Technology

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. 

Feb 22, 2022 16:02
HANGZHOU, China: In an effort to bolster the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) digitalization efforts, Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has successfully migrated its core games technology services to Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group. 
Feb 21, 2022 11:02
AHMEDABAD: CVC Capital-owned Tata Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans unveiled the team logo in the Metaverse Monday. 
Feb 18, 2022 18:02
MUMBAI: Mumbai-based popular Indian gaming and entertainment centre operator Smaaash Entertainment Pvt Ltd, which had shuttered operations in the latter half of 2020 due to a severe downturn in business as a fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, is back up and running. 
Feb 14, 2022 15:02
LONDON: Chelsea FC has become the first Premier League club to roll out 5G across its home ground. UK telco Three, also the west London club's shirt sponsor, has completed installation of the next-gen network around Stamford Bridge. 
Feb 10, 2022 19:02
LONDON: The Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team has announced technology major Oracle as its new title sponsor in a five-year agreement worth a reported $500 million.   Red Bull Racing, while introducing its new team name as Oracle Red Bull Racing, also unveiled the team’s new car for the upcoming season - the RB18.
Feb 10, 2022 17:02
MUMBAI: Lupa Systems founder and CEO James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, former chairman and CEO of Star India and former president of Walt Disney Asia Pacific, announced Thursday they are forming a new venture, “Bodhi Tree”, an investment platform that will be financially supported by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. 
Feb 10, 2022 16:02
GOA: FC Goa announced Thursday that the Indian Super League franchise had onboarded sports software-technology company Proem Sports as a club partner.  Through this collaboration, FC Goa will use Proem Sports’ customer data platform - Organon - and take a data-driven approach to understand, engage, and grow their fan base. 
Feb 10, 2022 16:02
MUMBAI: Home-grown blockchain-powered fan engagement platform SportZchain has contracted Meraki Sport & Entertainment as its exclusive marketing services agency. Meraki will focus on acquiring & activating assets, with an objective to build & manage fan communities across the globe. 
Feb 09, 2022 17:02
GAYDON, United Kingdom: Jaguar and Envision Racing have announced a new multi-year customer supply relationship which will start at the launch of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season. 
Feb 09, 2022 16:02
SEVILLE, Spain: LaLiga team Sevilla FC, in partnership with Chiliz, a blockchain provider for the sports and entertainment industry, have announced that they will launch their official fan token $SEVILLA on the Socios.com app.