Virgin Media has signed a deal to sponsor the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, with brand ambassadors Usain Bolt and Mo Farah likely to star in the brand's marketing to support the event.
24 May 2013
| by Magda Ibrahim
Virgin Media has signed a deal to sponsor the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, with brand ambassadors Usain Bolt and Mo Farah likely to star in the brand's marketing to support the event.
BT is hoping to make "volunteering the next social movement", after signing up as the first commercial partner of the Olympic legacy charity Join in.
TalkTalk, the telecoms and TV company, has extended its sponsorship of ITV's 'The X Factor' for a fifth year.
BP is set to sign a major sponsorship deal which will run across the British Olympic Association (BOA), British Paralympic Association (BPA) and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Vodafone has extended its global 'Red' campaign with a €3m (£2.6m) deal to become the first long-term sponsor of a Metro line in the Madrid subway.
EDF Energy has renewed its sponsorship of The British Paralympic Association (BPA) up until the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Vodafone is to end its sponsorship of the McLaren Formula 1 team at the end of this season and develop its own marketing platform, after conducting a review of its sponsorship strategy.
15 Feb 2013
| by Ben Bold
BT has expressed its shock over the news that brand ambassador Oscar Pistorius is charged with murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
London 2012 sponsors have been accused of abandoning their commitment to the Olympic legacy, with the Greater London Authority (GLA) struggling to raise funds for sports-participation projects.