India proves graveyard for another mobile brand
ETISALAT, the Abu Dhabi-based mobile phone operator, has had its wings clipped in India where authorities have accused the company of breaching share rules
World Cup 2014 beer brands jostle for position in the portfolio
THIS COLUMN regularly reviews mergers and acquisitions and attempts to tease out the likely impact on global and local brands so it was with interest that we read SportBusiness latest report on sport in…
Good week, bad week: contrasting fortunes for HTC and Sky
TAIWANESE MOBILE handset maker HTC had a triple helping of good news this week
China Mobile are still party people
THE DOMINANT MOBILE provider with 72% of cellphone users in the world’s largest market is always going to rank one of the world’s top brands. Ch
Spanish practices alive and well in S Korea
PYEONGCHANG'S SUCCESSFUL bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games may shine a light on the country in all sorts of unexpected ways
Sport drives Yahoo ads
SPORTS CONTENT WILL play a critical role within online brand Yahoo’s ad- funded business model, according to Rich Riley, senior VP and managing director EMEA with Yahoo.
Did Under Armour overpay?
UNDER ARMOUR, the aggressive new US entrant to the European kit market, may have paid over the odds for its place at the Premier League top table with Tottenham Hotspur, according to industry insiders
And then there were 5: consolidation in UK power sector
INSIDERS HAVE RAISED concerns that the proposed sale of nPower will reduce investment and competition in the UK power sector. The “big 6” generators – EDF, E.ON, ,
Pindar sails too close to the wind
YACHT RACING enthusiasts will be familiar with Team Pindar which in recent years has challenged in the Extreme Sailing Series and World Match Racing Tour
Brand land grab in Brazil among French supermarket operators
IN WHAT LOOKS like an increasingly tit-for-tat exchange, French supermarket operator Casino has increased its stake on Brazil’s second largest retailer Grupo Pão de Açúcar. The