Federal Court Justice Michael Wigney has this morning ordered an expedited hearing of the dispute between the Australian Olympic Committee and Telstra in what is shaping as a crucial test of the AOC's sponsorship rules and the law relating to ambush marketing.Read more
Gym chain Plus Fitness has pulled the plug on its Erebus Motorsport sponsorship after a contract dispute between the Supercars team and Plus Fitness-backed driver, Aaren Russell.Read more
Basketball Australia is on the lookout for a new commercial chief after its current commercial operations manager, Ben Smith, opted to take up a role with compression and sportswear brand 2XU.Read more
The Australian Olympic Committee has launched legal action against former sponsor Telstra, claiming the telco's new marketing campaign seeks to "mislead" the public into thinking it is still an official AOC partner.Read more
Australia's leading rights-holders, agencies and brands will gather in Sydney this September to discuss the future of the industry at the Sponsorship News half-day conference.Read more
Health insurer HBF will provide health coverage to Australia's professional hockey players as part of a new alliance with Hockey Australia and the Australian Hockey Players Association.Read more
Cycling Australia has appointed former Australian Sports Commission executive Kelvin McAlpine as its new commercial head.Read more
South Coast music festival, Yours and Owls, has struck partnerships deals with more than a dozen sponsors, including support from the banking and education sectors.Read more
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The Australian Rugby Union will assign a senior commercial staffer to the Western Force in an attempt to arrest RugbyWA's declining finances.Read more
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