Handball
Incumbent Sky Deutschland rules itself out of EHF Champions League renewal
Pay-television operator Sky Deutschland has publicly withdrawn its interest in renewing its rights in Germany to handball’s EHF Champions League.
EHF continues marketing overhaul with Iqoniq deal
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is looking to develop its fan engagement strategy through a new deal with new platform Iqoniq
DOSB extends domestic second-tier Germany handball deal
DOSB New Media, which operates the online streaming service, Sportdeutschland.TV, has extended its deal for rights in Germany to the country’s second-tier 2. Handball-Bundesliga until 2022-23.
Sacyr and Fratelli Beretta sign title sponsor deals with Spanish, Italian handball leagues
Spanish construction company Sacyr has opted to extend its title sponsorship of Liga Asobal, the top tier of domestic club handball, while Italian food products manufacturer Fratelli Beretta has signed…
Outgoing title sponsor Lidl to redirect French handball league spend into local clubs
German supermarket Lidl will not extend its title sponsorship of the French handball league after the 2020-21 season
EHF Marketing chief Szlezak extends contract
The European Handball Federation has extended the contract of David Szlezak, managing director of its EHF Marketing division, for another four years
Sportradar retains EHF data rights in expanded 10-year deal
Sports data and content company Sportradar has secured a ten-year contract for the collection and distribution of data for European handball’s international and club competitions.
EHF kicks off Infront, DAZN pact with digital overhaul
The European Handball Federation has unveiled major changes to its digital media provision to tie in with the official start of its 10-year exclusive media and marketing rights deal with the Infront agency…
Puma extends handball footprint with Füchse Berlin deal
German handball team Füchse Berlin has signed up global sportswear brand Puma as its new kit supplier.
Hummel inks wide-ranging European handball supplier deal
The European Handball Federation (EHF) and EHF Marketing, the marketing arm of the EHF, has signed a new supplier deal with Danish sport brand Hummel
Berlin state offers to sponsor city’s sports clubs through Covid-19 crisis
The city state of Berlin is planning to become a major sponsor of its professional sports clubs, except football, to help fund them through the Covid-19 pandemic
Wunderino.de adds arena naming rights to THW Kiel’s team sponsorship
German online casino Wunderino.de has signed as the naming rights provider to the home venue of leading German handball club THW Kiel and as a sponsor of the team.
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Postponements become cancellations as EHF protects new TV deal and calendar
The European Handball Federation has today (Friday) cancelled various matches and events because of the ongoing Covid-19 shutdown, but has retained in the calendar the showpiece Final4 climax to the men’s a…
EHF further postpones Final 4
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has further postponed the Final 4, the climax of its Champions League club competition, until December 28-29
EHF feasibility study helps to forestall rights-holder claims
The European Handball Federation’s move to provide alternative dates for its competitions has not only afforded the necessary details to stakeholders for planning purposes, but also offers concrete information f…
EHF outlines plan for resumption of handball season
The European Handball Federation (EHF) has presented a competition plan to potentially resume playing at the beginning of June, with president Michael Wiederer having addressed the governing body’s plans t…
LNH drives off with Lagardère-brokered automotive sponsorship
Automotive inspection companies Auto Sécurité and Sécuritest have agreed a new sponsorship deal with the Ligue Nationale de Handball, governing body of French club handball.
IHF awards 2025 Men’s World Championships to Croatia, Denmark and Norway
The International Handball Federation (IHF) Council has awarded the hosting rights to the 2025 Men’s Handball World Championships to Croatia, Denmark and Norway.