AFL staffer joins Suns as chief commercial officer
Senior AFL commercial manager, Simon Fitzgibbon, has been appointed chief commercial officer at the Gold Coast Suns.Read more
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Primo out, Aqualand in as Wanderers boss warns fans on misbehaviour
Property developer Aqualand has signed on as a major sponsor of the Western Sydney Wanderers as its CEO warns fans they risk costing the A-League club sponsorship revenue.Read more
Rugby League World Cup signs new partner
Road Tech Marine will receive branding on all goal-pads and corner posts at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup as part of its official partnership with the tournament.Read more
Octagon to work on QBE sponsorship strategy
Insurance giant QBE has appointed Octagon as its specialist partnerships and activations agency.Read more
Nielsen Sport global MD joins Sponsorship News conference line-up
Danny Townsend, the co-founder of Repucom and now global managing director of Nielsen Sports, will deliver the opening keynote at next month’s Sponsorship News conference in Brisbane.Read more
Harvey Norman boss lauds rugby league as women’s round grows
NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says the code is “exploring” the addition of a women’s State of Origin game in 2018 as part of rugby league’s renewed push into women’s sport.Read more
BHP to sponsor booming Crows’ AFLW operation
Inaugural AFL Women’s champion Adelaide has secured global resources firm BHP as co-major sponsor in a long-term deal.Read more
A-League expansion bid to inject $16.3m in extra revenue
Southern Expansion, a new football franchise hoping to join the A-League, will generate $8 million in first-year revenue and add twice that in value to the league as a whole, according to Gemba.Read more
Sports performance company goes on sponsorship spree
Fitness and recovery brand PTP Sports has signed new deals with a handful of elite sporting teams, including Netball Australia's Diamonds, the AFL's Carlton Blues and two NBL teams.Read more
Vodafone takes on Gold Coast 600 naming rights
Vodafone is set for its largest consumer presence at a sports event in five years after replacing Castrol as the naming rights sponsor of the Supercars' Gold Coast 600.Read more
