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Petronas Yamaha SRT aims to tap burgeoning racing interest in “two-wheel” SE Asia
Tom King talks to Razlan Razali, team principal of Petronas Yamaha SRT MotoGP team, about the growth potential for motorcycle racing in Southeast Asia.
LA Chargers leverage huge reach with “Bolt Up Your Small Business” initiative
The National Football League's Los Angeles Chargers, by offering a free team sponsorship through a new sweepstakes, are looking to reach out in a very different way to a local business community battered by the Covid-19 pandemic
Ex-Heineken exec Pincus takes F1 commercial reins with clear remit to add new global partners
Formula 1 has spent the past few years in existential self-examination
Adam Hodge | Rights-holders and sponsors must talk to mitigate peak pandemic pain
Adam Hodge, Octagon’s head of planning & strategy for APAC, asks how rights-holders can ‘make good’ the loss of value felt by their sponsors
Roger Duthie: “The current situation is like the labour stoppages in MLB and NHL”
Sponsorship consultant Roger Duthie give his thoughts on the approach of brands to sponsorship during the Covid-19 crisis.
3 Group telco brands sign up with MotoGP eSport Championship
Telco brands under the 3 Group umbrella will sponsor the MotoGP eSport Championship in a three-year deal, from 2020 to 2022
Kappa named 2021 Rugby League World Cup apparel sponsor
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 has signed up sportswear brand Kappa as its Official Apparel Sponsor
Sportfive name revived in Lagardère Sports and Entertainment rebrand
The Lagardère Sports and Entertainment agency has brought back the Sportfive name in a rebranding exercise following its takeover by H.I.G.
Yamaha app transmits fans’ cheers to empty stadiums
Japanese technology firm Yamaha has developed a smartphone application that lets fans cheer remotely from home for their teams playing in empty arenas
Brands respond well to shutdown, but recession will cause ‘changing of the guard’, warns Clarke
Matthew Glendinning talks to Robin Clarke, vice-president, international at brand consultancy 160over90, about the ways sponsors in sport have responded during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what to expect once things return to normal.
‘We’re very focused on bringing the cost cap down’ | Mark Waller, McLaren F1
Mark Waller, managing director, sales and marketing, McLaren F1, talks about the difficult decision to furlough some staff members during the Covid-19 pandemic and argues the case for an even lower team cost cap in Formula 1.
Rugby Australia suffers in comparison to ascendant AFL brand
Matthew Glendinning looks at the recent commercial fortunes of the AFL and Rugby Australia, and how sponsorship revenues and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected the properties.
China’s sports industry starts to think beyond Covid-19
Andrew Collins, chief executive at Mailman, and Shoto Zhu, founder and president of Oceans Marketing, talk to SportBusiness Asia senior analyst, Kevin McCullagh, about how the Chinese sports industry is…
“Change is hard” – Los Angeles Rams refresh brand identity to mixed reception from fans
To coincide with their move to a new stadium, the LA Rams have unveiled a dramatic new look. Bob Williams speaks to Rams CMO Ronalee Zarate-Bayani about the process behind the redesign
Mixed fortunes for Australian rights-holders amid Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Australia’s major sports with varying degrees of severity.
Women’s golf embraces South Korean dominance as a positive force in Asia and worldwide
The LPGA once worried about the dominance of South Korean players in the women’s game. Now it embraces them as a means of driving the sport’s regional and global popularity. John Duerden finds out more.
Octagon’s John Shea: The pent-up demand from a consumer standpoint will be there
Global agency president looks to work through current public health crisis, plan ahead for return of sports industry to full activity
‘Stop broadcasting, start interacting’ | The importance of digital engagement during sport’s shutdown
Adam Nelson speaks with a range of experts from across the digital space about how rights-holders and clubs can utilise digital content to both engage fanbases and provide a platform for their sponsors during the Covid-19-mandated shutdown.
Sun Yang’s downfall highlights China’s failure to develop individual stars
When the Court of Arbitration for Sports handed an eight-year ban to the six-time Olympic medallist Sun Yang, the Chinese sport hierarchy lost its most valuable individual star. Zhang Dan reports.
Formula 1 could have up to seven different regional betting sponsors, says ISG
Digital advertising technology could allow Formula 1 to have up to seven different regional betting sponsors, according to the sport’s global data and betting rights partner Interregional Sports Group.
Legalized US betting creates robust opportunity for sports marketing agencies
US Editor Eric Fisher explores how major sports and entertainment agencies in America are looking to carve out their own place in the fast-growing realm of legal sports wagering.
“Equestrian sports really deliver for us” | Matthieu Baumgartner, Longines
Longines’ vice-president of marketing, Matthieu Baumgartner, explains the strategy behind the brand’s blanket sponsorships of equestrianism and horse racing.
BT’s ‘Beyond Limits’ rebrand informs CSR-focused partnerships with Home Nations FAs
The telecommunication company’s 2019 rebrand saw it move toward a focus on community and social engagement, something it is intending to carry through into its lead partnerships of all four UK football associations.
B.League helps basketball bounce back in Japan
Kevin McCullagh looks at the growth of the B. League, Japan's domestic basketball league, and considers whether it might be the country's biggest sports expansion of the Reiwa era.
Robin Clarke | Gen Z: Darwin’s theory of evolution in full swing
If we thought we were obsessed with engaging Millennials, Gen Z present a whole new set of challenges and opportunities.