Sponsorship

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Mar 05, 2020 17:03
NEW DELHI: Tata AIA Life Insurance, through its unique initiative ‘Bachhpan ka Rakshakaran’, in association with Oscar Foundation, aims to infuse interest in education for the under-privileged girls, using football coaching as a medium. 
Mar 05, 2020 16:03
SINGAPORE: Sports rights costs across 11 Asia Pacific markets grew 2.4% in 2019 to reach $5.5 billion in aggregate while sports revenues across TV and online video increased 7.8% in 2019 to reach $5.2 billion in total, according to a new report published Thursday by Media Partners Asia (MPA). 
Mar 04, 2020 17:03
MUMBAI: BharatPe, a fintech company that is pioneering UPI payments and digital lending for offline shop-owners in India, has onboarded 11 Indian national level cricket players as its brand ambassadors.    The players include - Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Shubhman Gill.
Mar 04, 2020 17:03
SUNNYVALE, CA: Google and Major League Baseball (MLB) Tuesday announced a multi-year collaboration to upgrade MLB’s business processes and support next-level experiences that inspire fans around the world. 
Mar 04, 2020 16:03
LAUSANNE: The International Table Tennis Federation has released details of World Table Tennis, its new in-house commercial vehicle that is tasked with the mandate to drive table tennis forward in the modern era, with innovations to all facets of the global table tennis product.
Mar 02, 2020 18:03
BENGALURU: The Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) has announced its association with Herbalife Nutrition as its sports nutrition partner.  This partnership will help enable IIS’ young athletes to deliver the highest level of performance with science-backed nutrition products and expertise from Herbalife Nutrition.  
Mar 02, 2020 17:03
MUMBAI: With the aim of empowering marginalised sections of the society via sports, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), under the aegis of its CSR theme ‘Ek India Happywala’, sponsored the fourth consecutive edition of ‘SPN National Inclusion Cup 2020’ in association with the FIFA awarded charitable organisation ‘Slum Soccer’.
Feb 29, 2020 17:02
MUMBAI: Flickstree, an artificial intelligence-powered video publisher network, has raised $3 million in a Series A round led by Samsung Venture Investment.  LionRock Capital, Accretio Investments, Venture Catalysts, angel investor LD Sharma and SOSV were among the others who also participated in the round, entrepreneur.com reports.
Feb 28, 2020 16:02
NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and New Balance Athletics, Inc. (New Balance) Thursday announced a new multi-year agreement that will make the global athletic brand an official marketing partner of the NBA. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Feb 28, 2020 16:02
KUALA LUMPUR: BWF has partnered with Stay22, the map-based solution that aims to revolutionise event travel. This aligns with the badminton world body's mission to help fans find accommodation options near tournament venues. Stay22 is BWF’s first Official Travel Solutions Partner.