UEFA today announced that an  agreement has benn reached with HTC to become the Official Mobile Phone and Tablet Computer of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Back in July 2012, Hawk-Eye Innovations, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved the use of goal-line technology (GLT), enabling Hawk-Eye to apply to become FIFA goal-line technology licensees. Following the awarding by FIFA of the licence agreement on 23 October 2012, Hawk-Eye received official authorisation to install its respective goal-line technology systems worldwide.

France’s swimmers concluded the EDF European Short Course Swimming Championships on home soil in Chartres with ten medals – four of them gold – on a triumphant final day. As at the Olympic Games in London, France proved to be the current number one European nation in swimming winning a total of 29 medals (12-6-11). Hungary and Denmark were joint runners-up with 12 medals each (6-4-2). Denmark will host the next Short Course Europeans at Herning on 12-15 December 2013.

Les Sables d'Olonne, Saturday 10th November 2012, 13:02 - 20 skippers cast off on the biggest solitaire round-the-world boat race: the Vendée Globe. AMP VISUAL TV was on deck to cover this worldwide event. Van 11 and an impressive HF operation would guarantee the international signal, relayed live across 18 channels, 7 of them broadcasting internationally.

Eurosport Asia-Pacific, one of the leading sports channels in the region, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to up to 60 games of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) per season. The agreement runs for two years and is a real first for the top-tier Eurasian ice hockey league – which has never before achieved a comparable amount of TV coverage in Asia. The contract also covers mobile and internet rights on a non-exclusive basis. It was negotiated by the international sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media, as part of a KHL mandate for the Asian market.

As the final highlight of the handball year, the Women’s EHF EURO gets underway from Tuesday, 4 December, in Serbia. Infront Sports & Media, marketing and media partner of the European Handball Federation (EHF), has sealed six Official Sponsorship agreements for the tournament as well as for the first time, a Data and Timing Partner, with Toshiba being the first brand to sign-up. Taking place in the cities of Belgrade, Novi Sad, Vršac and Niš, the EHF EURO will be broadcast to more than 160 territories and streamed live on YouTube*.

NEP Visions provided technical facilities and broadcast engineering services for the UCI Track Cycling World Cup. Vsquared TV, the specialist producer of sports programmes, produced coverage of the event which took place from 16-18 November 2012 at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow.

engelbert strauss, the functional work-wear manufacturer, is to become the new Presenting Partner of the Vierschanzentournee. Infront Sports & Media, the official marketing partner of the ski jumping series, signed a contract with the industry leader through to 2014.

Right in time for the 2012/13 CBA League season throw-off this weekend, Infront Sports & Media has secured another high profile sponsor for Asia’s most popular professional basketball series: Tsingtao, the famous Chinese brewery has committed to the CBA Professional League as new Official Partner.

The 2012/13 FIBT World Cup season is adding a new highlight to its calendar – the FIBT Triple Trophy. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (FIBT) and Infront Sports & Media, its media and marketing partner for the FIBT World Cup and World Championship events, are introducing the Triple Trophy as an innovative 100,000 Euro jackpot concept, which requires athletes from each discipline to win three pre-defined race highlights within the season. Also in commercial terms the FIBT looks forward to an exciting and fruitful season: All sponsorship packages available have been successfully sold by Infront for the FIBT World Cup as well as the World Championships.

The Eurosport Group and Infront Sports & Media announce they have extended their long-term partnership of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons, with new exclusivities in four markets.

Pro-Active Television is pleased to announce they have been appointed by the International Rugby Board to act as television managers for one of the most prestigious events in the world rugby calendar.

Emmi, Switzerland’s leading milk processor, has extended its international sponsorship involvement in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup ahead of time. The new contract directly follows the current one, running from the 2013/14 to the 2015/16 season. It was closed with Infront Sports & Media. The international sports marketing company markets the advertising and sponsorship rights to the majority of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events on a collective basis.

While the various stakeholders of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ continue to diligently assemble the numerous pieces of the event, over in Russia the Local Organising Committee for the 2018 edition of the event is moving full steam ahead on its own massive jigsaw. During a live broadcast on Russia's Channel One TV, FIFA and the 2018 LOC announced the host cities for the tournament, selected in close cooperation between the two entities based on a number of criteria.

World number one Rory McIlroy took on 14-time Major championship winner Tiger Woods in the one-day Duel at Jinsha Lake in Zhengzhou, China on October 29.