HSBC follows broad-based audience into cycling
Financial services company HSBC will aim to “bring cycling to every family in the UK” under its new main sponsor agreement with British Cycling, the brand’s first major deal outside of golf, rugby union and tennis.
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Petrobras deal highlights Rio 2016 marketing reverse
State-controlled Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) became an Official Sponsor of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games last month in a deal worth around one per cent of the offer it tabled five years ago to become a tier one domestic sponsor of the 2016 Summer Games.
Bridgestone tests power of Olympic Channel platform
Japanese tyre and rubber company Bridgestone paid a “significant additional investment” to its Worldwide Olympic Partner deal to become the first Founding Partner of the Olympic Channel, the new year-round, over-the-top digital channel, launched on August 21.
Uber makes Monumental deal for Washington, D.C. market
App-based taxi network Uber has signed as the Exclusive Ride-Sharing Partner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and Verizon Center under a three-year deal, from mid-2016 to mid-2019.
EMC takes over title rights from crisis-hit Deutsche Bank
Data storage company EMC Corporation has signed as title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs tournament, formerly known as the Deutsche Bank Championship, for two years from 2017 to 2018.