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Mar 23, 2020 18:03
THE IRONMAN GROUP, a Wanda Sports Group company, has announced that it will add the IRONMAN Virtual Racing (VR) Series to its portfolio, including the IRONMAN VR Pro Challenge that will debut on April 4 through the IRONMAN Now Page on Facebook Watch.
Mar 23, 2020 18:03
THE ASIA PACIFIC pay TV sector is the most vibrant in the world, with subscribers up by 45 million and revenues up by $1.40 billion over the next five years. Pay TV penetration will stay at around 69%.
Mar 21, 2020 15:03
CHICAGO: For the first time since its creation in 1939, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will not be played on the court.  Over the next few weeks, leading sports tech firm Stats Perform will leverage its AI capabilities and deep data to simulate all the action, including the upsets and Cinderella stories.
Mar 21, 2020 14:03
SAN FRANCISCO: NBA Star, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Spencer Dinwiddie and Cred, a California based licensed lender, have launched a partnership that will offer an alternative to traditional banking and allow NBA fans to earn interest on stablecoins and other crypto assets. 
Mar 21, 2020 13:03
LONDON: Formula 1 Friday announced the launch of a new F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series, featuring a number of current F1 drivers.  The series has been created to enable fans to continue watching Formula 1 races virtually, despite the ongoing COVID-19 situation that has affected this season’s race calendar.
Mar 20, 2020 14:03
MUMBAI: The rollout of Disney+ Hotstar OTT service has been put on hold and a new revised premiere date for the service will be announced soon, Walt Disney India confirmed Friday. The app was to be launched along with the IPL 2020 season kick-off.
Mar 19, 2020 17:03
NEW YORK: The 36th edition of WrestleMania, WWE's biggest event, will for the first time be held as a two-night event streaming on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and available on pay-per-view.  Additionally, WWE said WrestleMania 36 will now “include multiple locations”. 
Mar 19, 2020 17:03
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to forge a gender-equal world, adidas launched its latest campaign “#FasterThan”, that inspires women across all fields and ages to participate and celebrate sport in their daily lives. Bringing together real women, influencers and athletes; the campaign focuses on ‘Women in Sport’ and inspires them to be bigger than their challenges.
Mar 19, 2020 17:03
NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has permitted Discovery Communications India to launch Eurosport and Eurosport HD in India with the approval of Discovery’s name change application. 
Mar 18, 2020 17:03
MUMBAI: Nextwave Multimedia, a subsidiary of leading Indian game developer Nazara Technologies, has announced that its franchise World Cricket Championship (WCC) has amassed 110 million downloads, and laying to the status of the world’s no. 1 mobile cricket game.