Deals

China Unicom returns to top flight table tennis

March 7, 2011

China Unicom has become a major sponsor of the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships which will be held in Rotterdam in May 2011. In a deal brokered by…

SingTel renews Formula 1 deal for two more years

March 3, 2011

SingTel has renewed its title sponsorship of the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix for two years. SingTel was the inaugural Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix sponsor in 2008…

Three news sponsor for Handa Senior World Champs

March 1, 2011

Rolex, Land Rover and CNN have become official sponsors of the ISPS Handa Senior World Championship golf tournament. They join title sponsor, ISPS (International Sport Promotion Society) and…

Red Bull signs deal with Infiniti

March 1, 2011

Japanese automotive brand, Infiniti, which is the luxury car division of Nissan, has become a sponsor of the Red Bull Formula 1 team. The company is expanding to…

Hyundai Oilbank becomes K-League sponsor

February 28, 2011

Korean, petroleum and refinery company, Hyundai Oilbank, has become the title sponsor of the Korean soccer league, the K-League. As the naming rights sponsor, Hyundai Oilbank will receive…

BGC Partners becomes sponsor of Asia Pacific Barbarians

February 24, 2011

Online brokering firm, BGC Partners, has become the title sponsorship of the Asia Pacific Barbarians rugby team. The deal will cover the Barbarians matches in the Hong Kong…

Manulife renews Pacific baseball sponsorship

February 23, 2011

Manulife Life Insurance Company has renewed its sponsorship of Pacific League Marketing, a joint venture company of the six-team Pacific Baseball League (PBL). As part of the new…

Special Olympic laws for Pyeongchang bid

February 23, 2011

South Korea will pass a special Olympic law to help Pyeongchang's bid for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and help it secure the $792 million in…

Nike signs ambassador deal with Japanese MMA fighter

February 22, 2011

Apparel brand Nike has signed Japanese MMA fighter and former Olympian, Kazuyuki Miyata as a brand ambassador. Miyata said he was keen to work with Nike to encourage…

Indonesia to ban tobacco advertising

February 22, 2011

The Indonesia Heath Ministry is planning to phase out advertising and sponsorship of tobacco. The country’s health minister, Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said the new regulation would likely begin…