Matthew Glendinning

Germany's leading betting operator Tipico uses sponsorship of four Bundesliga clubs to further strengthen its brand, position the brand as the market leader in Germany and deliver attractive and passionate stories.

Last week, Sports Sponsorship Insider listed the Top 40 biggest deals of 2015 by value over the lifetime of the contract. Looking ahead to this year, there are many more mega-deals to be made - deals that will surpass the $100m-plus mark that encompassed all but one of the 39 deals in our Top 40 of 2015.

German carmaker Audi has consolidated its top-tier presence in winter sports following Presenting Sponsor agreements with ski jumping’s Vierschanzentournee Four Hills Tournament and the Ski Cross World Cup.

Japanese carmaker Toyota’s $1.63bn (€1.5bn

Oil company Shell uses it sponsorship exposure in five major motorsports series to meet very different branding and business-to-business objectives

This time two years ago, Sports Sponsorship Insider devoted three articles to the new kid on the motorsports block, Formula E, the racing series advocate for electric cars which some predict will consign…

A round-up of the key sponsorship deals signed around the world

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will see annual sponsorship revenues reach an historic high next year thanks, in part, to the signing of a first ever betting partner, the online operator Betway.

Luxury watch brand Rolex has renewed its partnership with the Le Mans 24 Hours race and extended the agreement to include the entire World Endurance Championship (WEC), serving as the motor racing series’ Official Timing Partner.

The non-exclusive nature of tyre, fuel and lubricant sector sponsorship rights across central, event and team properties linked to the World Endurance Championship (WEC) allowed Bapco, Bahrain’s state-owned oil company, to title sponsor the season-ending 6 Hours of Bahrain race, despite the presence of Shell as the series’ Official Fuel Supplier.