Sponsorship

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 05, 2018 14:05
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Soccer Association was Friday officially rebranded as Football Delhi in a move that its president Shaji Prabhakran said was intrinsic to the larger aim of making the national capital a model football state in the country by 2021.
May 03, 2018 14:05
NEW YORK: Alliance MMA, Inc. announced Wednesday that it has entered into a multi-year sponsorship and marketing contract with Maximum Human Performance (MHP), which will include brand promotion through live events and professional athletes.
May 02, 2018 17:05
LONDON: MotoGP commercial rights holder Dorna Sports has announced GoPro as title sponsor for the British GP in 2018, with the camera company taking top billing at the event to name it the GoPro British Grand Prix.  Set for the 24th–26th August, the race weekend will once again take place at the stunning Silverstone Circuit – its home since 2010.
May 02, 2018 13:05
NEW YORK: Twitter has announced a slate of over 30 new video deals, including a slew of live shows, among which an agreement with Formula 1 and an expanded content deal with ESPN being the notable ones from the sports arena.    On top of this, Twitter has divulged details of activations in gaming, news and entertainment.
Apr 28, 2018 15:04
MUMBAI: Pro Star League, an under-16 cricket tournament endorsed by the School Games Federation of India with the stated aim of identifying and nurturing talent at the grassroots level, was launched at a city hotel on Friday.
Apr 26, 2018 17:04
NEW YORK: USA’s Major League Soccer team New York City FC (NYCFC) has unveiled its new first-team training facility, Etihad City Football Academy in New York. 
Apr 25, 2018 17:04
KUALA LUMPUR: Formula 1 has unveiled Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas as its first regional sponsor, a designation it describes as "a new category of F1 sponsorship focused on targeted markets".  The agreement covers China, Italy and Mexico and names Petronas as F1’s regional sponsor for fuel and lubricants in the three countries. The length of the deal was not disclosed.
Apr 24, 2018 16:04
MOSCOW: The 2018 FIFA World Cup finally completed its list of local sponsors, signing up with Russia’s Alrosa - said to be one of the biggest names in the world diamond mining industry.  It joined the likes of the Russian Railways in the list.
Apr 24, 2018 16:04
MUMBAI: Fever FM has continued its fetish for sport. The pan-India radio station has tied up with two-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings as their official radio partner.  CSK is the fourth IPL franchise that Fever FM will be partnering with, after Delhi Daredevils (DD), Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Apr 24, 2018 13:04
ROME: Serie A club AS Roma has announced Qatar Airways as the Serie A club's official shirt sponsor.  The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed but Roma claim that the multi-year contract represents the largest ever sponsorship deal signed by the club and one of the biggest ever agreed by an Italian football side.