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Sector Analysis
Sponsorship Sector Report: Travel and Tourism - Airlines 2026
Report Value Proposition – Why This Matters for You The global airline sports sponsorship market has continued to expand following the recovery of international travel, with rising sponsorship spend and deal activity driven by global competition for brand visibility, tourism growth, premium audience engagement, and major sporting events. This report helps you understand how airlines are using sports sponsorships as strategic marketing platforms to increase global reach, strengthen customer loyalty, support route growth, and enhance brand positioning across international markets....
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Product Insights
The Business of Formula 1 2026
Understand the Commercial Evolution of Formula 1 Formula 1 continues to strengthen its position as one of the world’s most commercially valuable and globally followed motorsport competitions. This report explores the business landscape of Formula 1 in 2026, analyzing media rights, sponsorship portfolios, hosting revenues, ticket pricing, team commercial performance, and fan engagement trends shaping the sport. It also examines how Formula 1 is expanding its global influence, particularly in the United States, while strengthening revenue opportunities across broadcasting, partnerships,...
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Sector Analysis
Sponsorship Sector Report: Technology EMEA 2025
This report provides an overview of the technology sector across the EMEA region. It explores all the main active brands in the sector as well as details the movement in the sector over the last few years in the sports sponsorship industry. Market Overview: EMEA tech sponsorship spend more than doubled from $1.29 billion (2020) to $2.94 billion (2024), then held at $2.93 billion (2025). Deal volume rebounded to 1,932, but average value softened versus 2024. Analysis by Sport: Soccer...
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Sector Analysis
Sponsorship Sector Report - Travel and Tourism - Hotels and Holiday Accommodation 2026
This report provides an overview of the hotels and holiday accommodation sector globally. It explores all the main active brands in the sector as well as details the movement in the sector over the last few years in the sports sponsorship industry. Market Overview: From 2020–2022 hotel and holiday accommodation sport sponsorships declined and shifted to renegotiated, digitally focused activations due to pandemic disruption, then rebounded strongly with a 2024 peak driven by major events and a slight 2025 normalization...
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Product Insights
The Business of the NHL 2025/26
The "Business of the NHL 2025/26" report is part of the GlobalData's 'Business of' series of sport competition profiles. The report takes a closer look at the biggest and most popular ice hockey competition. The report highlights the media rights landscape and sponsorship portfolios of the NHL. Furthermore, the report takes a closer look at the league from other key commercial revenue streams including ticket prices and attendances. The report also explores its overall popularity against other major North American...
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Product Insights
The Business of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025
The "Business of AFCON 2025" report is part of the GlobalData's 'Business of' series of sport competition profiles. The report takes a closer look at the biggest national team soccer competition in Africa. The report highlights the media rights landscape and sponsorship portfolios of the tournament, a look at all competing teams official kit suppliers. Furthermore, the report takes a closer look at the tournament from other key commercial revenue streams including ticket prices and attendances. The report also explores...
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Product Insights
The Business of the NFL 2025
Understand the Commercial Power of the NFL The NFL continues to dominate the global sports business landscape as one of the world’s most commercially successful leagues. Part of GlobalData’s “Business of” series, this report provides a detailed analysis of the National Football League’s commercial ecosystem, exploring key revenue streams, sponsorship activity, media rights, audience growth, and team-level business strategies. The report examines the NFL’s primary commercial assets across all 32 franchises, including sponsorship deals, annual partnership values, broadcast rights, attendance...
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Sector Analysis
Post Event Analysis - World Darts Championships 2026
An analysis of the recent 2026 World Darts Championships, including a look at its sponsorship portfolio, broadcasters, prize money attendance and ticketing. Premium Pay-TV Proof: Sky Sports 2026 World Championship coverage confirmed darts as premium pay-TV, with the final peaking at 3.1 million and averaging 2.7 million, Sky’s biggest non-football peak in 12 months. PDC Moves to Peacock in the US: NBC acquired U.S. rights for the 2026 PDC World Championship in May 2025, replacing DAZN. Greater distribution via NBC...
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Sector Analysis
Sponsorship Sector Report - Non-Alcoholic Beverages - EMEA 2025
This report provides an overview of the non-alcoholic beverages sector across the EMEA region. It explores all the main active brands in the sector as well as details the movement in the sector over the last few years in the sports sponsorship industry. Market Overview: The non-alcoholic beverages sector in EMEA showed resilience through pandemic-driven contraction and rebounded by investing in fewer, higher-value deals, particularly in response to shifting consumer demand for healthier drinks and brand visibility through major sports...
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Sector Analysis
Sponsorship Sector Report - Gambling and Betting EMEA 2025
This report provides an overview of the gambling and betting sector across the EMEA region globally. It explores all the main active brands in the sector as well as details the movement in the sector over the last few years in the sports sponsorship industry. Between 2020 and 2024, gambling and betting brands rapidly increased their sports sponsorship investments in EMEA, but growth is expected to slow due to regulatory pressures and changing public sentiment. Soccer overwhelmingly dominates gambling and...
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