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Esports media platform TalkEsport raises $1m pre-series A funding

Last updated : May 02, 2024 18:05
SportzPower Team
May 01, 2024 20:05

MUMBAI:  Esports media platform TalkEsport announced Wednesday the successful closure of its pre-series A funding round, securing an investment of $1 million from Saswat Ventures. 

The investment underscores TalkEsport’s robust growth trajectory and reaffirms its position as a pioneering force in the esports industry.

Dec 07, 2018 15:12
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Indian football scores 3.5m Twitter mentions since 2014
MUMBAI: Twitter's primary role is to allow the democratization of voices amongst those in the sporting ecosystem in India, Aneesh Madani, head, Sports Partnerships, Asia Pacific, for the social media giant argues.
Dec 07, 2018 14:12
India outpaces China, USA in media consumption growth: CII-BCG survey
MUMBAI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have collaborated once again for an exclusive report which features the media industry of the country called ‘One Consumer, Many Interactions’.
Dec 05, 2018 16:12
Star Sports 1 Telugu launch press conference
Star Sports unveils Telugu chnl; live from Dec 7
HYDERABAD: Star India Wednesday announced the launch of its third regional sports channel - Star Sports 1 Telugu.  The network confirmed that Star Sports 1 Telugu will go live on Friday, 7th December, and will be available on leading DTH and Cable Operators across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as the rest of India.  The sportscaster has been testing the channel on AsiaSat 7 at 105 East. 
Dec 05, 2018 15:12
Football fan platform Otro goes live, scores support of world's top stars
Football fan platform Otro scores support of world's top stars
LONDON: Otro, a digital football fan platform that went live across the world Tuesday, has secured funding from venture capital firm 23 Capital. According to UK media reports, the funding secured by Otro, which provides fans with curated content from global football stars, was in the region of £50 million ($63.61m).
Dec 05, 2018 13:12
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Football garnered record 498m viewers in India this year: BARC
MUMBAI: Although football is still far off to be compared to cricket’s position as the top sport in the country, 498 million viewers from across the country watched the beautiful game on television in 2018 as compared to 741 million tuning in for cricket. This is an all-time record for Indian television for football.
Dec 04, 2018 13:12
UEFA prepones VAR usage in Champions League to Feb 2019
DUBLIN: The UEFA Executive Committee (EC) Monday met in Dublin and decided to use Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the UEFA Champions League as from the Round of 16 in February 2019 following successful technological testing and the training of referees over the last few months.
Dec 04, 2018 13:12
F1 shifts up a gear on VR experience offering
LONDON: Formula 1 has entered into a partnership with the world’s first virtual reality (VR) 360 degree brand ‘The Dream VR’. As per the agreement, more than three million fans across 180 countries in the world will get to view unique content of behind-the-scenes moments of the entire Grand Prix weekend through their VR headsets, mobile devices, TV sets and Apple TV.
Dec 03, 2018 18:12
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Star sets date for Telugu sports channel launch
MUMBAI: Star India is all set to debut its third regional sports channel - Star Sports 1 Telugu - to its bouquet on 7 December.  The broadcaster has been testing the channel on AsiaSat 7 at 105 East, Televisionpost.com reports. 
Dec 03, 2018 13:12
Sony sponsors Maharashtra-level women’s blind cricket tourney
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) partnered with the Cricket Association for the Blind of Maharashtra (CABM) as sponsors of the State Level Cricket Tournament for the Blind – Women. The tournament was recently held at the Islam Gymkhana, Marine Lines, Mumbai.
Dec 01, 2018 17:12
Sports Flashes scores World Cup 2019 audio rights
DUBAI: Multi-sports app Sports Flashes has acquired the rights from the UAE based Channel 2 Group to broadcast, promote and distribute audio content of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2019, it was announced on Friday.
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