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Handball

Online gambling operator Kindred Group has agreed a deal with the Infront agency for its Unibet brand to sponsor the European Handball Federation’s men’s and women’s European Championships next year. T
Football

German Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf is to market its sponsorship, stadium advertising and hospitality rights in-house from the 2020-21 season onwards after opting against renewing its agreement …
Handball

German insurance firm Europa Versicherungen has agreed a deal to sponsor handball’s men’s EHF Euro 2020 event, which will take place in Sweden, Austria and Norway.
Biathlon

The German Ski Association (DSV) has expanded its work with the Infront agency through a new sponsorship rights sales agreement for the 2023 edition of biathlon's IBU World Championships in Oberhof, Germany
Skiing

Norwegian supermarket chain Coop Norge has broadened its presence in skiing by agreeing a deal to sponsor the next three editions of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Nordic World Ski Championships.

Rainer Marte, an experienced rights and event management executive who has been with Infront since its creation in 2002, is to leave the Zug-based agency at the end of this year
Rugby Union

French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has secured moving specialists DMAX as a new kit sponsor

Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency and Ironman business, among other interests in sport, has reported a third-quarter loss of €31.2
Ice Hockey

The Finnish Ice Hockey Association has partnered with the Infront and TMG Sports agencies to jointly develop and offer exclusive marketing and hospitality opportunities in Finland for the 2022 Ice Hockey W…
Basketball

Global financial institution ING has signed up as the title sponsor of the Turkish Basketball Super League
Athletics

The mass participation events industry is undergoing a consolidation as participation levels at some second-tier events fall, but Infront’s dominant position in delivering the top events has enabled f…
Ice Hockey

The Infront agency has signed a 10-year extension to its media and sponsorship rights sales agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation
Basketball

Infront Italy, an arm of the Wanda-owned sports marketing agency, has been exclusively appointed by the National Basketball Association to market the league’s sponsorship rights in Italy.
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The Swiss Competition Commission (Comco) has approved the takeover of the InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment agency by Swiss media group Ringier in a move that will see it transition to Ringier Sports
Skiing

Renewable and recyclable solutions company Stora Enso has extended its presenting sponsorship of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Nordic World Ski Championships for a fourth edition of the event.
Handball
Specialist Retail

Supermarket chain Lidl has extended its association with the European Handball Federation’s men’s European Championship by agreeing to partner next year’s event. L
Handball

German motor oil manufacturer Liqui Moly has been unveiled as one of eight official sponsors of the European Handball Federation’s men’s Euro 2020 national team tournament, upgrading its previous advertising par…