Emerging international airline, Etihad Airways, is assessing sport sponsorship opportunities in Australia and is set to commit to a major deal by the end of the year, according to Peter Baumgartner, executive vice president marketing and product for Etihad Airways. Read more
Administrators from Hall Chadwick have received a detailed list outlining more than $16 million owed to Firepower Operations associates, including $265,073 owing to the now defunct Sydney Kings NBL club.Read more
North Queensland Football Club won't have to meet specific sponsorship criteria to receive a provisional A-League licence following Football Federation Australia's decision to grant the Townsville-based consortium "exclusive negotiating status" in its bid to gain entry in to the A-League.Read more
Major sporting organisations in the US are being offered equity positions by their sponsors, a trend which at this stage, is yet to spread to Australia. Read more
Australian Finance Group (AFG) has confirmed that it will cease all sponsorship activity until 2010 and will not renew its major sponsorship of AFL outfit, the Richmond Football Club, citing the current US economic crisis.Read more
Following its sponsorship of the National Basketball League's (NBL) inaugural Prospects Camp, international footwear brand, K1X, will now focus its local sponsorship activities on grassroots basketball, with a view to greater official involvement with the NBL.Read more