Cricket

Market Forces Cause ASN to Downgrade Celebrity Index in 2016 And Beyond

October 9, 2015

It has traditionally been the largest genre of Sponsorship in Asia - and a bank shot for hundreds of brands in Asia - but a few market forces…

ASN Interview: The Sleeping Giant of the South Asia Non-traditional Media Industry: Pakistan

September 30, 2015

Begin to talk about the Sport and Entertainment landscape in Pakistan and most of us will instinctively think Cricket and Lollywood. But the reality is much more complex…

Indian Super League Sponsorship Revenues Tipped to Grow Almost 200%

September 16, 2015

Ahead of its second season, the Hero Indian Super League is expected to pull in USD15.1m in sponsorship revenues, up from about USD8.3m last year, said media planners…

Cricbuzz Does The Inevitable With Latest Sponsorship Deal

August 5, 2015

Times Internet's popular mobile cricket app Cricbuzz has finally gotten on the lucrative sponsorship race by sealing title sponsorship for Sri Lanka’s home series against India.

Asian Club Football Giant Hooks Up With Etihad

July 17, 2015

Etihad Airways has sealed a sponsorship deal to become the official airline of popular Saudi Arabian football club Al-Ittihad.

Chennai Super Kings & Rajasthan Royals suspended From IPL For Two Years

July 14, 2015

In a damaging blow to the legitimacy of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals teams face suspension from the tournament for a…

Prayag Sponsors Team India’s Tournament In Harare

July 7, 2015

India’s leading bathroom fixtures brand Prayag has bagged the title sponsorship for the limited-overs cricket series between India and hosts Zimbabwe starting this Friday.

Oppo Scores FC Barcelona Partnership

June 1, 2015

With Chinese companies actively securing lucrative sponsorship deals in the La Liga over the past two years, it came as little surprise when one of China’s leading smartphone…

Buoyant Tigers Snare Another Lucrative Domestic Sponsorship

May 25, 2015

Following the national ODI team’s exploits in the Cricket World Cup earlier this year, Bangladesh Cricket Board has unveiled local mobile phone operator Robi Axiata as its sponsor…

Good signals that Pakistan sport is coming back

May 18, 2015

Two things happened in Pakistan this week which augur well for the South Asian market, after years of commercial decline in the Sport space.