Business Intelligence

Apr 25, 2024 13:04
Reliance's digital streaming platform has just thrown down another gauntlet at its international rivals. After streaming the Indian Premier League and a number of award-winning entertainment offering, mostly for free, JioCinema has announced its new subscription offering, ‘JioCinema Premium’ at a price point that is expected to cause massive market disruption.
Apr 24, 2024 20:04
British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion Plc has entered into a definitive agreement to wholly acquire “highly complementary” US sports apparel and equipment retailer Hibbett, Inc. to speed up its US expansion and enhance its presence in “the world’s biggest and most attractive sportswear market”.
Apr 24, 2024 19:04
SAN FRANCISCO: Strava, the leading digital community for active people with more than 125 million athletes, Wednesday announced the hiring of two new executives to its executive team: Matt Salazar, as chief product officer, and Rob Terrell, as chief technology officer. 
Apr 23, 2024 21:04
Revenues at Viacom18, the media arm of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), grew by 49% for the 2023-24 financial year on the back of sports and news. The company’s revenues reached Rs 10,826 crore ($1.3 billion) in FY24 as compared to Rs 7,266 crore ($872m) in FY23.  Per the company’s statement, sports was the biggest driver of revenue growth for Viacom18. 
Apr 23, 2024 21:04
Deepak Dhar’s Banijay Asia (a joint venture between him and Banijay), and Ravi Shastri’s Sporting Beyond (founded by Ravi Shastri and Jaiveer Panwar), have announced a strategic partnership aimed at redefining the landscape of cricket entertainment through content and live events.
Apr 23, 2024 21:04
Novak Djokovic, Aitana Bonmatí, Jude Bellingham and Simone Biles were among the big winners in Madrid on Sunday night, as Spain was at the centre of world sport with an unrivalled collection of sport’s greatest talents celebrating the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards.
Apr 23, 2024 21:04
Global premium experiences brand Legends has appointed Dan Levy as its new chief executive. The development follows the veteran tech executive's induction in early March to the company's board of directors and being named interim president. In addition, erstwhile Legends CEO Shervin Mirhashemi will become the firm’s vice chair on a full-time basis.
Apr 19, 2024 20:04
Indian sports and athleisure company Agilitas Sports has acquired exclusive licensing rights to design, manufacture, and distribute Italian shoe brand Lotto in India, Australia, and soon South Africa for a period of 40 years for an undisclosed fee. Agilitas Sports, which acquired the rights from WHP Global, is co-founded by former PUMA India and South-East Asia managing director Abhishek Ganguly. 
Apr 19, 2024 19:04
MUMBAI: TAM Sports has released the TAM Sports - IPL 17 Advertising Update 4, which has analysed data from the first 31 games of this year's 17th edition of the Tata Indian Premier League, and for all the channels on which matches were telecast, and how it compares with IPL 16.
Apr 19, 2024 19:04
Disney Star, the official broadcaster of IPL 2024, on Thursday said it continues to see a rise in TV viewership for the marquee tournament. According to BARC data, Disney Star has registered a cumulative reach of 44.8 crore viewers for the first 22 days (26 matches) of IPL 2024, garnering 18,800 crore minutes of total watch-time on TV.