Industry Shorts: Premier League, Ineos, Rfl
The Premier League has announced its broadcast schedule for fixtures up until the end of January 2021, with all matches continuing to be screened by Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime.
The list, however, does not include a game on the BBC in January, while the league says that arrangements for games after 31st January will be reviewed in the new year.
The Premier League says it will consult with its clubs and broadcast partners on whether to continue with the current arrangement, and will make decisions ‘in line with any decisions made by Government’ on the return of fans to stadiums from February onwards.
INEOS Hygienics has partnered with Tottenham Hotspur to become the club’s Official Hygiene Supplier.
The healthcare brand will supply the club and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with touchless sanitiser dispensers, delivering hospital grade sanitiser to players, staff and fans.
The dispensers will be used in the player dressing rooms, hospitality areas at the club’s stadium, as well as its Enfield Training Centre and across its executive offices.
The RFL and the BBC have agreed an enhanced broadcast deal for the Challenge Cup until 2024.
The new deal will see the BBC cover two matches from the Round of 16 and Quarter Finals stages of the Men’s competition, as well as both Semi Finals and the Final. The BBC will also continue its online and digital coverage of the early rounds of the competition featuring teams grassroots teams.
The agreement will also see the BBC screen the Women’s Challenge Cup Final live on the linear TV for the next four seasons along with the Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final which will be shown on its digital platforms.
Southampton have donated £10,000 worth of toys to Southampton City Council.
The donation was made to the Council’s annual appeal, which see people donate thousands of toys that are then gifted to young people who are supported by the Council’s children’s services.
The initiative ensures young people have a present to open on Christmas Day. The Premier League club is supporting the drive as part of its Saints As One initiative.
Extreme E has announced Bosch as its Official Power Tool supplier.
Extreme E will use a range of Bosch’s professional power tools to service its electric SUV, the ODYSSEY 21, which will be raced next year in some of the most remote corners of the planet to highlight the climate emergency.
British Canoeing has announced a new partnership with the Caravan and Motorhome Club, which will become its Official Accommodation Partner.
The new strategic partnership will see all Caravan and Motorhome sites being added to the PaddlePoints website to help paddlers when planning their trips as well as providing discounts to British Canoeing members.
Running, hiking and fitness brand inov-8 has donated £9,600 towards the planting of new trees and the restoration of peat habitats in the battle against climate change.
The Lake District based brand raised the money through a ‘Green Friday’ sales initiative on its website and has made the donation to Cumbria Wildlife Trust, a local voluntary organisation devoted to the conservation of wildlife and wild places in the county. It will be spent on the trust’s carbon reduction projects, which include planting trees and restoring peat bogs.
