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Following today’s news (Friday 8th October) that the Saudi backed takeover of Newcastle United has been completed; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GloblalData, a...
Clubs in LaLiga have been forced to find new sponsorship revenue streams this season following Spain’s ban on betting brand partnerships. Leading data and analytics...
With clubs paying back deferred tax repayments and increasing wage costs, Derby County has fallen into administration after reportedly several years of financial mismanagement from...
Following today’s news (Monday 4 October) that the Ashes tour may not go ahead this Christmas; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GlobalData, a leading...
Caesars’ jersey partnership with National Hockey League (NHL) side Washington Capitals further adds to an industry that has been growing in North America since the...
The English Premier League has, yet again, been identified as the biggest financial market for league-wide kit supplier deals, according to GlobalData. The leading data...
Of the $1.5bn in sponsorship revenue Premier League clubs are estimated to earn throughout the 2021/22 season, a 6.9% increase on the 2020/21 season, 81%...
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s richest soccer league is attempting to return to record revenue levels once again. With the media rights market plateauing,...
Following the news that the UK Government is set to impose a blanket ban on betting shirt sponsorships as part of its review of the...
Following today’s news (Friday 10 September) that Emma Raducanu has become the first British woman to reach the tennis Grand Slam final; Conrad Wiacek, Head of...
Following today’s news (Thursday 9 September) that Rakuten has cancelled its agreement with FC Barcelona one year early; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GloblaData,...
With The Hundred delighting broadcasters with its back-to-back fixtures and shortened match length, the ECB enjoyed breaking numerous broadcast and attendance records in men’s and...
Premier League clubs will generate in excess of $1.4bn from club partners and sponsors, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that...
Toyota’s withdrawal of Olympic-related advertising highlighted the commercial challenges facing the IOC and its lead sponsors, as crowd restrictions and low sentiment for the Games...
The European football industry was estimated to earn $497.82m in revenue from betting sponsorships during the 2020/21 season, which was 78% of the betting industry’s...
Following the recent announcement that Tokyo has banned all spectators from attending the Olympic Games, due to Japan declaring a state of emergency in the...
Combined annual value of FIFA’s Chinese partnerships in 2022 to be US$106m Euro 2020 awash with Chinese partnerships worth US$398m Chinese firms have emerged as...
49 new sponsorship contracts have been agreed by crypto brands and sports industry rights holders in 2021, with these deals estimated to be worth...
Coca Cola’s partnerships in the EMEA region account for $132m of non-alcoholic drinks sector spend in the territory The soft drink giant sees 145...
The non-alcoholic drinks sector is worth $479m in 2021 in the EMEA region, with $367m directed towards the European sports market. The Middle East...
Following today’s news (Wednesday 16 June) that Coca-Cola saw a $4.2bn dip in share price following Cristiano Ronaldo removing two of its bottles during a...
A whopping 91% of all venues used in the NFL are subject to a title naming partnership. Coupled with the fact that the league boasts...
The four-year Olympic cycle generates significant revenue for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the 28-member International Federations, with sponsors and broadcasters committing billions in...
Following today’s news (17 May) that AT&T and Discovery are to merge, Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics...
Following the news that The Hut Group is ending its sponsorship of Manchester United’s training kit before it has even begun; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport...
UEFA’s new Champions League format, set to come into effect from the 2024-2025 season, will likely represent a significant increase in broadcasting revenues for UEFA...
Following the news that BT is in talks to sell its BT Sport arm, Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GlobalData, a leading data...
With a number of Grand Prix for the 2021 season having already announced plans to forgo attendances, the cost of an entire season without fans...
Following today’s news (Wednesday 21 April) that the proposed European Super League will likely not go ahead; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GlobalData, a...
Following today’s news (Monday 19 April) that 12 European soccer clubs plan to form a breakaway Super League; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GlobalData,...
With the Formula 1 season being extended to a 23-race season in 2021, the sport is visiting more locations than ever before and in a...
Following today’s news that the NFL has signed a US$100bn 11-year media rights deal in the US; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sport Analysis at GloblaData, a...
Airline sector sponsorship deals with the sports industry that are expiring in 2021 are currently worth $313.85m The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing industry wide...
The delayed UEFA European Championship is an example of the East’s growing presence in the post-COVID-19 global sponsorship market, says GlobalData, a leading data and...
While the sports industry is optimistically predicting a bounce back as COVID-19-related restrictions ease, the hardship currently being felt by the sports industry is going...
