BBL teams with Innovation Esports to deliver gaming programme

The British Basketball League (BBL) has partnered with Innovation Esports to launch its inaugural BBL Gaming and Esports programme.Under the terms of the deal,...

Wimbledon attracts 15.5m cumulative audience on BBC

The BBC’s coverage of Wimbledon has attracted a cumulative average audience of 15.5 million across 43.5 hours of coverage, compared to only 8.4 million...

KSA warns Netherlands state lottery against football player advertisements

Netherlands’ state lottery, Nederlandse Loterij, has received a cease and desist order to stop advertising with professional football players from the country’s gambling authority,...

Irish racecourses permitted to increase crowd capacity to 500

Irish racecourses have been permitted by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) to increase the limit on spectators from 200 to 500, following a change in...

QPR teams with Recast for match streaming

EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers has joined over-the-top (OTT), UK-based platform Recast.As part of the deal, QPR will broadcast its first pre-season friendly...

Juventus eyes €400m capital increase amid new appointment

Serie A club Juventus is seeking a capital increase of up to €400 million after estimating the steep cost of the COVID-19 pandemic.According to...

Rocket Mortgage Classic signs up GNOG as tournament sponsor

The PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic and Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) have formed a partnership which will designate GoldenNuggetCasino.com the official national casino...

Ultimate Tournament joins fight against match-fixing with ESIC

The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has added esports betting operator Ultimate Tournament eSportsbook to its roster of Anti-Corruption Supporters.By joining the programme, Ultimate Tournament...

Adidas and Benfica take kit alliance beyond three-decade mark

German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas has extended its kit agreement with Portuguese giant Benfica for a further six years, taking the pact until the...

Sponsorship shakeup as gambling industry sees deals halve

Recent figures from Caytoo have shown significant changes in sponsorship industry trends, as the betting and gambling sector loses its top-spot held two years...