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. 

May 25, 2021 16:05
LONDON: Premier League team Leicester City has signed a three-year agreement with global online trading company FBS as its lead shirt sponsor. Financial terms were not disclosed but the club has described the deal as a ‘record’ partnership.
May 25, 2021 16:05
LONDON: Technology start-up Fabacus Tuesday announced it has partnered with UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, to launch a global consumer rewards programme for fans purchasing UFC licensed products.
May 24, 2021 18:05
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) is all set to host the 24th edition of their annual techno-management festival - “Techniche” and the rise in esports popularity has prompted the organizers to initiate a special esports festival, titled as “Funniche” as part of the main festival in collaboration with the Esports Federation of India (ESFI). 
May 20, 2021 13:05
MADRID: LaLiga, Spain’s premier football association, and Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced an expansion of their partnership focused on digitally transforming the sports experience globally.  The companies will also collaborate on developing technology solutions to the media and entertainment industry through LaLiga’s technology offering, LaLiga Tech. 
May 19, 2021 16:05
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union Parliament has voted in favour of cracking down on the growing phenomenon of illegal broadcasting of live sporting events by creating new legislation, that will, among other things, remove all pirated sports content within 30 minutes.
May 19, 2021 16:05
LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the Tokyo 2020 FanZone, an interactive gamification experience on olympics.com and the Tokyo 2020 official website and mobile app to engage and unite fans around the world leading up to and throughout the Olympic Games.
May 17, 2021 19:05
NEW DELHI: It has all come down to intense clashes and nail-biting finishes as LaLiga 2020-21 moves towards the end of one of the most exciting and competitive seasons of LaLiga. 
May 14, 2021 17:05
SINGAPORE: With a successful delivery of HSBC Women’s World Championship golf in Singapore and the Honda LPGA Thailand production as a new proof of concept, NEP Singapore and Asian Tour Media have registered Asia’s first live-to-air remote production.
May 12, 2021 17:05
LONDON: UK-based sports OTT platform Recast has raised $8.2 million (£5.9m) in its Series A round of investment.
May 11, 2021 14:05
ST GALLEN, Switzerland: Sportradar, a leading global provider of sports data intelligence and sport entertainment solutions, Tuesday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InteractSport, an Australian tech platform and data provider with partnerships across a range of leading sporting organisations with a particular depth and expertise in cricket.