Scotland
SPFL continues anti-piracy drive with latest illegal streaming injunction
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has claimed a win in its fight against piracy after it was granted a permanent interdict (injunction) against licensees that have been illegally streaming…
Kukri Sports named UCI Cycling Worlds clothing provider in six-figure contract
Sports clothing manufacturer Kukri Sports has been appointed as the official provider of workforce and volunteer clothing at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships taking place in Glasgow and across…
Scottish football’s SFA, SPFL and SWPL form combined commercial entity
The Scottish Football Association (SFA), Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) have announced the creation of a centralised commercial operation that t…
Lidl signs on as top-tier sponsor for Cycling World Championships
European retail store group Lidl has agreed a sponsorship deal with the inaugural Cycling World Championships, which will be staged at venues in Glasgow and across Scotland from August 3-13
Birmingham 2022 Master Licensee Cube awarded UCI Cycling Worlds contract
Organisers of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow and across Scotland have appointed the UK-based Cube Partnership to manage the wholesale, licensing and retail programme
Scottish FA commercial chief Rawlings to move on
Chris Rawlings, the chief commercial officer at the Scottish Football Association, is to leave his position after five years at the organisation
Zimbabwe, Netherlands and Scotland targeted for T10 League expansion
T Ten Sports Management, organising body of the Abu Dhabi T10 League, has said it is close to establishing its latest overseas competition in Zimbabwe, with expansion efforts also targeting Europe and…
SFA, SPFL warn of ‘grave’ implications of alcohol sponsorship ban
The Scottish Football Association and Scottish Professional Football League have warned of the “significant unintended consequences” of a potential ban on alcohol brand sponsorships across sport, as the…
Adidas renews Scotland kit supply deal to 2028
Adidas will continue to supply the kit to the Scottish national teams until at least 2028 after reaching a new agreement with the Scottish Football Association (SFA)
Scottish football readies VAR debut, QTV opens remote production facility
Video assistant referee (VAR) technology is to be introduced into Scottish football later this month, ahead of the originally intended schedule following nearly three years of planning, development and…
Genius and Sportradar settle Premier League data rights dispute
Betting data services company Genius Sports has announced the end of its competition dispute with rival data company Sportradar concerning the data rights to the English Premier League, English Football…
Regulator fines Rangers, Elite Sports and JD Sports in kit price-fixing case
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines totalling over £2m (€2.24m/$2.16m)
SPFL secures backing to activate four-year Sky rights extension
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), organising body of the top four divisions of the domestic game, has signed off an extension to its domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster…
OFX links up with URC in new sponsorship
International foreign exchange company OFX has launched a new sponsorship deal with the United Rugby Championship (URC)
United Rugby Championship lands BKT as northern-hemisphere title sponsor
The United Rugby Championship (URC) has agreed a deal for Indian tyre manufacturer BKT to become its title sponsor in the northern hemisphere
EA Sports and Rangers pen ‘multi-year’ licensing agreement
Video game developer EA Sports has signed a ‘multi-year’ agreement with Scottish Premiership side Rangers.
Under the deal, EA Sports becomes the club’s exclusive ‘Official Video Game Partner’. The lice
BBC steps up Scottish Women’s Premier League commitment in new rights deal
The Scottish Women’s Premier League, the top tier of domestic women’s club football, has signed a new and improved three-season rights deal with public-service broadcasters BBC Alba and BBC Scotland.