AFL
- THURSDAY night football has proven a ratings winner for Channel Seven, with an average of 731,000 free-to-air viewers switching on to its seven games in the timeslot this season.
- The delicate art sports sponsorships: AFL star Matthew Pavlich on the balancing act
- RICHMOND and Greater Western Sydney are pushing to play a game for premiership points in India next season.
- Essendon Football Club and Adelaide Football Club are in the process of forming a strategic partnership that will see both Clubs work together to grow the game of AFL in India.
NRL
- Former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has a blunt message for the NRL: underestimate players’ association boss Ian Prendergast at your peril.
- New Cronulla Sharks chairman Dino Mezzatesta provides blueprint for club.
Rugby Union
Soccer
General
- The English Football Association has ended its sponsorship deals with betting company Ladbrokes and confirmed it was ceasing all commercial agreements with gambling firms.
- The ASX-listed tech start-up founded by former Melbourne AFL player Joel McDonald, GetSwift, has raised $24 million, bringing on a range of new US-based investors including top-tier institutions, family offices and hedge funds.
- Basketball the big money spinner for Australians after NBA draft
- Data is becoming critical to the fan experience and provides a competitive advantage for brands, sponsors and sports clubs says Simon Farrant, Perform Group’s VP of content and corporate marketing.
