BBC Worldwide Wins FA Contract
The Football Association revealed it has appointed BBC Worldwide as its licensing agent for the England and The FA Cup brands, to secure and manage licensees across a range of categories.
BBC Worldwide will also work with The FA’s other partners to help develop its brands and support The FA’s mission.
The brand joins BBC Worldwide’s licensing portfolio, which also includes Doctor Who and Top Gear.
The FA is a not-for-profit organisation supporting English football from grass roots to the national team.
?BBC Worldwide plans to roll out a programme across Europe over the course of the four- year deal.
With one of the most recognised sports brands in the world and the Three Lions crest, BBC Worldwide will work alongside The FA to give contemporary style direction.
New product development will also include player imagery involving some of the biggest names in sport.
Sean McAuliffe, FA Group head of Business Development at The FA said: ‘We are delighted to be taking our England and FA Cup licensing programmes forward with a well-established and innovative partner such as BBC Worldwide’.
‘We are confident that our partnership and combined strategy can yield some very beneficial and successful licences’.
Neil Ross Russell from BBC Worldwide added: ‘We’re thrilled to be working on one of the most recognisable and iconic brands in sport today’.
‘The FA’s profile sits perfectly alongside the licensing programmes we’ve developed with partners from some of the biggest British TV brands plus our sports expertise on the likes of Match of the Day and Question of Sport’.
