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. 

Aug 05, 2022 20:08
Premier League giants Manchester United has announced a multi-year global strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. The arrangement will feature the Snapdragon brand. Snapdragon platforms power many of the world's premium smartphones, PCs, gaming devices, connected cars, smart wearables and more.
Aug 02, 2022 17:08
Manchester City has renewed its partnership with sports drink and nutrition brand Gatorade. The new deal, which runs until 2025, will see the world’s number one sports drink brand continue as the Official Sports Nutrition Partner of both the men’s and women’s teams.  City’s partnership with Gatorade began in 2017 and extended to include the women’s team in 2019.
Aug 02, 2022 14:08
LONDON: IMG has extended its long-standing, exclusive worldwide partnership with the Premier League to manage, license and market its video archive, until 2025. The representation agreement will see all upcoming match coverage and interviews over the next three seasons (2022/23-2024/25), totalling 1,140 matches, made available on IMG’s digital archive platform, IMGReplay.com.
Aug 01, 2022 17:08
MUMBAI: Cricket NFT marketplace Rario has added Indian batting stalwart Cheteshwar Pujarato to its roster.  A tweet sent from the official Rario Twitter account made the announcement public Saturday, July 30. Pujara joins a number of notable Indian cricketers already part of the "Rario squad", including Prithvi Shaw, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virender Sehwag, Ishant Sharma, Shafali Verma, and Smriti Mandhana.
Aug 01, 2022 16:08
MUMBAI: Connected lifestyle brand Noise has roped in actor Vaani Kapoor as the face of its upcoming X-Fit series smartwatch in India, Noise X-Fit 2. 
Jul 28, 2022 17:07
FOR MORE THAN 100 years, the scarf has been the ultimate symbol of football fandom. It’s seen the highs and the lows; and captures the blood, sweat and tears of fans, week in and week out. On Wednesday, Manchester City, together with technology partner Cisco, shared an innovative upgrade to the scarf that purportedly allows a "better understanding of the emotion at the heart" of the world’s beautiful game.
Jul 27, 2022 19:07
BENGALURU: A new sports media and tech startup 'WhatsInTheGame', a Web 3.0 & the Metaverse Sports application that gives news shorts in 60 words or less, schedules, and result cards of global sports, has been launched.  'WhatsInTheGame' has been founded by Anil Kumar Mamidala, EJB Prameela and international badminton player B Sai Praneeth.
Jul 27, 2022 07:07
REDWOOD CITY, Calif: Electronic Arts Inc. and Juventus, the biggest and most successful Italian football club in the world, Tuesday announced a new, multi-year partnership, which will see Juventus return to EA SPORTS’ football video game series beginning in EA SPORTS FIFA 23, launching September 30.
Jul 26, 2022 19:07
NEW YORK, NY: TeamTrak Cycling League, an entity of World Cycling Limited, and Legends announced a strategic partnership Tuesday to support the launch and growth of the startup indoor cycling league. 
Jul 26, 2022 19:07
MUMBAI: Lifestyle tech brand Noise has rolled out an AI-driven campaign, in partnership with brand ambassador Rishabh Pant, to send out personalized messages to potential buyers of its recently launched flagship smartwatch, the ColorFit Pro 4 series.