Industry

China Likely To Host 2019 and 2020 FIFA Club World Cup

July 18, 2018

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Alibaba owner Jack Ma that China has a “big chance” of hosting the 2019 and 2020 editions of the revamped FIFA Club…

China’s BYD Sponsorship With Arsenal Might Be Fraudulent

July 16, 2018

EPL club Arsenal appear to have been embroiled in a suspected sponsorship fraud involving Chinese electric vehicle makers BYD.

Report: Asian Content Production Spend Rises 80%

July 13, 2018

Production spend by online video companies in East and South Asia grew by some 80% last year, driven by competition between platforms for local series and movies, according…

Report: China's eSports Market To Reach US$1.5B in 2020

July 2, 2018

A recent Tencent report forecasts that the Chinese esports market is expected to grow to US$1.5b in 2020, up from a market size of US$760m in 2017.

Report: APAC Sports Media Rights To Hit US$5b This Year

June 27, 2018

The market value of sports media rights in Asia Pacific, excluding China, is on course to reach US$5b this year, representing growth of 22% since last year, according…
Singapore advertising

Report: Singapore Ad Market To Dip In 2018

June 23, 2018

Singapore’s advertising economy is poised to shrink by 2.2% in 2018, with export weakness, lethargic gross domestic product, US and EU policy uncertainty all leading to weak consumer…

Suning Out To Wrest Full Control of Inter Milan

June 23, 2018

Jindong Zhang, majority shareholder of Italian football club Inter Milan, is looking to gain full control of the Serie A team, according to Italian media reports.
FIFA World Cup 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup Scrabbles & Gets More Chinese Backing

June 11, 2018

Two more Chinese companies have come on board the 2018 FIFA World Cup jamboree, as brands are gripped by football fever.

Mastercard's 2018 FIFA World Cup Ambush Fail

June 4, 2018

The latest Mastercard ambush marketing campaign for the World Cup has become a controversial own goal, scoring brickbats across social media for its insensitivity.

Singapore-based eSports Team Flash Partners Lagardere To Milk Sponsorship Opportunities

June 3, 2018

With first-mover advantage, Singapore-based eSports organisation Team Flash eyes to become a major player in the largely untapped Southeast Asian market.