Consumer Electronics

IN LATE DECEMBER Sony Ericsson quietly announced that 2012 would be its final year as sponsor of women’s tennis and the WTA; taking “a strategic decision based on the evolution of the business and the…

SONY ERICCSON'S relationship with the WTA has been one of the most positive in sport and has certainly propelled women’s tennis into the big league of sponsored properties.

ONE OF THE essentials for any sponsorship market to develop is a strong retail sector

LAST SUNDAY the NFL International Series game between the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took place at Wembley Stadium, London

IOC TOP SPONSORS Visa and Samsung have joined forces to launch an NFC phone in time for London 2012

ELECTRONICS GIANT Sony is reported to be talking to Ericsson about buying out its stake in their mobile phone joint venture

ONE OF THE main barriers to sponsorship activation in India is the nation’s fragmented retail sector.

BEST BUY, the US-based consumer electronics retailer, has launched a sports sponsorship programme in order to boost its performance in the UK market

FORTY YEARS AGO the Trinitron TV propelled Sony to the top flight of electronics manufacturers - a position it sought to reinforce back in 2006 when it signed up as a global sponsor with FIFA

SERIAL SPORTS SPONSOR Samsung has played a very effective game of catch-up with some of the world’s leading electronics brands producing mobile phones, computers and TVs.

TAIWANESE SMARTPHONE manufacturer lost 6% of its value on news that it looks set to lose a long-running legal dispute with rival Apple

TAIWANESE MOBILE handset maker HTC had a triple helping of good news this week