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. 

Nov 14, 2018 16:11
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council has signed a deal with Dream11, India’s biggest sports gaming platform, to make it the ICC's Official Fantasy Game Partner till 2023.  As per a press release, the cricketing fans all across the world will have the opportunity to select their fantasy teams after the official team squads are announced for all ICC events worldwide.
Nov 14, 2018 15:11
DUBAI: The MRF Challenge, one of Asia’s premier single-seater championships, and an FIA-approved series, is again set to light up the winter season with a clutch of young, exciting talent from Europe and elsewhere in the fray as the seventh edition commences at the Dubai Autodrome here Thursday.
Nov 13, 2018 12:11
CHENNAI: Chennai-based online matchmaking platform BharatMatrimony announced Monday that it has appointed former India cricket captain MS Dhoni as its new brand ambassador, IANS reports. The company will soon launch a 360 degree marketing campaign featuring advertisments with Dhoni in it focusing on appealing to single men and women over the age of 18 across TV, print, radio and outdoor throughout the country.
Nov 13, 2018 12:11
LONDON: The Premier League and Nike have announced a six-year extension to their existing partnership through to 2025. The extension of a deal that began back in 2000 cements one of the League's longest partnerships.
Nov 13, 2018 12:11
LONDON: For the first time in its history, the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals has introduced a new fan engagement feature that will measure crowd noise within the O2 Arena during matches called the ‘Infosys ATP Fan Meter’.
Nov 13, 2018 11:11
SHANGHAI: UEFA has announced a new, historic partnership with Chinese payment and lifestyle platform Alipay.  The agreement, worth a reported 200 million euros ($225 million), runs till 2026 and will include all UEFA national team football competitions during the period, including Euro 2020 and 2024, as well as the UEFA Nations League finals.
Nov 13, 2018 09:11
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government, which is aiming to secure the title of 'national sports capital' for Bhubaneswar, has signed agreements with seven top business groups to nurture sporting talent and bolster the sports ecosystem in the state.
Nov 12, 2018 16:11
LAHORE: Doubts over Pakistan’s participation in the upcoming World Cup in Bhubaneswar have been cleared after the cash strapped Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) found a saviour in the local subsidiary of Chinese multinational Haier, which has offered its patronage to the national team for the next two years.
Nov 12, 2018 15:11
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has managed to bag as many as seven sponsors for the first ever standalone ICC Women’s World T20 in the West Indies. One of them is Uber as the brand will work alongside the ICC to leverage one of the world’s most popular sports to engage the broader cricketing community in a conversation around the important role sport plays in empowering girls and women around the world.
Nov 12, 2018 14:11
‘CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME’. It is easy to believe that the cliché applies to most companies entering the sports sponsorship arena, starting from their home country, before branching out to the world. However, if there is one Indian company that is taking a different route, it is Balkrishna Tires, better known as BKT Tires.