SUMMER OF SAIL SET FOR SYDNEY Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am The Sydney-based Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) has developed a new program of yachting events for December2004, with a significant expansion of the Rolex Trophy involving eight days of international regatta racing leading up to the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The new program . . . Read more
AFL TO LOOK AT MATCH BALL Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am The AFL's general manager of commercial operations, Gillon McLachlan, has indicated that they have started to examine options for the AFL match ball sponsorship property . . . Read more
SPONSOR CONFLICTS HELP SCG TRUST'S PUSH Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am Further to the recent move by NSW Cricket to tender for the right to host matches in future years, the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust has warned that to move Test and one-day international matches away from the Sydney Cricket Ground would have severe short and long-term financial and commercial consequences for cricket nationally... Read more
REDS SERVICING SPONSORSHIP IN HOUSE Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am The new Queensland Reds Super 12 team sponsorship deal with supplement brand Body Science mentioned earlier this issue marks one of the first such arrangements struck under the new sponsorship department at Queensland Rugby Union (QRU). The Reds have . . . Read more
V8 SUCCESS RAISES BOC'S COMMITTMENT Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am In V8 Supercars, the Brad Jones Racing (BJR) team, which runs the two Ford cars of Brad Jones and John Bowe, has secured a new naming rights sponsorship deal with global gas giant BOC. BOC has stepped . . . Read more
SWEDISH SAILING CATEGORY RATED A VALUABLE PROPERTY Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am In a report that provides an insight into one of the world's most elite sponsorship properties, Sailing's Swedish Match Tour, which is dubbed the world?s leading professional sailing series, has revealed that an independent valuation of the Tour by consultant Sponsorship Intelligence has found that in 2004 it delivered a multi-million dollar return to sponsors. The valuation considered . . . Read more
AIRNORTH LOOKS SOUTH WITH TEAM DYNAMIK Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 05:30am V8 Supercar outfit Team Dynamik has secured a major sponsorship deal with Darwin-based regional airline Airnorth. The arrangement commences . . . Read more
