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DirecTV sponsors Soccer Champions Tour

The 2024 DirecTV Soccer Champions Tour will officially kick off its summer of soccer celebration at the newly-christened DirecTV Champions Lounge, a 38-day long fan experience and brand takeover of the iconic soccer bar Legends in New York City running July 5th through August 12th. DirecTV returns as the primary sponsor for the second annual […]

June 21, 2024

Hisense: From sponsorship to technical dominance in football

Leading home appliance and consumer electronics brand, Hisense, is marking its third successive partnership with UEFA European Championship with its debut as the Official VAR Screen Provider for UEFA Euro 2024, maintaining its global TV market dominance with top spots in multiple nations. The introduction of Video Assisted Referee (VAR) technology has been one of […]

June 21, 2024

SharkNinja renews This Morning sponsorship

ITV has announced that product design and technology company, SharkNinja, has renewed its headline sponsorship of ITV1’s This Morning until 2025. The established partnership will showcase both Shark and Ninja brands, building its reach across broadcast, digital, app, social, bespoke content, licensing, experiential, and product placement. The deal was brokered by ITV’s Commercial team with […]

June 14, 2024

Relo Metrics, Captify partnership

Relo Metrics, the AI-powered sponsorship analytics platform for real-time data decisions, and Captify, a specialist in real-time audiences and insights powered by Search Intelligence, have announced a partnership agreement that will augment Relo Metrics offering with Captify’s Search Lift measurement, a study that evaluates the marketing campaigns outcomes. The companies say this parthershup will offer a comprehensive view […]

June 11, 2024

SPFL, William Hill sign sponsorship deal

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has announced a sponsorship deal with betting company William Hill. Under the five-year deal, which begins at the start of season 2024/25, William Hill will become the title sponsor of all four SPFL divisions as well as the Official Betting Partner of the SPFL. This will see the four […]

June 7, 2024

OnlyFans sponsors DAZN fight nights

OnlyFans is teaming up with sports streaming service DAZN in a major sponsorship and content partnership across a series of fight nights over the next 12 months. The announcement comes following the Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia fight on April 20th in New York, where the long term rivals battled it out before Garcia defeated […]

April 23, 2024

ITV, Argos expand Coronation Street sponsorship

ITV and Argos have confirmed the renewal of the retailer’s Coronation Street headline sponsorship deal. In addition, a new Sainsbury’s and Argos store facade is being added to the show’s famous cobbles. After three years of engaging sponsorship, the retailer is both continuing its deal with the celebrated soap opera for an additional two years […]

April 16, 2024

Sea Life sponsors Sky Media’s kids channels

Merlin Entertainments’ Sea Life is set to become the first-ever exclusive sponsor of Mornings on Sky Media’s kids channels, with the aim of driving national brand awareness amongst its target audience of families. The multi-channel sponsorship deal has been facilitated by Wavemaker UK, Sky Media and its media partners – Narrative Entertainment, Paramount UK and […]

April 2, 2024

Study: Broadcast sponsorship an effective platform

Channel 4 Sales has unveiled the results of its Sponsorship Rocks study, a comprehensive analysis of broadcast sponsorship effectiveness. The study’s dataset, twice the size of the previous iteration of Sponsorship Rocks in 2017, now incorporates streaming data, creative coding, plus Barb reach and frequency data. At a time when the media industry is faced […]

March 8, 2024

Formula E Challenge raises record sponsorship offer in The Apprentice

Formula E and The Apprentice have unveiled a bespoke challenge where candidates went head-to-head in creating their own unique Formula E teams. It was the team Nexus lead by project manager Tre Lowe who secured the victory, taking home £38.7 million in offers of sponsorship and smashing the show’s previous record of just £1.2 million […]

March 1, 2024