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Analyst Opinions
Post Event Analysis - Ryder Cup 2025
An analysis of the recent 2025 Ryder Cup, including a look at its sponsorship portfolio, broadcasters, attendance and ticketing. In the UK, 5 million viewers in total watched the three-day event on Sky Sports. Key broadcasters for the 2025 Ryder Cup included Sky, BBC Sport, and NBC. NBC have retained broadcast rights of the Ryder Cup in the US since 1991. The tournament showed contrasting TV viewership on either side of the Atlantic; In the US, the final round bought...
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Case Studies
Post Event Analysis: La Vuelta 2025
An analysis of the recent 2025 La Vuelta, including a look at its sponsorship portfolio, broadcasters, attendance and ticketing. WBD, the pay-TV broadcaster, acquired the rights in Europe to cycling’s La Vuelta. Eurosport’s deal to broadcast the race in Europe also covers the Ceratizit Madrid Challenge, La Volta Catalunya, La Clasica San Sebastian and La Clasica San Sebastian Women races. The deal is worth an estimated $1.9 million annually. In Australia, SBS, the public-service broadcasters, acquired the rights to broadcast...
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Product Insights
The Business of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2025
The "Business of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2025-26" report is part of the GlobalData's 'Business of' series of sport competition profiles. The report takes a deep dive into the highest division of Brazilian soccer, and one of the biggest in South America. The report explores the biggest rights across the league, specifically looking at the main media and sponsorship rights attached, as well the biggest sponsorship rights and annual values of the 20 competing teams. The report also looks...
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Product Insights
The Business of La Liga 2025/26
Report Value Proposition – Why This Matters for You La Liga continues to strengthen its position as one of the world's most valuable football competitions through expanding media rights, premium sponsorship agreements, growing international audiences, and strong club-level commercial strategies. As competition intensifies across global sports markets, understanding the league's evolving business ecosystem has become essential for rights holders, brands, broadcasters, and investors. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of La Liga's commercial performance during the 2025/26 season, combining league-wide...
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Product Insights
The Business of the Premier League 2025-26
The "Business of the Premier League 2025-26" report is part of the GlobalData's 'Business of' series of sport competition profiles. The report takes a deep dive into the highest division of English soccer, a league regarded as the best in the world. The report explores the biggest rights across the league, specifically looking at the main media and sponsorship rights attached, as well the biggest sponsorship rights and annual values of the 20 competing teams. The report also looks at...
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Product Insights
The Business of the Serie A 2025-26
The "Business of Serie A 2025-26" report is part of the GlobalData's 'Business of' series of sport competition profiles. The report takes a deep dive into the highest division of Italian soccer, one of the 'big five' leagues in European soccer. The report explores the biggest rights across the league, specifically looking at the main media and sponsorship rights attached, as well the biggest sponsorship rights and annual values of the 20 competing teams. The report also looks at market...
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Case Studies
Post Event Analysis: Tour de France 2024
An analysis of the recent 2024 Tour de France , including a look at its sponsorship portfolio, broadcasters, attendance and ticketing. The estimated media revenue for the 2024 Tour de France was $23.85 million. The largest media deal in terms of annual value for the 2024 Tour de France was with Eurosport. In Australia, more than 7.7 million viewers tuned in on SBS. Over 57 million hours of Tour de France coverage was consumed across SBS TV and SBS On...
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Sector Analysis
Gambling and Betting Americas Sector Landscape 2025
A complete overview of the gambling & betting sector Americas sector. The report includes market insight and sector and brand analysis. Soccer leads in attracting sponsorship revenue from the gambling & betting sector across the Americas, generating an annual sum of $341.58 million. • GlobalData estimates there are 28 separate agreements in place worth over $4 million or more per year between gambling & betting companies and soccer products. • Basketball holds second position in terms of deal volume and...
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Sector Analysis
Automotive APAC Sector Landscape 2025
A complete overview of the automotive sector APAC sector. The report includes market insight and sector and brand analysis. Australian football leads the APAC region in attracting sponsorship revenue from the automotive sector, generating an annual total of $46.17 million. • GlobalData estimates that there are seven separate agreements worth over $2 million per year in place between automotive companies and Australian football products. • Soccer ranks second in annual sponsorship spending and first in deal volume, boasting a sponsorship...
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Case Studies
Post Event Analysis: NBA Finals 2025
An analysis of the recent 2025 NBA Finals, including a look at its sponsorship portfolio, broadcasters, attendance and ticketing. The 2025 NBA Finals attracted an average of 10.2 million viewers, ranking among the lowest in recent history. The 2025 NBA Finals, broadcast by ABC for the 23rd consecutive year, saw a decline in viewership for its opening game on June 5th. With a total audience of 8.19 million and a TV rating of 4.7 in U.S. households, this game became...