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Bridgestone signs first Presenting Partner deal for Eurosport’s Tokyo 2020 coverage
Olympic TOP sponsor Bridgestone has signed as a Presenting Partner of Eurosport’s multi-screen coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games across Europe.
Fortuna Düsseldorf’s Steinforth named joint managing director at DOSB commercial arm
Deutsche Sport Marketing, the commercial arm of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), has recruited Alexander Steinforth from Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf in the role of joint managing …
SportA agrees EHF Euro sublicensing, pens DOSB ‘TV 34’ contract
SportA, the sports rights agency of German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF, has agreed sublicensing deals for the 2020 men’s European Handball Championship with Discovery-owned sports broadcaster E…
Tokyo 2020 unveils Olympic Stadium
Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium was officially unveiled on Sunday with a media tour and ceremony attended by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, and the venue's architect Kengo…
NEP and Eurovision Services form US-focused media services project
Eurovision Services, the business arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, has signed a US-focused agreement with outsourced broadcast production company NEP Group
Bruin explores Deltatre sale with $1bn+ target price
Bruin Sports Capital, the private equity firm founded by former IMG and Nascar executive George Pyne, is exploring a sale for its sports streaming technology company Deltatre
SEA Games 2019 organisers claim victory after closing ceremony
The 30th Southeast Asian Games ended yesterday with a closing ceremony at the 20,000-seater, purpose-built New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Sky NZ adds Prime HD and streaming channel to Freeview
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand’s free-to-air Prime channel will now be available in high definition through Freeview.
BOA issues ‘robust’ response to athletes’ Rule 40 legal challenge
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has responded ‘fully and robustly’ to legal action taken against it by some of its most notable athletes.
Alibaba becomes official partner of Hangzhou 2022
The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Organising Committee announced a Prestige-level partnership agreement with Alibaba Group on Tuesday, in the sponsorship categories for information technology, cloud services…
UK sports attendances highest on record at 75m
75.1 million people will have visited a live UK sports event in 2019, breaking the record for the country and making it the only place in the world where sporting attendances exceed the population
FDJ extends support for French sport with Paris 2024 deal
French lottery FDJ has signed as a domestic sponsor of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris
United Nations adopts truce resolution for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The UN General Assembly has adopted a 'truce resolution' ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Games in a gesture aimed at using the Olympics to promote world peace
BOA adds Whole Earth to Team GB sponsors ahead of Tokyo 2020
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has signed up healthy food brand Whole Earth as a Official Supplier of Team GB ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games
Coop becomes official partner of Lausanne 2020
The organising committee of the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne has signed up supermarket chain Coop Suisse Romande as an official partner of the event
Anta Sports forecasts 45-per-cent jump in profit for 2019
Chinese sportswear company Anta Sports Products has said it expects net profit for 2019 to rise at least 45 per cent from a year ago, following robust sales growth including an improved performance at…
Japan’s sports governing bodies fail to hit female leadership targets
A poll of 58 Japanese Olympic and Paralympic sports governing bodies has found that the representation of women on their boards is less than half of targets set by the Japanese government
Paris free to impose local regulations on Airbnb in 2024, says Bach
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has agreed that 2024 host city Paris should have free rein to regulate TOP sponsor Airbnb in accordance with its own laws
Sellers replaces Mackovets as CEO of 2021 World Games
Nick Sellers has been appointed as the new chief executive of the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama
Eurosport finalises Tokyo 2020 rights deal in France
Eurosport, the Discovery-owned sports broadcaster, has acquired pay-television rights in France for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and public-service…
Beijing 2022 signs Grand Pacific Department Store as first diamond partner
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics organising committee announced yesterday (Wednesday) that Beijing shopping mall Grand Pacific Department Store had signed on as its first diamond partner
Globo invests $3.3m in automated production company Pixellot
Brazilian media conglomerate Grupo Globo has made a $3
Typhoon Kammuri halts nearly half of SEA Games events
Organisers of the ongoing Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines were forced to suspend almost half the events scheduled for yesterday (Tuesday), due to Typhoon Kammuri
Director of rights marketing Hope leaves The Sports Consultancy
Marc Hope, director of rights marketing at The Sports Consultancy, has left his position after just under five years at the London-based agency and consultancy