LONDON: Swedish sports rights agency Spring Media is partnering with global media services company Red Bee to launch Wnited – the world’s first global OTT service dedicated to women’s football.
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Oct 22, 2019 14:10
Partho Dasgupta steps down from BARC; Sunil Lulla new CEO
MUMBAI: The world’s largest Television Audience measurement company Tuesday announced a change in leadership.
Oct 22, 2019 13:10
Ranveer Singh fronts adidas Originals campaign
NEW DELHI: adidas Originals, the sportswear brand for the streets, launches the ‘Home Of Classics’ campaign that pays tribute to some of the brand’s most foundational silhouettes. Bringing together four franchises, both archival and contemporary into a single collection, Home Of Classics collection features the iconic legends: Stan…
Oct 22, 2019 09:10
IPL to run for 2 full months; less double-headers: Report
MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) will reportedly have a longer schedule when the world's most popular T20 cricket tournament arrives for its 13th edition next year.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is mulling the option of more night games that start at 7 pm, Indian Express reports. According…
Oct 22, 2019 09:10
Planners propose integrated sports complex in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR: Members of the Institute of Town Planners India (ITPI) on Saturday recommended that the state government construct a sports complex in the city having facilities for promotion of wide range of sports activities to develop the city as ‘Sports Capital’ of the country in future.
The town planners who took part in…
Oct 22, 2019 09:10
Reliance Jio interested in bidding for EPL digital rights
MUMBAI: The bean counters at the English Premier League must be licking their chops at the news coming out from Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s largest private-sector enterprise.
RIL is seriously considering bidding for the Indian streaming rights of the Premier League when it opens up, the conglomerate’s latest move in a…
Oct 22, 2019 08:10
BFC scores Myprotein as its ISL nutrition partner
BENGALURU: Defending Hero Indian Super League champions Bengaluru Football Club (BFC) has partnered with UK-based sports and nutrition brand Myprotein for the sixth season of the ISL.
Myprotein, which has come on board as ‘Official Sports and Nutrition Partner’, officially is considered as one of the foremost brands for…
Oct 22, 2019 07:10
Will invest in domestic leagues with potential: NP Singh
MUMBAI: NP Singh, Sony Pictures Networks India's long serving managing director and CEO, asserts that despite losing out to rival Star India as the "broadcast custodian" of the Indian Premier League, SPN remains on a strong footing in the sporting rights arena.
The resurgence of the SPN’s online streaming platform SonyLIV and…
Oct 22, 2019 06:10
adidas global brands director to leave at yr-end
BERLIN: adidas AG announced Monday that its global brands director and executive board member Eric Liedtke, who helped guide the German sportswear maker’s turnaround in recent years, will depart December 31.
Liedtke was instrumental in developing adidas’ current strategic business plan 'Creating the New' that spans the years…
Oct 22, 2019 05:10
Sports industry facing e-learning platform launches
CAPE VERDE: The world’s first e-learning platform dedicated to the sports industry was officially launched Monday at the United Nations endorsed National Youth Forum in Cape Verde.
The platform is designed to help young people from the age of 16, in particular those from developing countries including Africa, South America…