The competition authorities in Germany and Austria have approved the joint venture between kicker ventures GmbH (Olympia-Verlag) and Ringier Sports Media Group AG: RSMG kicker Schweiz AG. At its core is a new Swiss version of the kicker app, which will gradually evolve into a comprehensive sports ecosystem for Switzerland. A dedicated newsroom in Zurich…
The Ballon d’Or®, football’s most prestigious individual award, is being redefined for the digital age. Groupe Amaury, the owner of the Ballon d’Or®, L’Équipe and France Football, has selected Ringier Sports Media Group (RSMG) as its technology partner to modernize the format and expand its reach to a global digital audience. Since 1956, the Ballon…
Olympia-Verlag, owner of Germany’s most wide-reaching sports media brand kicker, its subsidiary kicker ventures GmbH, and the Ringier Sports Media Group AG (RSMG), part of the Ringier Group, have signed an agreement to establish the Swiss joint venture RSMG kicker Schweiz AG. Subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities, the transaction is expected to…
The Legends Charity Game, the high-profile football event set for 15 September 2025 in Lisbon, is excited to unveil a strategic media partnership with Ringier Sports Media Group (RSMG), one of Europe’s fastest growing and most innovative sports media companies. The Legends Charity Game brings together football legends from Portugal – captained by Figo and…
Ringier Sports Media Group (RSMG) is sharpening its strategic focus on core markets and has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of sportal.gr to Tomorrow News. The Greek sports media platform, operated by Ringier Sports Media Single-Member S.A., will continue its operations under new ownership and management beginning of August 2025 onwards. The decision marks…
On October 1, Björn Rosenthal will become Chief Product Officer of the Ringier Sports Media Group (RSMG). His broad expertise in digital sports, media and AI-driven solutions, which he has gained during more than two decades, will be invaluable for RSMG, which operates 8 leading sports media brands across 8 European countries, reaching more than…
GSP.ro, the leading sports media brand in Romania, is proud of its outstanding achievements during UEFA Euro 2024 and the ongoing Olympics. These major sporting events have proven to be the most successful of the last decade for GSP.ro, both commercially and in terms of content innovation. The numbers are staggering. June and July were…
With the goal of enhancing the diversity and quality of its sports content offerings, SAPO is now integrating content from A BOLA, a sports journalism reference with nearly 80 years of uninterrupted activity. Through this partnership, SAPO strengthens its connection with one of the most significant media brands in the country and in the Lusophone…
At abola.pt/euro2024 it will be possible to follow all the developments of the European Championship. The project is in partnership with The Guardian, through the Guardian Experts’ Network. With Euro 2024 just around the corner, A BOLA has launched a special website to follow the competition in detail, which will take place in Germany between June 14…
The partnership brings together the new A BOLA ecosystem and the new Heineken® campaign, dedicated to the UEFA Champions League; Heineken® “Star Fans” and Heineken® “HardCoreFans” are two of the project’s sections; The project is a pioneer for A BOLA and marks a new communication paradigm; A BOLA produced all the content in house in…
