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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.

May 24, 2019 16:05
MUMBAI: Star Sports, India’s leading sportscaster, has premiered its third season of ‘Follow the Blues’. The weekly show, which began on 21st May, focuses on the ‘Men in Blue’ and their World Cup journey to bring the #CricketKaCrown back. Season 3 features exclusive interviews, net sessions, media interactions, behind the scenes action and a lot of fan fervour.
May 23, 2019 11:05
MUMBAI: Lighting major Signify, (formerly known as Philips Lighting) on Wednesday announced its partnership with Star Sports as the presenting sponsor of Cricket Live for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. As part of the partnership, the Cricket Live segment will be branded as Philips Hue Cricket Live and will be the exclusive branded property for the tournament.
May 23, 2019 08:05
LONDON: Media rights value that accrues to the Premier League has risen by almost 8% to £9.2 billion ($11.64bn) for the next three seasons, the league's interim chief executive Richard Masters has said.
May 22, 2019 10:05
DUBAI: The ICC have announced the broadcast and digital distribution plans for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, providing cricket fans across the world with the widest range of platforms to access the tournament across  television, radio and digital platforms, as well as news, in cinemas, at Fan Parks and via other media rights partners.
May 22, 2019 10:05
MUMBAI: GroupM Asia Pacific has promoted GroupM South Asia COO Prasanth Kumar (PK), to CEO.
May 21, 2019 16:05
MUMBAI: Further personalising the experience for fans this year, Star Sports, India’s leading sports broadcaster used a combination of technology, newly introduced dedicated regional channels, a rousing campaign and a host of programming initiatives to broaden the outreach and experience even further for the VIVO Indian Premier League 2019.
May 21, 2019 13:05
MUMBAI: Sports broadcaster Star Sports will telecast all the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up games from 24th till 28th May. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will kick start from 30th May. Commentary will be in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam to bring the best of sporting action to fans.
May 21, 2019 13:05
MUMBAI: With the ICC World Cup in England and Wales just ten days away, fan frenzy is all set to grip the nation. News18’s CricketNext.com has launched a brand campaign to bring India’s dedicated fans closer to their team by sending them their wishes to win the World Cup for the third time after 1983 and 2011.
May 21, 2019 11:05
MADRID: The Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF) has refuted claims made by Mediapro, the Spanish communications company and rights broker, that the rights tender to the Copa del Rey have been suspended. A statement issued by Mediapro claimed that Madrid's Commercial Court Nº 12 had ruled in its favour after it had been excluded from the original tender.
May 20, 2019 17:05
LONDON: The Premier League has come to a new agreement with IMG where the two organisations will continue to work together to operate Premier League Productions (PLP) for the next three seasons. PLP produces and distributes all of the Premier League's international programming, including the broadcasting of all 380 Premier League matches.