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European handball set for new era as three-way joint venture readies to “run federation like a business”
Adam Nelson investigates the European Handball Federation's latest media and marketing rights agreements, after the recent joint bid for packaged rights from Infront and DAZN Group secured the organisation a 300-per-cent increase.
BeIN hits out at scaremongering and insists it’s ‘business as usual’ despite Saudi blockade
BeIN Media Group, the Qatari broadcaster, has hit out angrily at media reports suggesting beIN Sports channels are being blacked out in the Middle East and North Africa as a consequence of the Saudi Arabia-led economic blockade of Qatar. Frank Dunne and Robin Jellis report.
EHF continues marketing overhaul with Iqoniq deal
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is looking to develop its fan engagement strategy through a new deal with new platform Iqoniq
DOSB extends domestic second-tier Germany handball deal
DOSB New Media, which operates the online streaming service, Sportdeutschland.TV, has extended its deal for rights in Germany to the country’s second-tier 2. Handball-Bundesliga until 2022-23.
Sacyr and Fratelli Beretta sign title sponsor deals with Spanish, Italian handball leagues
Spanish construction company Sacyr has opted to extend its title sponsorship of Liga Asobal, the top tier of domestic club handball, while Italian food products manufacturer Fratelli Beretta has signed…
Outgoing title sponsor Lidl to redirect French handball league spend into local clubs
German supermarket Lidl will not extend its title sponsorship of the French handball league after the 2020-21 season