Finance & Law

Online gambling sponsorships of Dutch sports organisations are set to be phased out following the government’s planned ban on 'untargeted advertising' from the start of July this year.

The Dentsu Sports International agency has announced the launch of Dentsu Sports Analytics, a new division that will be led by Glenn Lovett as global managing director

The total revenue of German professional football has increased for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19, with the second-tier Bundesliga 2 setting a new benchmark for the 2021-22 season, but…

The ROKiT conglomerate has launched a fresh legal claim against Williams Racing, claiming compensation in excess of $149.5m (€137.2

Premier League club Newcastle United has announced a loss of £70.7m (€80.5m/$87.6m) in the first set of accounts published since its takeover by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) in October 2021.

Lega Serie A, governing body of the top division of Italian club football, is seeking an advisor to aid its search for an investor in its media business, while a sponsorship deal using the league to promote…

US sports and entertainment consulting firm Elevate Sports Ventures has formed a full-service creative division following the acquisition of brand strategy and experiential design studio Slate Shepherd

Endeavor subsidiary WME Sports has announced that it is acquiring basketball representation firm BDA Sports Management. WME Sports had made a minority stake investment in BDA in 2020

German sportswear company Adidas has warned that its operating loss for 2023 could total €700m ($738m) after it recently severed ties with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West.

GE Appliances, a sponsor of Canada Soccer, says that it is prepared to put up C$100,000 (€68,985/$72,685) to help resolve the pay dispute between the governing body and its women's national team.

European football’s governing body Uefa received total revenues of €4.05bn ($4.32bn) last season, according to its recently published Financial Report for 2021-22.

Formula 1’s revenue for the 2022 financial year rose to $2.57bn (€2.41bn), with the figures boosted by record attendances at its races.

Franz Tost, team principal at Formula 1’s Scuderia AlphaTauri, has dismissed reports that energy drinks company Red Bull is looking to sell the team, while XMTrading has agreed a deal to sponsor the t…

Sports and entertainment group Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, has posted increased revenue of $5.27bn (€4.9

Swiss virtual advertising firm Aim Sport has had to publish a press release correcting a number of ‘inaccurate statements’ it made after rival company Supponor was found to have infringed its patent by …

Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has announced that its total revenues rose by 22 per cent in 2021-22, boosted by a number of new commercial deals and the post-Covid return of matchday spectators

The UK High Court of Justice has found that London-based virtual advertising provider Supponor has infringed the patent of Swiss provider AIM Sport, with the company claiming the ruling could also leave…

US-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners is reportedly among the firms preparing a bid for a share of the Bundesliga broadcast and commercial rights business as the German Football League (DFL),…