Europe

Rugby League

THE RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE’S latest second-tier sponsorship deals are making up for a £1.2m (€1.38m/$1.82m)
Volleyball

VELUX’S DEAL IN JANUARY to title sponsor the 2013 Men’s Volleyball European Championship is aimed at increasing the Danish company’s profile in countries where its European handball Champions League spons…
Football

THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE’S central sponsorship revenue is expected to increase by up to 50 per cent in the 2013-14 to 2015-16 rights cycle, compared to 2010-11 to 2012-13.
Football

Sports Sponsorship Insider speaks with Tom Moradpour, vice president of global brand marketing for Carlsberg, on the rationale and objectives of the company’s three-year sponsorship deal to become the O…
Volleyball

Sports Marketing Frontiers discusses Velux’s title sponsorship of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)'s Men's European Championship with Michael K Rasmussen, senior vice president, brand, marketing a…
Football

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and Uefa Europa League sponsorship revenues in the 2012-13 to 2014-15 cycle are up 14.5 per cent on the previous cycle, to an average of €312.5 million ($421.5
Football

Dubai-based airline Emirates and English Premier League club Arsenal FC have announced a five-year extension to their shirt partnership until the end of the 2018/2019 season and to the stadium naming rights…
Football

Sports Sponsorship Insider talks to Sally Camm, director of brand communications at Capital One (Europe), as the company’s first season as title sponsor of the Football League’s League Cup reaches its…
American Football

CURRENT MANCHESTER UNITED shirt sponsor Aon signed up as an official partner of the National Football League (NFL) in the UK, October 23

HAS THE ENERGY sector’s love affair with sport peaked in the United Kingdom? Five years ago, sport’s value as a communications tool for brands in the newly-deregulated energy sector was undisputed. In
Multi-sport

IN LATE SEPTEMBER, the Dubai-based national airline carrier Emirates acquired the exclusive 10-year naming rights to the “Emirates Arena”, a new multi-sports facility in the city of Glasgow, Scotland whi…
Multi-sport

OTTO BOCK HEALTHCARE extended its worldwide partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) through to the 2016 edition of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, August 30
Multi-sport

LOCOG’s HOSPITALITY programme caused “significant interference” to the client entertainment and hosting plans of official sponsors, in what may prove to be a one-off concession on hospitality to local…
Football

SUNDERLAND FOOTBALL CLUB of the English Premier League signed a new, two-year shirt sponsorship deal with Invest in Africa, reported to be worth up to £20 million per year to the north-east England-based …

SPORTS SPONSORSHIP INSIDER has learnt that the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) is pursuing two methods of selling the naming rights to the Olympic Stadium
Cycling

FRENCH CREDIT company Cofidis le Credit en Ligne has extended its title sponsorship of the Cofidis cycling team for four more years through 2016
Football

A CAMPAIGN to raise the profile of the Allianz Arena name ahead of the UEFA Champions League final in May could point the way for other venues stripped of their sponsor deals when hosting major international…
Motorsport

THE FIM SUPERBIKE World Championship (SBK) will have a new title sponsor for the 2012 season and beyond, after Italian energy company Eni agreed a multi-year deal ahead of round two of the series in Imola,…