Technology

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. 

Apr 07, 2022 17:04
MUMBAI: The Tata Indian Premier League’s (IPL) latest entrants, the Gujarat Titans, have created two new rooms in The Metaverse to provide the fans with an enhanced experience of the new team. Following their logo launch in The Metaverse, which received an overwhelming response from the fans, the Gujarat Titans have strengthened their presence on the virtual platform with new additions.
Apr 07, 2022 17:04
NEW DELHI: In a bid to tap on the massive interest in NFT and gaming in India, game streaming and eSports platform Rooter has announced its partnership with the India arm of Yield Guild Games (YGG), IndiGG. 
Apr 06, 2022 17:04
MUMBAI: Now here's a reported development that comes straight out of "left field" as it were. While the "expected suspects" have reportedly bought the Invitation-To-Tender (ITT) bid document for world cricket's biggest media rights property, recently released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, there is a new name that has been added to the prospective list. And it is is as big as they come. 
Apr 04, 2022 14:04
SO HERE GOES THE FIRST OF THE PROMISED SEPARATE EXAMINATI0NS of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Invitation to Tender (ITT) for media rights to world cricket's most valuable property. 
Apr 01, 2022 14:04
DOHA, Qatar: Al Rihla has been revealed by adidas as the Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.  The 14th successive ball that adidas has created for the World Cup is designed to support peak game speeds, as it travels faster in flight than any ball in the tournament’s history. 
Mar 31, 2022 09:03
BENGALURU:  Multi game platform Games24x7 has raised $75 million in a recent funding round, led by Malabar Investment, and has entered the unicorn club with a valuation of $2.5 billion. The funding round also included participation by existing investors Tiger Global and Raine Group. Tiger had earlier invested in the company in 2011 and 2012 and Raine did their first round of investment in 2019.
Mar 30, 2022 18:03
PARIS: Football superstar Lionel Messi has signed on with Socios.com as the digital fan token company's global brand ambassador. Messi’s agreement with Socios will last for an initial period of three years. While financial terms were not disclosed, Reuters puts the endorsement deal value at $20 million.
Mar 29, 2022 13:03
NEW YORK: WWE and Fanatics Tuesday announced a comprehensive, long-term sports and entertainment partnership that will see Fanatics utilize its expanded digital sports platform to create a new, enhanced experience for WWE fans globally across several businesses, including e-commerce and licensed merchandise, as well as physical, digital, and non-fungible token (NFT) trading cards. 
Mar 29, 2022 13:03
LONDON: Think and Learn (Byju’s) and Tencent have emerged as the most active media and telecom (TMT) companies across the global merger and acquisition (M&A) market during 2021.   They acquired six and four TMT companies (in deals with a disclosed value ≥ $50m), respectively, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Mar 28, 2022 14:03
KOCHI: In response to a phenomenal season of football at the Hero Indian Super League 2022, and to gear up for the upcoming season, Indian edtech company BYJU’S released a powerful anthem for the Kerala Blasters Football Club.