Financial Services

IPL 2018 Ushers Sponsorship Windfall For Franchises

February 16, 2018

With less than two months before IPL 2018 kicks off, rights owners have been busy stitching sponsorship deals together with brands to reach the masses.

Shinhan Bank Surprises With Record-Breaking Korean Baseball Deal

January 16, 2018

South Korea’s elite baseball league, KBO League, has pocketed a record-breaking title sponsorship deal with Shinhan Bank.

HSBC Signals Strategy Shift As It Partners With BWF

January 10, 2018

In a major sponsorship coup for badminton, its global authority - the Badminton World Federation (BWF) - has secured a wide-ranging four-year partnership with HSBC marking a distinctive…

Chinese Sponsorship Woes For La Liga’s Real Sociedad

January 3, 2018

La Liga club Real Sociedad is trying to lessen the negative publicity caused by its troubled Chinese sponsor Qbao.com.

Rugby World Cup 2019 Gets Backing From A Familiar Japanese Brand

November 1, 2017

World Rugby has announced a deal with Lipovitan D as an official sponsor of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2019 in Japan, extending the brand's ties with Rugby…

ASN Interview: The ICC's Owners Tell Rights Holders To Keep It Simple In China

September 25, 2017

With the popularity of European football in Asia booming, the International Champions Cup (ICC) has expanded in the region, learning many valuable lessons about event structuring and sponsor…

Financial Groups Profit from Korean Womens Golf Sponsorship

August 17, 2017

Golf and the financial industry have always been a great fit, and this is the case for the South Korean Womens golf scene who have enjoyed years of…

Interview: ONE's CEO Discusses How Media Metrics Have Underpinned US$100m in Funding

August 2, 2017

ONE Championship is one of the fastest growing sports properties in the world. And this is largely attributed to some astounding media metrics in the last three years...…