China

Wanda Sports Poised For New Football Tournament In 2017

January 14, 2016

Football investment has seen a phenomenal growth in the Chinese market over the past year and Wanda Sports is slated to continue this development.

Wanda Sports Poised For New Football Tournament In 2017

January 14, 2016

Football investment has seen a phenomenal growth in the Chinese market over the past year and Wanda Sports is slated to continue this development.

LeTV Goes The Jack Ma Route As It Eyes CSL Beijing Guoan

January 6, 2016

With Chinese business moguls making a beeline into the rapidly growing local sports industry, it is little surprise that online streaming platform LeTV has its eyes on Chinese…

Native Ad Spend Poised For An Almost 200% Growth In Asia Pacific

December 21, 2015

Spend on native advertising in Asia Pacific is expected to almost double over the next three years to USD16.9b, according to a report by Adyoulike, Europe’s leading native ad…

Category Leader Oppo Mobile Copycats Vivo with Cricket Partnership

December 11, 2015

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has secured a deal with Chinese consumer electronics giant Oppo as a global partner in the mobile handset category from 2016 to 2020.

FIFA’s Commercial Ambitions In China Ramp Up With Alibaba Partnership

December 9, 2015

Despite FIFA’s well-documented woes, it has sealed an 8-year partnership deal with Alibaba E-Auto for the Club World Cup, replacing long-term sponsor Toyota, which did not renew its…

Chinese Electrical Retail Giant Scores Asian Ice Hockey Partnership

December 8, 2015

Chinese electrical appliance retailer GOME has become a primary sponsor of the 2015/16 Asia League Ice Hockey (ALIH) season.

K-Pop Continues To Bank On Cosmetic Endorsements

December 3, 2015

Despite the proliferation of beauty vloggers becoming a major trend in Asia, Hallyu endorsements continue being the go-to-choice for South Korean beauty brands with an eye on global…

Huawei Throws Sport Sponsorship Playbook in the Bin in Asia; Opts for Non-sport instead

November 27, 2015

Chinese telco giant Huawei is making an obvious change in its Asian Sponsorship investment strategy, telegraphed by a fresh transmedia entertainment deal in Malaysia.

AFC Champions League Shirt Snub Causes Controversy In Chinese Sports

November 26, 2015

Dongfeng Nissan, a sponsor of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club, is suing the club for changing shirt sponsors during last Saturday's victorious AFC Champions League final against UAE’s…