Deals

A1GP APPOINT OCTAGON

March 27, 2008

New motor racing series A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, has appointed Octagon Worldwide as its global sales and marketing agency. The account will be managed from Octagon's London…

HARTFORD RENEWS MARINES BASEBALL SPONSORSHIP

March 27, 2008

US financial services company, Hartford Financial Services Group, has renewed its sponsorship of Japanese baseball outfit, Chiba Lotte Marines, for four years, citing the relationship as one of…

JAL SUPPORTING TOKYO 2016 BID

March 27, 2008

Japan Airlines has signed as a sponsor of Tokyo's 2016 Olympic Games bid and is one of six major corporate sponsors contributing to the bid committee's goal of…

NO LIGHT DECISION FOR MALAYSIAN GP

March 27, 2008

A decision to race the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix under-lights is yet to be made with managers of the Sepang International Circuit to use the 2008 race as…

D.C. UNITED SPONSORS NINGBO HUAAO

March 25, 2008

Chinese B League football team Ningbo HuaAo has received sponsorship from Washington team, D.C. United.

LI NING & CCTV CLEVER OR CROOKED?

March 25, 2008

Large international sponsors such as Adidas have paid as much as US$ 200 million for rights in Beijing, but domestic sportswear company Li Ning will take its share…

MARCO POLO JOINS TOUR DE GEORGIA

March 25, 2008

The Marco Polo Cycling Team will make its first appearance on the US circuit on 21 April at the Tour de Georgia.

ZOBON FC TAKES ON 'UNNAMED SPONSOR'

March 25, 2008

Shanghai's Zobon Football Club has this week announced a sponsorship deal with an unnamed 'well-known sporting brand.'

MINGJIAN BESTOWS 30 MILLION UPON QINGDAO'S POOR

March 25, 2008

In one of the largest charity sponsorships ever to occur in China, the Minjian Medical Group has contributed 30 million RMB to the Qingdao City Charity.

FLOORING COMPANY STRIPPED OF OLYMPIC SPONSORSHIP

March 25, 2008

The Beijing Olympic Committee has stripped the Der Flooring company of its '