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Teenage sibling duo on a mission to promote Chess across India

Samvedna Chess India Sports Minister

Chess has always been a pride for each Indian. Over the years, the Indian Chess Community has produced many world-class players. The big revolution came with Viswanathan Anand winning the World Championship title in 2007 and retaining it for 5 years which inspired many upcoming players. Just last week the Indian Chess Team were joint … Read more

Hyderabad FC team up with Borussia Dortmund in a multi-year deal

Hyderabad FC team up with Borussia Dortmund

Team Hyderabad FC from the Indian Super League on Sunday, announced a two-year partnership with Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, the extension for which stands optional with additional scope until 2025. The German side posted on their twitter handle to announce the deal “Borussia Dortmund is excited to announce a multi-year partnership with Hyderabad FC, official … Read more

Mobile Premier League (MPL) joins Knight Riders franchises KKR & TKR as principal sponsor

KKR IPL MPL SPONSOR

Esports and mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) hops in as principal sponsor for both Knight Riders Franchises – Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL) and Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL). The space for MPL was created after edutech giant Byju’s pulled out of the principal sponsorship deal for the same year. The Caribbean Premier League is … Read more

VIVO opts out from PKL and Bigg Boss after IPL snub

VIVO Pro Kabaddi League

After the BCCI on Thursday announced the temporary exit ofChinese mobile brand Vivo as ‘Title Sponsors’ of the IPL for theyear 2020, the brand now has further decided to opt out of thetitle sponsorship deals with the ‘Pro Kabaddi League’ (PKL) andreality show ‘Bigg Boss’. This has come after a rising anti-China sentiment in the … Read more

Study Claims: Global Esports spends to hit $844m in 2020

ESports India Gaming

While the entire Sports Industry has faced major setbacks, the E-Sports category has not stopped gaining dollars even during the ongoing pandemic and subsequent lockdown. A study by leading Marketing Intelligence Service Agency WARC finds that brand investment (advertising and sponsorship) in e-sports is set to rise 9.9% worldwide to $844m this year, though it … Read more

Twenty-First Century Media: Enter The eSports Business

Twenty-First Century Media ventures into e-sports

Twenty-First Century Media (TCM), India’s biggest sports marketing and management company founded by Lokesh Sharma in 1993 launched a new eSports marketing division – TCM eSports on Monday, 20th July,20. With already being appointed as the knowledge partner for the upcoming India Gaming Summit, TCM eSports plans on creating more engagement opportunities from relevant entities … Read more