Handball

Regional lottery company Lotto Schleswig-Holstein has renewed its sponsorship of German Handball Bundesliga team THW Kiel.

Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, the Spanish state lottery, has returned as a partner of Real Federación Española de Balonmano (RFEB), the governing body of handball in the country.

Payment services firm Barclaycard has enhanced its portfolio of naming rights partnerships with multi-purpose arenas by taking over the contract for the O2 World facility in Hamburg, Germany.

Roof windows manufacturer Velux has extended its title sponsorship of the European Handball Federation’s Champions League club tournament.

Japanese printing and business solutions brand Brother is paying a six-figure sum per year for sponsorship rights to the German national handball team and professional club-based handball events, excluding matches in the domestic league, the German Handball Bundesliga (HBL).

German insurance company ERGO is looking to intensify its efforts around national sports association sponsorships, Andrea Hoelken, head of strategic marketing at ERGO, told Sports Sponsorship Insider.

Online photo service Pixum has secured the naming rights to the German Handball Bundesliga’s Super Cup competition.

Japanese electronics company Brother has secured a long-term partnership with the German Handball Federation (DHB) and the Handball Bundesliga, while Korea’s LG Electronics has agreed to back the latter’s Final Four competition.

German online photo service Pixum has opted to expand on its partnership with the country’s Handball Bundesliga club competition by agreeing a two-year deal with the German Handball Federation (DHB).

US consumer electronics company Soul Electronics has agreed a deal to become a partner of the German Handball Bundesliga’s showpiece 2015 Final Four event.

Hungarian energy company Magyar Villamos Muvek (MVM) has renewed its title sponsorship of European Handball Federation club competition the Women’s Champions League Final Four.

Pharmaceutical contract research organisation Novotech has agreed a deal with the German Handball Federation to become a premium partner of the national women’s team.

Global lighting manufacturer Osram has struck a deal to become an exclusive partner of the Handball Bundesliga’s showpiece 2015 Final 4 event.

German food retail group Rewe has agreed a title sponsorship deal for the Handball Bundesliga’s showpiece Final 4 event.

Ali Bin Ali Beverages has been signed up as an official partner of the 2015 men’s Handball World Championship, which is currently taking place in Qatar.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has sealed a one-year extension to its official supplier agreement with pharmacies group Wir leben – Apotheken.