Tag: UK


Allianz exit as ‘Sarries’ cut sorry figure

UK Saracens naming rights

With German financial services company Allianz stepping aside as the venue sponsor of English Premiership rugby union club Saracens (UK) – the club has announced that its home ground will revert to its former name of Copthall Stadium. Saracens Football Club is an English professional rugby union... » Read more


Online consultation on Ashton Gate projects

Bristol Sport next level of development

Ashton Gate (UK) is starting the next round of consultation on its Sporting Quarter proposals, which include Longmoor Village, with a view to submitting a planning application in the New Year. Ashton Gate is a stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of professional football club... » Read more


OVG pulls off coup with Harry Styles rope-in

Manchester OVG and Harry Styles investment

Eminent singer-songwriter Harry Styles has made his first big move into the business world with capital injection in Co-op Live, Oak View Group’s (OVG’s) new venue in Manchester, UK. Co-op Live will be purpose-built for music, with an interior bowl that elevates both the artiste and fan... » Read more


‘Tigers’ den now Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Leicester Tigers naming rights

The professional rugby union club Leicester Tigers (UK) and longstanding official partner Mattioli Woods recently struck a new five-year deal that will see the wealth management firm rebrand the stadium as Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Earlier, the facility used to be called Welford Road... » Read more


Pink slips for COVID-bruised NEC Group staff

NEC Group cuts staff

UK’s NEC Group has outlined plans to give the pink slips to more than half its permanent employees due to the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations. NEC Group is the UK’s leading live events business operating in exhibitions, conferences, music, sports, family... » Read more


UK clubs promise fans total safety in venues

UK to push for fan return October 2020

The Premier League, English Football League (EFL), the Football Association (FA), Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship has assured all fans in UK that together they are fully committed for the safe return of fans to the football ground at the earliest possible. A statement on the... » Read more


‘Pompey’s’ home venue revamp gets green light

Portsmouth Fratton Park August 2020

Plans for the first phase of the reconfiguration of Portsmouth FC’s home ground – Fratton Park in UK – to increase capacity at the ground have been greenlighted by the local council. Portsmouth FC is an English professional association football club in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in UK,... » Read more


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