Volleyball
Joe Burrow joins Pro Volleyball Federation as founding partner
National Football League quarterback Joe Burrow and his parents, Jimmy and Robin, have become the most recent founding partners of new North American indoor women's volleyball league Pro Volleyball Federation,…
League One Volleyball unveils inaugural pros
League One Volleyball has announced the signing of its first professional athletes, former Olympic gold medalists Kelsey Robinson and Justine Wong-Orantes, who will compete when the league launches following…
Grand Rapids named first Pro Volleyball Federation team market
Pro Volleyball Federation announced that DP Fox Sports & Entertainment and its chair Dan DeVos will own and operate a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based team in the league’s inaugural season in 2024.
Dyn makes first women’s sport move with volleyball sublicence
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform founded by former German Football League chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has struck a sublicensing agreement with commercial broadcaster Sport1 for the media rights to domestic women’s volleyball properties.
Russia takes FIVB World Championship compensation claim to Swiss courts
The Russian Volleyball Federation (VFV) claims to have filed a lawsuit against the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) in a Swiss civil court, seeking $80m (€76.8
Pro Volleyball Federation joining US sports landscape
The Pro Volleyball Federation will become the latest indoor volleyball league to join the North American sports landscape in February 2024, joining startups Athletes Unlimited Volleyball and League One …
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball plans 2023 tour, lands ESPN deal
Athletes Unlimited, the startup with multiple professional women’s sports leagues, is expanding the reach of its volleyball vertical by securing a domestic rights agreement with ESPN for that competition a…
Protocol to distribute European rights to Brazilian volleyball’s Superliga
The Canada-based Protocol Sports Marketing agency has signed a multi-year deal to distribute media rights to Brazilian volleyball’s men’s and women’s Superliga across Europe.
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Yili backs Chinese Volleyball Super League
Dairy group Yili has been unveiled as a sponsor of the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL)
True secures Volleyball Thailand League rights
Thai telco True has acquired the domestic media rights to the Volleyball Thailand League for the upcoming 2022-23 season
Volleyball World targets long-term deals under in-house sales model
Volleyball World, the commercial rights-holder for all International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) properties set up following investment from CVC Capital Partners, is targeting longer-term media rights…
NSports renews Brazilian volleyball broadcast agreement
Live streaming company NSports and the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) have reached an agreement for the renewal of their broadcast agreement for the men’s and women’s 1xBet Superliga during the…
FIVB expands Volleyball World Championships
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced the expansion of its Volleyball World Championships from 24 to 32 national teams
TVP lands sublicensed rights to Polish volleyball’s national team matches
Telewizja Polska, the Polish public broadcaster, has agreed a new sublicensing agreement to continue to show top volleyball matches of the men’s and women’s national teams.
PhonePe founders form eighth Prime Volleyball League franchise
Two co-founders of Indian financial technology company PhonePe have acquired a franchise in the Prime Volleyball League (PVL)
Volleyball World acquires Prime Volleyball international streaming rights
Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has acquired international streaming rights to the Prime…
Kevin Durant, Billie Jean King invest in League One Volleyball
United States women's indoor volleyball league startup League One Volleyball (LOVB) has raised $16.75m (€17.4
Australia to host 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced that Australia will host the 2025 edition of its Beach Volleyball World Championships