Indian e-commerce player Flipkart Group has acquired 100 percent stake in Walmart India, which operates the Best Price cash-and-carry business, and launched a new digital marketplace, Flipkart Wholesale. The move will allow Flipkart to leverage the strong wholesale capabilities of the company and enable growth for kiranas and MSMEs. It will also strengthen the grocery […]
ASEAN, FIFA & football stars unveil campaign to promote healthy lifestyle amidst COVID-19
ASEAN, FIFA and football stars have unveiled a joint awareness campaign to promote healthy and active lifestyles during COVID-19. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have launched #BeActive videos featuring regional football stars as part of a joint campaign encouraging ASEAN citizens to lead healthy and […]
Amazon’s Twitch unveils sports channel; partners with Real Madrid & Arsenal
Amazon’s online streaming platform, Twitch has now expanded to traditional sports as well with the launch of a new sports channel ‘TwitchSports’. As per its about section, “TwitchSports is dedicated to helping you find & follow the best sports streams on Twitch. Use the Featured Streams extension to see what’s Live and what’s coming up […]
LaLiga India head Jose Antonio Cachaza on in-stadia advertising in Covid-19 era, league’s crackdown on piracy & importance of diversity
Spain’s top league LaLiga was the second major league to restart in the Covid-19 era and saw its international viewership grow by more than 48% on its first matchday of the league’s restart. LaLiga recently joined hands with Mediapro to enhance programming experience on Facebook Watch for the fans in the Indian Sub-Continent. The Playknox […]
The European Tour renews partnership with CANAL+
The European Tour and CANAL+ have agreed a long-term partnership extension, ensuring that CANAL+ remains the exclusive home of European Tour golf in France. The new agreement extends a relationship that stretches back over 20 years and will see tournaments such as the Rolex Series – the premium category of events on the European Tour’s […]
Kerala Blasters unveils a tambola gaming app to increase fan engagement
Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters have launched a new online platform ‘Moolah’ in partnership with a Hyderabad-based interactive technology innovator, Ducere Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to increase interaction with their fanbase amidst the lockdown. The Kerala Blasters new app will host some real prize money games, urging its fans to come together and interact […]
UAE confirmed to host IPL 2020
The UAE will be hosting the IPL 2020 in the window vacated by the International Cricket Council (ICC), said Brijesh Patel, chairman of IPL. The Board of Cricket in Control for India (BCCI) will try to make the tournament happen in the tentative time slot between September 26 and November 7. Patel told Gulf News […]
WTT signs strategic partnerships with 160over90, Pumpjack Dataworks, Gemba & Superunion
World Table Tennis (WTT) has agreed partnership with a host of top-level professional partners, to help elevate table tennis to the global sports elite. After the recent unveiling of WTT’s Strategic Partnership with IMG, WTT is proud to announce its collaborations with 160over90, Pumpjack Dataworks, Gemba and Superunion Matt Pound, Director at WTT said: “We […]
Liverpool FC names Mauritius as tourism and economic development partner
Liverpool FC has signed a new global partnership with the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority and Economic Development Board Mauritius as the club’s official tourism and economic development partner. The deal forms part of the country’s drive to become a leading global tourist destination and business hub of Africa. The three-year partnership will see Mauritius benefit […]
Twenty First Century Media ventures into eSports
TCM, a full service sports marketing and management company for over three decades announced the launch of its full service esports marketing division – TCM eSports. TCM holds exclusive ground rights across various cricket stadia in India and globally. Outside India, TCM holds the exclusive Naming, Sponsorship, In stadia rights across New Zealand Cricket, Cricket […]