Volleyball
FIVB rises to top spot in Redtorch’s IF social media rankings
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) was the best-performing Olympic governing body on social media in 2022, according to a league table compiled by the Redtorch agency
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball moves to Phoenix area for third season
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball has announced its third season will be played in the Phoenix, Arizona area in the fall of 2023 as part of a shift from a February-March schedule
League One Volleyball announces Houston and Atlanta as first pro markets
League One Volleyball (LOVB) has announced that Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia as the first two markets of the American professional women's volleyball league
Volleyball World expands SN1’s media rights mandate
Volleyball World, the commercial entity created by the International Volleyball Federation and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, has expanded its agreement with Munich-based consultancy SN1 Consulting.
Italian SuperLega’s Bulgarian contingent prompts Max Sport deal
Max Sport, the Bulgarian pay-TV broadcaster owned by telco A1, has picked up rights to Italy’s top-tier volleyball league.
Joe Burrow joins Pro Volleyball Federation as founding partner
National Football League quarterback Joe Burrow and his parents, Jimmy and Robin, have become the most recent founding partners of new North American indoor women's volleyball league Pro Volleyball Federation,…
League One Volleyball unveils inaugural pros
League One Volleyball has announced the signing of its first professional athletes, former Olympic gold medalists Kelsey Robinson and Justine Wong-Orantes, who will compete when the league launches following…
Grand Rapids named first Pro Volleyball Federation team market
Pro Volleyball Federation announced that DP Fox Sports & Entertainment and its chair Dan DeVos will own and operate a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based team in the league’s inaugural season in 2024.
Dyn makes first women’s sport move with volleyball sublicence
Dyn Media, the German streaming platform founded by former German Football League chief executive Christian Seifert and publishing house Axel Springer, has struck a sublicensing agreement with commercial broadcaster Sport1 for the media rights to domestic women’s volleyball properties.
Russia takes FIVB World Championship compensation claim to Swiss courts
The Russian Volleyball Federation (VFV) claims to have filed a lawsuit against the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) in a Swiss civil court, seeking $80m (€76.8
Pro Volleyball Federation joining US sports landscape
The Pro Volleyball Federation will become the latest indoor volleyball league to join the North American sports landscape in February 2024, joining startups Athletes Unlimited Volleyball and League One …
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball plans 2023 tour, lands ESPN deal
Athletes Unlimited, the startup with multiple professional women’s sports leagues, is expanding the reach of its volleyball vertical by securing a domestic rights agreement with ESPN for that competition a…
Protocol to distribute European rights to Brazilian volleyball’s Superliga
The Canada-based Protocol Sports Marketing agency has signed a multi-year deal to distribute media rights to Brazilian volleyball’s men’s and women’s Superliga across Europe.
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Yili backs Chinese Volleyball Super League
Dairy group Yili has been unveiled as a sponsor of the Chinese Volleyball Super League (CVL)
True secures Volleyball Thailand League rights
Thai telco True has acquired the domestic media rights to the Volleyball Thailand League for the upcoming 2022-23 season
Volleyball World targets long-term deals under in-house sales model
Volleyball World, the commercial rights-holder for all International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) properties set up following investment from CVC Capital Partners, is targeting longer-term media rights…
NSports renews Brazilian volleyball broadcast agreement
Live streaming company NSports and the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV) have reached an agreement for the renewal of their broadcast agreement for the men’s and women’s 1xBet Superliga during the…
FIVB expands Volleyball World Championships
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has announced the expansion of its Volleyball World Championships from 24 to 32 national teams