COVID certification to be implemented at sports stadiums

Sports fans returning to stadiums will require a COVID-19 passport to attend matches, according to a report by The Telegraph. As the Premier League prepares...

FDJ elevates fan engagement for French Olympic teams

La Française des Jeux (FDJ), the French National Lottery operator, will launch a new scratchcard game based on the country’s Olympic and Paralympic teams...

DAZN retains Premier League rights in Spain

Digital sports streaming service DAZN has retained the rights to the Premier League in Spain from the 2022/23 season to the 2024/25 campaign. Under the...

BHA’s Careers in Racing launches Youth Collaboration Group

The recruitment and talent development arm for UK racing, CareersinRacing.com, has launched a ‘Youth Collaboration Group’, which aims to provide young people with direct...

Bruin Capital to purchase Oddschecker from Flutter

Flutter Entertainment Plc has reached an agreement to sell its Oddschecker Global Media subsidiary to sports investment fund Bruin Capital for a deal consideration...

Worldline reveals plans for first blockchain-based sports business platform

France’s biggest payment technologies group, Worldline, has announced it is spearheading a new campaign to strengthen ‘technology environments’ and commercial connectivity for all sports. The...

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers aim for ‘unprecedented’ broadcast coverage

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is set to receive ‘more coverage by broadcast partners than any previous Olympic Games’ across linear television and digital...

BBC claims Euro 2020 final lion’s share of viewers in battle...

England’s 2020 UEFA European Championship final defeat at the hands of Italy was watched by a ‘historic’ peak audience of 31 million viewers in...

Newcastle United adds KAYAK to shirt sponsorship line-up

Newcastle United has selected travel search engine KAYAK as the Premier League club’s new sleeve shirt sponsor for the 2021/22 season. Under the terms of...

SBC strengthens commercial team in Malta and London

SBC, the betting and gaming industry’s leading media and events business, has further strengthened its sales team with the appointments of Jan Kowalczyk as...