Marketplace Roundup: F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton To End Contract With XIX Entertainment

F1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton "ended a management arrangement with Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment." Hamilton: "The contract expired and I am going to be doing something different. I don't know what yet, but I will decide at the end of the year" (REUTERS, 11/1). ... Gauteng Province, South Africa appointed int'l sport management consultancy TSE Consulting to assist in a review of its strategy for outreach and relationship building efforts in int'l sport. The project will be managed by TSE Consulting's office in South Africa in collaboration with a team in TSE's headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland (TSE Consulting). ... Bundesliga side Hertha Berlin "launched two new hospitality areas at the club’s Olympiastadion in Berlin." The Beef Grill Club "set up by restaurant group Hasir Gastronomie GmbH and the Team Lounge presented by interior designer Who’s Perfect will offer guests a VIP-style match day experience." Both deals "were brokered by" Sportfive (SOCCEREX, 10/31). ... Apollo Tyres partnered with Bundesliga side FC Cologne until the end of the '14-15 season. The tire company "will serve as a first-tier partner of the Bundesliga club, with its package including advertising signage at their Rhein Energie Stadium." The new deal, believed to be worth around $63,000, "will be activated in time" for FC Cologne’s home game against SC Freiburg on Sunday. Apollo is already a partner with Bundesliga sides Bayer 04 Leverkusen, SC Paderborn and VFL Wolfsburg (SOCCEREX, 10/31). ...