ANZ extends netball sponsorship
ANZ has extended its sponsorship deal of Australia’s top flight netball league for another three years.
The announcement:
ANZ today renewed its naming rights sponsorship of the ANZ Championship for an additional three years, making it the single largest female sport sponsorship across Australasia.
ANZ CEO Australia Phil Chronican and ANZ CEO New Zealand Jenny Fagg said ANZ’s sponsorship demonstrated the bank’s continued commitment to the competition and the ongoing advancement of netball across Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Chronican said: “ANZ has a long history of supporting Australian and New Zealand sport. This sponsorship is a great fit for us as it brings two of our key geographies together in a fierce competition, with some traditional trans-Tasman rivalry, and reflects the communities where our people and our customers live and work.
Ms Fagg said: “We feel privileged to have been a part of world-class competition from its very beginning, and to have witnessed the tremendous growth netball has continued to experience across both countries.”
ANZ Championship General Manager Anthony Everard said: “We are proud of all that has been achieved in the first three years of the ANZ Championship.
“ANZ has been a wonderful partner and integral to the growth and success of the league so far. As we prepare for our third Grand Final this weekend, we are delighted to have ANZ’s support for the next phase of the competition,” Mr Everard said.
More than 630,000 people have attended ANZ Championship matches over the past three years and the competition has drawn a television audience of more than 26 million.
To visit the official ANZ Championship website go to www.anz-championship.com or ANZ’s netball fan site www.anznetball.com.
Source: ANZ press release
A fabulous win for netball and for the elevation of women’s sport. But also a clever strategic partnership for ANZ. Netball has the largest participation numbers of any sport, male or female.
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