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Paralympic Tracker: “World Class” and “Inspiring”
THERE'S NO DOUBT that the Paralympic Games have now succeeded in capturing the attention of sponsors worldwide thanks to the sincerity of its values and ability to surprise
Deutsche Telekom extends and increases Bayern deal
GERMAN FOOTBALL giant Bayern Munich has extended its shirt sponsorship agreement with Deutsche Telekom for a further four years to run until the end of the 2016/17 season
MasterCard taps into Brazilian buzz with national football team
THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL football team has signed a seven-and-a-half-year sponsorship agreement with global payment services provider MasterCard
Six more years for Budweiser and MLB
ANHEUSER-BUSCH and Major League Baseball Properties have signed a six-year renewal of the sponsorship agreement that designates Budweiser as the Official Beer Sponsor of Major League Baseball (MLB)
Olympic Tracker: London 2012 – looking back and looking forward
AFTER A SUCCESSFUL London 2012 Olympic Games we can look back at some of the groundbreaking marketing activity that is likely to be replicated at future Games, and also what might drop down the sports…
New Premier League season sparks gaming sector sponsorships
THIS WEEK saw a flurry of betting partnerships agreed at a number of Premier League football clubs – days before the new season gets underway.
Five more years for Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium rights
ETIHAD AIRWAYS has signed a new multi-million dollar agreement to extend its naming and marketing rights for Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium to 2019.
Honda follows the crowd to Barclays Center
HONDA HAS BEEN named as the tenth founding partner of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Karbonn copy for Champions League T20
INDIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS company Karbonn Mobiles has been announced as the new title sponsor of cricket’s Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
Nike keeps up with UFC’s Jon Jones
ULTIMATE FIGHTING Championship (UFC) star, Jon Jones, has signed a multi-year contract with Nike, which will see the UFC light heavyweight champion become the brand’s first global ambassador from mixed m…
Viagogo tackles StubHub in Premier League
BRITISH-BASED ticketing company viagogo has agreed a new partnership with English Premier League champions Manchester City
Olympic Tracker: London leads the way for sponsors and social media
DIGITAL MEDIA has transformed the way we think about sports marketing and it’s pretty easy to view the Games of the 30th Olympiad positively with unprecedented digital activation, and sponsors doing m…
Aon secures business partnership with Man Utd
BUSINESS INSURANCE giant Aon will become the title sponsor of the Manchester United Business Network and the Manchester United Foundation after its shirt sponsorship deal with the club ends in 2014
Pepsico extends with PGA of America
PEPSICO HAS renewed its sponsorship of the PGA of America in a new multi-year deal announced this week
MTN eases commercial woes at PSL
MOBILE TELECOMMS company MTN has renewed its sponsorship with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) in South Africa for a further three years
Olympic Tracker: The Invisible Olympic Sponsors
THERE IS A large group of Olympic sponsors whose primary objective during the Games is to be brilliant, but invisible: the companies who provide vital Games Time services
StubHub begins UK push in Premier League
SECONDARY TICKETING company StubHub has signed its second marketing partnership in as many weeks by agreeing a three-year deal with English Premier League football club Everton
NBA recruits SAP to expand digital offering
GERMAN SOFTWARE company SAP has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA)