Europe
Bayern sponsorship guru Jung to quit at end of season
Andreas Jung, one of the leading commercial executives in German football, is to leave his role as the board member responsible for marketing at Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season
TNT Sports sublicenses top women’s football rights from DAZN
Pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has sublicensed rights in the UK and Ireland to selected matches from the Uefa Women’s Champions League and the top-tier domestic women’s leagues of France, Spain and…
Bayern Munich exceeds expectations with record revenues for 2022-23
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich today (Monday) announced record revenues exceeding its own expectations, with income totalling €854.2m ($913m) for the 2022-23 season.
Speed skating finds broadcast home in Norway as VG deals with Infront
Norwegian tabloid newspaper VG and top sponsors of the Norwegian Skating Association (NSF) have teamed up to ensure broadcast coverage of the 2023-24 International Skating Union (ISU) season in the country.
Qatar Airways moves into Milan with Inter deal as AC Milan opens Dubai office
Another Middle Eastern airline has entered the Milanese football landscape after Inter announced Qatar Airways as a new global sponsor
Swedish government lends support to bid for first Winter Olympics
The Swedish government has given its backing to a 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games bid that will be led by the country, with potential assistance from Latvia and Norway, but has stressed the importance of a Games concept that will be free from public funding.
Kipsta replaces Molten as Europa League, Conference League ball supplier
Kipsta, the Decathlon-owned football brand, will replace Molten as the official ball supplier of the Uefa Europa League and Conference League in the next three-year cycle.
Video clipping firm Tellyo finds new buyer
Video production and live clipping company Tellyo is to be bought by Amagi, a cloud-based broadcast technology firm
Serie B persists with non-exclusive rights model, 2024-27 tender imminent
Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B (LNPB), the organising body of the second tier of football in Italy, is working on the final details of its domestic rights invitation to tender for the next three-year…
UCI’s Track Champions League gets metaverse treatment for London finale
This weekend's International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Champions League in London is to enter the metaverse in a bid to engage with fans worldwide, Warner Bros
MotoGP switches to Sky in Germany following ServusTV exit
Motorcycling's MotoGP World Championship is to move to pay television in Germany from next year, after Sky Deutschland secured the rights
France presents ‘risk-free’ bid for 2030 Winter Olympics
French authorities have presented their vision of a compact 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with David Lappartient, president of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF), stating the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is “not taking any risks with us”.
British Cycling cancels SweetSpot promoter deal alleging missed payments
The Tour of Britain cycling race is at risk of being cancelled after British Cycling alleged race promoter SweetSpot owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid race licence fees.
LimeLight enters administration after sale of mass participation unit
UK sports marketing group LimeLight Sports Ltd has entered into administration after more than 30 years of trading
TNT Sports commits to multi-year coverage of Premiership Women’s Rugby
UK pay-television broadcaster TNT Sports has acquired rights to Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR), England’s rebranded domestic rugby union club competition.
Norwegian athletes gain upper hand in skiing image rights dispute
Norwegian ski team athletes have won a breakthrough ruling in pursuit of greater control of their image rights in a long-running dispute with the Norwegian Skiing Association (NSF)
Zilliacus prepares Inter Milan bid after raising $2.5bn
Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has announced that he has raised $2.5bn (€2.33bn) through his investment company XXI Century Capital and is ready to launch a bid to buy Inter Milan.
APM replaces tourism body as AS Monaco’s main shirt sponsor
Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has signed up fashion jewellery brand APM Monaco as its new main partner, a deal that ends the local Tourist & Convention Authority’s short spell as the holder of front of shirt sponsorship rights.