UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and part of TKO Group Holdings, together with Morgan & Morgan, America's largest injury law firm, Wednesday announced a multi-year renewal of their U.S. marketing partnership in which Morgan & Morgan will strategically activate its brand within a selection of key high-profile UFC assets.
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Jan 08, 2019 12:01
STAMFORD: World Wrestling Entertaiment (WWE) Monday named Sarah Cummins as the new senior vice president (SVP) of its consumer products division. With 25 years of experience in the industry, she will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of WWE’s licensing, e-commerce, venue sales, home entertainment and publishing. She will report directly to WWE CMO Brian Flinn.
Jan 02, 2019 16:01
MUMBAI: Hinduja Group subsidiaries ONEOTT intertainment and In Entertainment India have announced their collective entry nto the sports ecosystem with the acquisition of the ‘Mumbai Ninjas’ franchise in the upcoming Ultimate Karate League (UKL).
Mumbai Ninjas are one of the six teams that will feature in the inaugural season of UKL, which kicks off on January 11.
Dec 19, 2018 17:12
MUMBAI: MTV, the youth channel from the Viacom18 stable, has entered into a multi-year partnership with Mercury Sports Entertainment, the India master franchise holder of Brave Combat Federation, to air Brave fight nights and develop IP formats for reality shows.
Dec 07, 2018 16:12
ABU DHABI: WWE superstar Sasha Banks announced Thursday a partnership with the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, the biennial global sporting event featuring thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 14-21 March 2019.
Dec 04, 2018 15:12
MUMBAI: WWE India has named former VP of marketing at Star India, Gaurav Barjatya as its new head of marketing, Exchange4Media reports.
Barjatya’s stint began a few weeks ago.
He had joined the Star TV Network in 2011. Before Star, he was the senior brand manager at Parle Agro. Barjatya was also with Idea Cellular for four years.
Dec 04, 2018 12:12
MUMBAI: WWE announced Monday that it will visit India in search of the next generation of superstars by holding its first-ever talent tryout in the city in March 2019. The four-day event will give up to 40 athletes from the country a golden opportunity to showcase their abilities with the goal of being selected to begin training at the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Nov 22, 2018 15:11
SINGAPORE: ONE Championship, the Singapore-based Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competition, is bringing its vast business expertise as Asia’s largest global sports brand in history into the sportswear space.
Previously, official tournament merchandise was only available to the crowds attending its live events in major cities across Asia.
Nov 21, 2018 17:11
NEW DELHI: The Union government's decision to deny a visa to a boxer from Kosovo for the ongoing AIBA Women's World Championships, which is being hosted here, has elicited a strong response from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Nov 21, 2018 16:11
SHANGHAI: UFC, the world’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organisation, Tuesday announced plans to open the world’s largest, state-of-the-art MMA training and development facility in the Chinese city of Shanghai in 2019. The development comes as the UFC brings its first-ever event to Beijing this week.
Nov 14, 2018 15:11
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE has declared that that WrestleMania 34 generated $175 million in economic impact for the greater New Orleans region this past April, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation.