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
Riot Games in talks over first LEC presenting sponsor
Riot Games, the esports event organiser and video game developer, is moving closer to securing its first-ever presenting sponsor for the League of Legends European Championship (LEC)
Long-serving Marte to leave Infront, retains motor sports consultancy role
Rainer Marte, an experienced rights and event management executive who has been with Infront since its creation in 2002, is to leave the Zug-based agency at the end of this year
Wanda: Financial effect of Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon revamp to be felt in 2020
A new marketing strategy for the Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon and half-marathon running series in North America will take effect on the financial results presented by owner Wanda Sports Group in 2020.
Wanda Sports Q3 revenue up but €31.2m loss reported on higher costs
Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency and Ironman business, among other interests in sport, has reported a third-quarter loss of €31.2
CAF: Lagardère deal termination ‘legal consequence’ of regulators’ recommendations
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) today strongly defended its move to terminate Lagardère Sports’ 12-year global media and sponsorship rights contract, describing it as a “legal consequence” of rec…
Lagardère lays out financial impact of CAF move to terminate contract
The immediate economic impact of the move by the Confederation of African Football to cancel its global media and sponsorship rights agreement with the Lagardère Sports agency was today outlined by Lagardère, a…
Year-on-year sponsorship rise for World Sailing, but cash flow challenge on horizon
Sponsorship fee revenue at World Sailing, the sport’s international governing body, is forecast to hit £1.35m (€1.54m/$1.72m) in 2019, a 91-per-cent rise on the figure reported in 2018.
Ex-FA executive James joins ECB as sales and marketing director
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed Russell James, a former digital and marketing executive at the Football Association, as sales and marketing director
PSG signs seven-figure sponsorship with Italian fashion brand Replay
Leading French football club Paris Saint-Germain has signed a lucrative four-year sponsorship deal with Fashion Box, the parent company of Italian denim brand Replay