Business Intelligence

Feb 16, 2019 14:02
MUMBAI: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli announced on his official Twitter handle late on Friday that in the wake of the ghastly terror attacks in the outskirts of Srinagar in Kashmir, the annual Indian Sports Honours (ISH) event has been cancelled.
Feb 14, 2019 16:02
MUMBAI: While the complex eSports industry may be daunting for investors, it is growing exponentially and has already built a large, global audience. India is also seeing major traction, with multiple companies entering the fray in a country where internet and mobile adoption is fast accelerating. 
Feb 14, 2019 14:02
MUMBAI: The joint venture between Sketchers and Future Group has come to an end with the Indian reetail major selling its 49% share in the JV to US footwear brand.  Although, financial details were not disclosed, market reports say Sketchers has paid the Kishore Bayani-owned brand around Rs 5.8 billion for the stake.
Feb 13, 2019 17:02
BONN: German professional football has confirmed its positive development in the 2017-18 season. With total revenue of €4.42 billion, the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 increased their cumulative revenue for the fourteenth year in succession. 
Feb 13, 2019 15:02
NEW YORK: Global esports revenues will hit $1.1 billion in 2019, up 26.7% since last year amid ballooning revenues from advertising, sponsorship and media rights to competitive video gaming, according to a study published by Newzoo, a gaming industry analytics firm, on Tuesday.
Feb 13, 2019 14:02
BARCELONA: La Liga champions FC Barcelona have taken an unusual route for European football clubs when it comes to gaining income by securing loans from two of USA’s top venture capital firms, Spanish news agency El Pais reports.
Feb 13, 2019 12:02
MUMBAI: GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, has announced their advertising expenditure (adex) forecasts for 2019. As per the GroupM futures report ‘This Year, Next Year’ (TYNY) 2019, India tops the list as the fastest growing major ad market in the world. 
Feb 13, 2019 09:02
MUMBAI: U Sports, the sports company owned by Indian media tycoon Ronnie Screwvala’s Unilazer Ventures, is bullish on making a positive impact on India’s ‘heartbeat sports’.
Feb 09, 2019 16:02
HAMPSHIRE, UK: A new study from Juniper Research has found that global consumer spend on digital content will reach $250 billion in 2019, an increase of $23 billion year-on-year.  
Feb 09, 2019 15:02
LIVERPOOL: Riding on its appearance in the UEFA Champions League final last season and its revival in the Premier League under manager Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool FC announced that it has broken the bank with a 125 million pounds ($162 million) profit during the last financial year which ended on 31 May 2018.