New Balance has struck a new kit supply deal with Italian soccer club AS Roma, utilising a pay-for-performance kit supply model in securing the contract....
While there has been an increase in the commercial profile of several women’s sport properties and competitions, the sports industry is beginning to see an upward trend in the rate of athlete brand partnerships from multiple sport sectors, with a...
Tennis legend Serena Williams stands as the most commercially valued athlete across women’s sport with her 18 partnerships standing at an estimated $32.2m for 2021. Grand slam rival Naomi Osaka comes in second at $27.1m, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Patrick Kinch, Sport Analyst at GlobalData,...
Just two and a half years after the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was deemed inconsistent with the US constitution, sponsorship investments worth...
Following the news that BeIN Sports and Canal+ have refused to take part in the new tender process for the rights to Ligue 1; Conrad Wiacek,...
There is growing viability for brands within women’s sport sponsorship owing to the growing popularity and viewing of its product, with the WNBA and Australia’s Women’s cricket team, the Southern...
The latest analysis of the commercial landscape of women’s sport shows that the emergence of unique partnerships for athletes, properties and competitions, specifically engaging in women’s sport highlights its growing commercial value, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Patrick Kinch, Sport Analyst at GlobalData, comments:...
The latest deep dive into the commercial landscape of esports finds that non-endemic brands are finally starting to dominate the sector, accounting for $584m of...
Italian soccer giants, Juventus, who have won the last nine consecutive Serie A championships, generate an estimated $159.6m in sponsorship revenue, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. This accounts for 29.5% of the total revenue generated through sponsorship agreements in Serie A, demonstrating the enduring dominance of the...
Global sportswear giants Nike and adidas currently maintain a massive 45% of the kit supply market in Spain’s domestic soccer competition La Liga, with nine active deals in the 2020/21 season, demonstrating the dominance these two brands have over the Spanish...
The latest deep dive into the commercial landscape of La Liga finds that the clothing & accessories sector, which is worth an estimated $360.90m for the 2020/21 season, stands as the most lucrative source of sponsorship revenue for La Liga clubs, while the...
Sports and fitness brands such as Adidas and Nike initially responded to COVID-19 by reducing hiring across geographies. These firms acted quickly to the situation, reducing hiring activity by 40% and 47%, respectively, in March. However, leading data and analytics company GlobalData...
Non-endemic jersey sponsorships were responsible for 51% of all 76 recorded at the championships, up from 37% in 2019 Non-endemic brands from 14 different sectors had their logo on show on team jerseys at the event Brands from the sportswear, automotive...
Following the news that the Premier League is providing a £250m support package to the English Football League (EFL); Conrad Wiacek, Head of Sports Analysis for GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “While the £250m support package is welcome, more financial support would be highly beneficial. With Premier League teams generating over £1.46bn in revenue from sponsorship...
The deflationary impact of COVID-19 on sports rights is posing a significant threat to the value of the Premier League’s media rights, ahead of its selling process for the next three-year cycle of TV rights due to run from 2022–25, with an overall drop in value a real possibility, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s...
The ‘Big Six’* have created a division in the Premier League, as they dominate 81% of sponsorship revenue. This highlights the growing commercial gap in the Premier League, which will likely see the rest...
An analysis of Premier League sponsorship deals shows that the two biggest spending sectors in terms of shirt sponsorship - airlines and automotive manufacturers with deals estimated to...
With Spain outlawing sponsorship agreements between sports teams and betting brands by passing the Royal Decree on Advertising, this will lead to the early termination...
An analysis of Ligue 1’s existing kit supplier deals shows that current spending from kit supplier brands for 2020/21 stands at $155.70m. Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) deal with Nike, estimated to be worth $95.20m, is...
Europe’s ten leading soccer clubs will collectively generate nearly $1bn in revenue from kit supply agreements for the 2020-21 season, as new agreements all signed in the past five years have widened the commercial gap between themselves and the rest of Europe’s clubs, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s...
Nike and Adidas are dominating the kit supplier market in European football, according to leading data and analytics company GlobalData, spending over $1bn across 15 top football leagues. GlobalData’s Sport Intelligence Center notes that the market across...
While the ‘big five’ European soccer leagues lead the way, in terms of the value of their front-of-shirt sponsorship deals, it is the English Premier League that generates the most revenue. Clubs in the league receive 47% more from partners than the next highest revenue generating league, Germany’s Bundesliga, says GlobalData, a...
From across its 18 major shirt sponsorships across the 15 biggest European soccer leagues, this season the travel sector is set to be responsible for...
