Business Intelligence

May 20, 2019 17:05
NEW DELHI: adidas India Monday announced the elevation of Neelendra Singh to the position of general manager for India market effective immediately. Singh takes over the role from Dave Thomas, who has moved to a new role as adidas’ managing director of emerging markets effective 1 April. Thomas will report to Roland Auschel, board member responsible for global sales.
May 20, 2019 17:05
BRIDETOWN, Barbados: Following the exit of fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, the Barbados Tridents have a new ownership team in place who have taken over the running of the franchise with immediate effect. The USA-based CMG Companies (CMG) leads a team of local and international investors in the acquisition of the cricket franchise in Barbados.
May 18, 2019 19:05
MUMBAI: This is seriously taking the long rope idiom to way beyond acceptable. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has failed to clear the dues for SEVEN (emphasis ours) Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons to the Mumbai police which organises elaborate security for the IPL and other matches held here, as per an RTI revelation.
May 17, 2019 16:05
LONDON: LaLiga giants Real Madrid have retaken the crown as the world’s most valuable football brand, according to the latest report by independent brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance - Football 50 2019.
May 15, 2019 17:05
GURUGRAM: Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal in association with Indian sports and entertainment management company High Times Solutions (HTS), unveiled lifestyle brand CheQmate at the World Cup send-off ceremony here.
May 15, 2019 15:05
MUMBAI: KwanAbler, the joint venture formed in April 2018 between Kwan Entertainment and sports marketing pioneer Ravi Krishnan with the stated aim of commercializing the opportunities available to global sports, media and entertainment businesses within the Indian ecosystem, has scored its biggest deal since inception.
May 14, 2019 17:05
MUMBAI: Research from Ampere Analysis has found that in two of the world’s largest markets, China and India, tentpole international sports events outperform domestic competitions. In India, cricket dominates the sports rankings with 90% of fans showing an interest, followed by tennis and badminton.
May 14, 2019 16:05
AMSTERDAM: Innovative use of technology such as artificial intelligence and data analytics has helped e-commerce deliver numerous human benefits, fuelling a 33% growth in brand value for the most powerful players in retail WPP and Kantar unveiled Monday.
May 14, 2019 14:05
NEW YORK: Discovery, Inc. announced Monday it has acquired Golf Digest from Condé Nast. Golf Digest is the world’s No. 1 golf media brand and will extend Discovery’s global golf media business to the US market through Golf Digest’s multiplatform distribution and reach.
May 11, 2019 07:05
NEW DELHI: A three-day sports business conference, bringing together 20 international speakers of "excellent repute" to India, will be held here from from May 14, organisers KiteTalks announced Friday. According to KiteTalks, the conference is an event designed to enhance cross-pollination of ideas and insights between game-changers from the sports community in India and across the globe.