North America

American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Mars Snacking delivered an augmented reality experience to activate its NFL sponsorship rights at Super Bowl LVIII.
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Emirates has announced a global sponsorship deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that will see it become the first-ever referee jersey patch sponsor for the league and the title sponsor of the NBA Cup.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Ally Financial has announced a new sponsorship of the United States Golf Association in a multi-year deal that will increase prize money at the US Women's Open to a new record
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Tennessee Titans has announced Verizon as its exclusive wireless telecoms sponsor of its new Nissan Stadium, which is due to open in 2027.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

KPMG has focused on women's golf to target the growing number of women in C-suite roles at major companies.
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

NFL franchise the San Francisco 49ers and Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) have announced a proposed 10-year extension to their stadium naming rights and team sponsorship deal worth a combined $170m (€156.4m).
Surfing
Media

The World Surf League (WSL) has announced a broadcast deal with ESPN that will put all 10 of the Championship Tour events in 2024 on ESPN+, as well as several new sponsors
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

‘United. Near and Far.’ was an integrated consumer experience campaign from Marriott Hotels and the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty programme that fused the worlds of travel and sports to engage the more than 13 million Manchester United fans in the US with British event and hospitality culture.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Brazilian financial and digital commerce service provider Inter&Co has signed a stadium naming-rights deal with Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League's Orlando Pride
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

A jersey patch deal between the NBA’s New York Knicks and the Saudi General Entertainment Authority’s Riyadh Season collapsed shortly before the 2023-24 season, forcing the team’s owner MSG Sports to co…
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

The evolution and expansion of sponsored broadcast features was key to the extension of professional services firm Aon’s ‘Official Marketing Partner’ agreement with the PGA Tour.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

The conclusion of the 27-year-old relationship between Tiger Woods and Nike has raised questions for both parties in terms of their future role in the golf shoe and apparel business
Mixed Martial Arts
Industry Moves

TKO Group, the Endeavor-owned public company created by last year’s merger of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has announced plans to combine the globa…
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Indiana Pacers, of the National Basketball Association, have claimed a US major league professional franchise first, with their new jersey sponsor to incorporate a QR code-like patch
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has signed up Air Canada to its sponsorship portfolio ahead of its inaugural season.
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Kia, the Korean car manufacturer, has further strengthened its presence in the National Basketball Association, stepping up its involvement with Orlando Magic to take over the naming rights to the franchise's home arena.
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Professional services company Cognizant has become title sponsor of the PGA Tour golf tournament formerly known as the Honda Classic
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The first jersey patch sponsorship between a ‘creator-led’ brand and an NBA franchise did not result in a rights fee uplift, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learnt.