protection from the Ontario Superior Court of…
NHL considers digital ad board changes after fan complaints
The National Hockey League is considering making changes to its digitally enhanced dasherboards (DED) after complaints from fans during the technology's debut season in 2022-23
‘I’m Just Kane’: How Skechers became part of Harry’s game
Can the Skechers-Harry Kane partnership take a slice of the football boot market dominated by Nike and Adidas?
Basketball Bundesliga follows Infront deal with easyCredit title sponsor renewal
Following the recent strengthening of its ties with Infront, Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) has extended its title sponsorship agreement with financial services company TeamBank.
Manchester City diversifies further with Joie academy stadium deal
Manchester City has today (Thursday) announced that UK baby products brand Joie will become the naming-rights sponsor of the club's Academy Stadium
EXCLUSIVE: Volkswagen will not sponsor Euro 2024 in Germany, citing need for ‘cost discipline’
Volkswagen will not sponsor next year’s Euro 2024, hosted in its home market of Germany, after deciding not to extend a deal covering Uefa’s men’s national team football competitions for ‘cost discipline’ reasons, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Legends eyes finance package for potential ASM Global acquisition
Sports and entertainment company Legends Hospitality is ‘in talks’ to finance the potential acquisition of US venue and events management company ASM Global in a deal that could create a massive global pla…
IMG retires Seven League name as part of sweeping rebrand
IMG has this morning unveiled sweeping changes to its branding at its inaugural IMG Summit event in Oxfordshire, UK, modernising its logo and retiring the Seven League brand entirely in an attempt to offer…
PWHL announces first sponsor in founding partner deal with Canadian Tire
North America’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has signed up its first founder partner, a multi-year deal with Canadian Tire.
Saracens appoints Pitch International as exclusive sponsorship sales agency
Saracens Rugby Club has appointed Pitch International as its exclusive sponsorship sales agency
Infront bolsters cycling portfolio with broad Tour of the Alps remit
Infront has struck an extensive five-year deal to commercialise the Tour of the Alps, the elite men's road cycling event on the second-tier UCI ProSeries
Sweetspot tasks Orsen with revitalising struggling Tour of Britain
SweetSpot, which organises and promotes cycling’s Tour of Britain, has turned to Orsen, the Switzerland-based sports marketing agency, to commercialise its events after failing to land a title sponsor.
Manchester United ‘in talks’ with Qualcomm over front-of-shirt deal
Premier League club Manchester United is in talks to expand its association with technology company Qualcomm to include front-of-shirt sponsorship rights
UniqFEED takes virtual advertising to Greece for Davis Cup, Supponor renews with Sportfive
Switzerland-based UniqFEED has been selected to deliver its virtual advertising solution for this weekend’s Davis Cup tennis tie between Greece and Slovakia at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
Bitburger returns to national stage with Euro 2024
German beer company Bitburger has signed as an ‘Official National Partner’ of Euro 2024 – making the Bitburg-based brand the exclusive beer in all stadiums at the tournament.
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Hugo Boss swaps Formula E for key Formula 1 team role
Fashion brand Hugo Boss has revealed it is to focus solely on Formula 1, ending its long-term association with the Formula E electric racing car series
Inter poised to agree back-of-shirt U-Power deal
Inter Milan is poised to agree a back-of-shirt sponsorship deal with safety shoe and workwear company U-Power, filling the last piece of available inventory on its shirt
Fifa loses global sponsorship sales head Rodriguez to LigaMX
Luis Rodriguez, the former IMG football executive in the Americas, has left his role as head of global partnership sales at Fifa to return home to Mexico