Business Intelligence

The 17th edition of the TATA Indian Premier League opened to blockbuster viewership numbers, with 16.8 crore (168 million) unique viewers tuning in to watch the season’s first game between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on March 22, Disney Star, the tournament’s official broadcaster stated on Thursday.

The broadcaster further asserted that a composite watch-time of 12.76 billion minutes represents the highest ever for the opening day of any IPL season. Watch-time minutes are a compilation of the time spent by each viewer in watching the game.

Sep 14, 2020 17:09
NEW DELHI: Facebook India has announced the appointment of Arun Srinivas as the director of Global Business Group to lead the strategy and delivery of the India Marketing Solutions charter that is focused on large advertisers and agencies.
Sep 14, 2020 16:09
MUMBAI: Sports technology company Dream Sports, which has fantasy sports platform Dream11, multisports aggregator platform FanCode and sports accelerator program DreamX in its portfolio, has raised $225 million in primary and secondary investment led by Tiger Global Management, TPG Tech Adjacencies (TTAD), ChrysCapital and Footpath Ventures at a reported valuation of over $2.5 billion.
Sep 11, 2020 18:09
NEW DELHI: Wolfson Brands has invested an undisclosed amount in Nutrafy India to grow its footprint in the Indian subcontinent.  The partnership will see the company pave the way in India for its health, sports nutrition and beauty brands.
Sep 11, 2020 18:09
LONDON: Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), the world’s largest independent integrity organization and India On Track (IOT), one of India’s premier sports development and management organizations, have come together to help further the mission of keeping sport clean and fair.
Sep 11, 2020 16:09
NEW DELHI: Abhinav Futuristics Limited (AFL) announced their strategic collaboration agreement with Kinduct. The agreement will see AFL lead business development efforts for Kinduct and its athlete management system (AMS) throughout India. 
Sep 10, 2020 19:09
CHICAGO: The US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday the hiring of David Wright as its new chief commercial officer. Wright brings more than 20 years of strategic management and business growth leadership to U.S. Soccer at the professional and international levels of sports.
Sep 10, 2020 18:09
NOIDA: EbixCash, a fully owned subsidiary of Ebix, Inc., a leading international supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries, Thursday announced that it is handling the travel needs for five of the eight franchises involved in the upcoming 82-day Indian Premier League in the UAE. 
Sep 09, 2020 19:09
NEW DELHI: SportsCloud International (SCI), headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Wednesday announced the opening of its second international office in India. 
Sep 08, 2020 17:09
MUMBAI: South Korean gaming company PUBG Corporation on Tuesday announced it had terminated its ties with China’s Tencent Holdings for its PUBG MOBILE franchise in India (emphasis ours). The move comes in the wake of the recent ban imposed on the game’s mobile version, both full and light, by the Indian government citing security concerns.
Sep 07, 2020 20:09
MUMBAI: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle has invested an undisclosed amount in Fantasy Akhada, and will be the fantasy sports startup’s face for the next two years.