Shin appointed client services director for Octagon Europe
Yoo-Jin Shin has been promoted to client services director for the Octagon Europe sports and entertainment marketing agency
Paris 2024 ‘confident’ of hitting €1.1bn sponsorship target following Orange deal
The Paris 2024 organising committee says it is not planning to revise its sponsorship targets downwards as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The city is still aiming to raise €1.1bn ($1.2
Uefa allows for partial spectator return, subject to local rules
Uefa has announced it will allow for stadiums to be filled to a maximum of 30 per cent of capacity in its club and national team competitions, starting with next week’s round of national team friendlies.
Paris 2024 scraps temporary aquatics venue in cost control measures
The Paris 2024 organising committee has made further revisions to its construction plans, announcing that it will no longer build two temporary venues as part of a suite of cost control measures to ensure…
ULEB says Euroleague blocked entry to other European teams
ULEB, the association of 11 major European basketball leagues, claims it has uncovered new evidence that Euroleague Commercial Assets (ECA), the organiser of the EuroLeague club competition, and its 11…
World Athletics launches new global road running event, calls for hosts
World Athletics will launch a new global road running event from 2023, calling it the World Athletics Road Running Championships, and is now calling for expressions of interest from cities to host the…
LaLiga to launch licensed sports bars to support international expansion
Spain’s top-flight football competition, LaLiga, will launch a new chain of licensed sports bars around the world to support its international expansion.
NTT ends UCI World Tour team sponsorship to focus on development projects
UCI WorldTour cycling team NTT Pro Cycling is looking for a new title sponsor after Japanese technology brand NTT opted not to renew its contract with the team beyond 2020
CSM appointed Women’s Six Nations sponsorship agency
The Women’s Six Nations rugby tournament has appointed CSM Sport and Entertainment as its strategic partner and exclusive sponsorship sales agency.
French investigators surprised by level of corruption in Diack case
French prosecutors and police investigators who have expanded their investigation of former World Athletics president Lamine Diack and his son Papa Massata Diack have said they are surprised by the level…