Everton designates Sokin as global payments partner
Everton FC has named fintech Sokin as the Premier League club’s new official global payments partner.Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Sokin will...
English racecourses prepare for grand reopening as lockdown eases
Racecourses across England are making final preparations to reopen next week, as the country moves into the next stage of the easing of lockdown...
Recast raises $8.2m to grow OTT platform in investment round
UK-based over-the-top (OTT) platform Recast has raised $8.2 million in its Series A round of funding, bringing the emerging company’s total valuation up to...
Six Nations to remain free-to-air in Virgin Media and RTÉ tie-up
The Six Nations Championship will remain on free-to-air television in Ireland following the finalisation of the ‘first partnership of its kind’ between the rugby...
ITV bows out of the race for BT Sport stake
Commercial broadcaster ITV has reportedly withdrawn its interest in purchasing BT Sport, according to The Times.Last month, BT confirmed that it was holding talks...
Manchester United misses out on £200m sponsorship deal as fans blast...
Manchester United has missed out on a £200 million commercial partnership due to the cessation of discussions with ecommerce company The Hut Group (THG)...
RCA ‘reasonably relaxed’ about Royal Ascot fan attendance
David Armstrong, Chief Executive of the Racecourse Association (RCA), has said that he is ‘reasonably relaxed’ about the return of spectators for the Royal...
Ipswich Town partners with lifelong fan Ed Sheeran for shirt sponsorship
English musician Ed Sheeran has become the new sponsor of Ipswich Town, inking a deal to act as the front-of-shirt sponsor of the men...
English counties offer to host remainder of IPL season
A small group of counties in England have set plans in motion to offer to host the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL),...
Genius Sports to acquire Second Spectrum in $200m transaction
Continuing its expansion as a newly NYSE-listed enterprise, Genius Sports has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire data tracking and visualisation company Second...