News

Football
Media

The German Football League (DFL) has asked prospective bidders for domestic Bundesliga rights from 2025-26 to 2028-29 to register for the forthcoming invitation to tender
Basketball
Industry Moves

Sportfive has appointed Chris Russell as director of global sales for its basketball division
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

IHG Hotels & Resorts has strengthened its position in rugby union, becoming a sponsor of the men's and women's Six Nations
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula 1 has promoted Emily Prazer, the chief commercial officer for last year’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, to fulfil the same role for the global motor racing series.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish beer brand Estrella Galicia has rejoined the McLaren Racing sponsorship portfolio after the expiry of its deal with Ferrari. It will be the organisation's non-alcoholic Estrella Galicia 0
Football
Media

Fifa has gone to market in five Central Asia countries with media rights to the men's World Cup in 2026, as well as this year's Futsal World Cup taking place in the region
American Football
Finance & Law

Disney and the National Football League have held "advanced talks" over the latter taking an equity stake in ESPN, it has been claimed
Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

Vitality has opted not to renew its three-year sponsorship deal with England and Great Britain Hockey’s women’s teams, which includes the naming rights to the Women’s England Hockey League. T
Football
Media

Global streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in Spain to the country’s second-tier football competition, the Segunda División.
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Oppo has chosen not to renew its global sponsorship deal with the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) covering the Wimbledon tennis championships, SportBusiness can reveal.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

China's BYD Partners, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of new energy vehicles (NEV), has been unveiled as a major sponsor of Euro 2024 taking place in Germany, the heart of the European automotive i…
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Olympic Committee has signed its first-ever Worldwide Olympic Partner (TOP) deal with an alcoholic drinks manufacturer in a ground-breaking agreement with brewing group AB InBev that…
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Viaplay has renewed its Ultimate Fighting Championship rights in its home Nordic markets in a ‘multi-year’ agreement that will bring over 40 live events to the broadcaster each year.
Hockey
Sports Betting

Spring Media has made one of its biggest moves to date in the betting video rights space in a deal with the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Multi-sport
Media

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has significantly loosened its restrictions around athletes' use of social media during the Olympic Games following discussions with media rights-holders, albeit…
Football
Finance & Law

Premier League club Newcastle United posted a loss of £73.4m (€85.4m/$935.9m) for the financial year ending June 30 2023 but saw revenues rise to record levels thanks to the first of a series of commercial deals conducted by the club's new Saudi owners.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Iris Sport Media, the company set up by Ioris Francini and his former IMG colleagues Floris Weisz and Luca Baldanza, has recruited Graham Wallace as chief corporate and financial officer
Football
Media

The Football Association has issued its domestic media rights invitation to tender, inviting broadcasters to submit offers for four seasons, from 2025-26 to 2028-29, SportBusiness understands