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IPL Spot-Fixing Scandal Hasn't Hurt Brand As Sponsors, Advertisers Stay On05 / 21 / 13Advertisers and sponsors of the Indian Premier League "hope the scandal would not affect viewership of the tournament and impact its brand value," according to the PTI. Multi Screen Media, official broadcaster of the T20 format, said that fixing of matches by players of a particular team "would not ... Tags: Marketing and Sponsorship, India |
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Nike Indonesia Considering Expansion
Nike Indonesia President Dir Jeff Perkins met with Indonesian Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat on Friday "to discuss the possibilities of making Indonesia the biggest manufacturing base for the company," according to INVESTOR DAILY. Hidayat: "Basically, Jeff Perkins was pretty happy with [Nike's] inve ...
Singapore Enjoying Horseracing Revival
Singapore’s "once moribund horseracing scene is staging a comeback," according to Jeremy Grant of the FINANCIAL TIMES. For years, attendance at Singapore’s only racecourse "was thin as punters were put off by modest prize money and the low quality of the race horses." The arrival of cas ...
Mumbai Tigers Confirm I-League Bid
Rajen Kilachand, chairman of Dubai-based conglomerate Dodsal Group, which owns Indian second tier side FC Mumbai Tigers, "has confirmed his intention to bid for an I-League franchise in next month's auction," according to Ashley Hammond of GULF NEWS. The All India Football Federation is accepting bi ...
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European Tour Event A Go In Korea
Golf's European Tour "is keeping a close eye on developments on the Korean peninsula" ahead of the Ballantine's Championship in Seoul, South Korea next week, but organizers said that "it will be business as usual," according to Tony Jimenez of REUTERS. There "has been hostility in the region for w ...
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Singapore Inks Record Apparel Deal
The Singapore Athletic Association has "signed a new apparel sponsor" in Key Power International, the Singapore distributor of U.S. sports apparel company Brooks and Australian compression brand 2XU, according to Chan U-gene of the STRAITS TIMES. The three-year sponsorship deal "starts this year" an ...
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MP & Silva Acquires FIFA Media Rights
Int'l media rights company MP & Silva has secured a deal for the exclusive rights to distribute FIFA's tournaments in Vietnam between '13-14 for the first time, including the 2014 World Cup. MP & Silva will be the exclusive distributer for TV rights across cable, satellite and terrestri ...
Tokyo 2020 CEO Vows 'Safe' Games
Tokyo 2020 CEO Masato Mizuno vowed Tuesday to ensure safety if the city wins the 2020 Summer Games, "as the sporting world reeled from twin blasts at the Boston Marathon," according to the AFP. Mizuno: "First of all, Tokyo is one of the safest cities in the world. We'll do our best to prevent ...
Istanbul's 2020 Media-Friendly Porposals
A delegation of Istanbul 2020 Olympic media experts demonstrated the bid committee’s plans for welcoming the world’s media to Turkey with a presentation to leading int'l sports journalists at the 76th Association Internationale de la Press Sportive Congress in Sochi, Russia. Th ...
Fast Retailing Benefits From Weak Yen
Fast Retailing Co. "has raised its forecast for annual profit as the seller of Uniqlo-branded apparel benefits from a weakening yen," according to BLOOMBERG. The Yamaguchi-based company, Asia's largest clothing retailer, said Thursday net income will probably be ¥91.5B ($94M) for the year endin ...
Football Notes
FIFA Chief Investigator Michael Garcia has been declared persona non grata and put on a "black list" by the Russian government. He is one of 18 U.S. citizens on the list who will be denied any entry to Russia ( INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 4/14 ). ... The Kazakhstan football federation "has poured cold ...
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