Football
PSG deal marks latest move in French sport for lottery operator FDJ
Paris Saint-Germain has signed a sponsorship agreement with France’s national lottery company Française des Jeux (FDJ), focused on its gambling platform ParionsSport.
Tottenham Hotspur recruits Endeavor Streaming for new OTT service
English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and Endeavor Streaming, the streaming subsidiary of the Endeavor sports and entertainment agency group, have announced the launch of a new subscription streaming…
MLS agrees lucrative long-term betting data and streaming deal with IMG Arena
Major League Soccer has concluded its second major piece of business in the space of a month, agreeing an eight-year betting data and streaming rights agreement with IMG Arena, the betting division of…
L’Équipe lands sublicensed rights to weekly Ligue 2 match from Amazon
L’Équipe, the digital terrestrial channel and digital platform, is to show one weekly match from French football’s second-tier Ligue 2 after striking a sublicensing deal with rights-holder Amazon Prim…
Ballon d’Or organiser Amaury loses trademark fight
French media group Les Éditions P. Amaury has suffered defeat in a trademark battle concerning its Ballon d’Or property, the annual award handed out to the world’s top male footballer.
Napoli signs global deal with Coca-Cola
Italian Serie A club SSC Napoli has signed up Coca-Cola as a ‘Global Partner’, placing the company in the fourth tier of the club’s sponsorship portfolio.
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DFL Digital Sports chief Heyden to quit Bundesliga role
Andreas Heyden, the chief executive of DFL Digital Sports, the subsidiary of the German Football League (DFL), is to leave his position at the end of this month
Sportdigital Fussball expands Swiss reach with Blue Sport carriage
German pay-television broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball has agreed a carriage deal with Swiss counterpart Blue Sport, a subsidiary of telecoms operator Swisscom
Mediapro to advise on Salvadoran Primera División production, rights distribution
Mediapro, the rights agency and international broadcast production group, has reached an exclusive agreement with El Savador-based network Telecorporación Salvadoreña (TCS) to advise broadcast production a…
Football Australia chief executive calls for new stadium ahead of Brisbane 2032
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson has called on authorities to build a new “home of football” in Queensland as part of redevelopments ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Gam…
Copenhagen hopes that Euros bid will boost city’s growing women’s sports ambitions
Copenhagen is set to boost its growing credentials in women’s sport if a joint bid by Denmark and its Scandinavian neighbours for the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 is successful.
Premier League clubs consider gambling options, as French body seeks ‘clear rules’
The Premier League has called on its clubs to voluntarily phase out gambling company sponsorships on shirtfronts within three years to avert an enforced ban from the UK government
Manchester United signs DXC Technology as new sleeve sponsor
Premier League club Manchester United has signed a wide-ranging sponsorship contract with DXC Technology
New Zealand to host Women’s World Cup play-off tournament
New Zealand is to host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup play-off tournament in February.
Belgian telcos buoyed by arbitration ruling over Pro League rebates
Belgian telecoms operators Proximus, Telenet and Voo have emerged successful from an arbitration ruling over broadcast rights compensation claims related to the Covid-hit 2019-20 Jupiler Pro League season
VBet adds Nice to French football club portfolio
Betting operator VBet France has signed a three-season shorts sponsorship agreement with French Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice until 2025
Canal Plus told to honour beIN deal in latest Ligue 1 legal blow
The Paris Commercial Court has ordered Canal Plus to honour a sublicensing deal with fellow French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for rights to Ligue 1, the top division of domestic club football
BeIN Sports France to cover PSG’s pre-season tour of Japan
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in France to Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain’s forthcoming pre-season friendly matches in Japan.