Telecoms & Media

The MP & Silva agency is thought to have gone a long way towards hitting its aggressive sponsorship commitment to the Football Association of Malaysia with its deal last month with national telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia.

North American NHL ice hockey franchise the Pittsburgh Penguins has announced a partnership with mobile engagement platform Rover.

Telecommunications company Safaricom has agreed to re-enter Kenyan rugby union as a sponsor of the Safari Sevens tournament.

The Korean Football Association has agreed to extend its sponsorship deal with telecommunications company KT for its national team.

Telecommunications provider Otelo has renewed its premium partner agreement with German Basketball Bundesliga team Alba Berlin.

English Premier League club Arsenal and Italian Serie A team Inter Milan have secured partnerships with Indonesian telecommunications operator Indosat.

The Chinese Football Association has unveiled carmaker Changan Ford and smartphone manufacturer Gionee as new commercial partners.

The Football Association of Malaysia has reached an agreement for telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia to become a major sponsor of club football in the country and take on rights for the national team.

Mobile phone manufacturer Alcatel OneTouch has agreed a multi-year partnership with Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy.

Australian telecommunications company Telstra has rejected reports it could end its long-running naming rights sponsorship of rugby league competition the NRL, stating it is instead in talk over extending the deal.

The Kontinental Hockey League has unveiled a series of commercial partners ahead of the start of the European ice hockey tournament today (Monday).

Belgian pay-television broadcaster Telenet has signed this month as a sponsor of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in 2015-16 and as the event’s title sponsor, from 2016-17 to 2019-20, in a deal that gives Telenet extensive broadcast rights to the series.

German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has agreed a long-term extension to its shirt sponsorship deal with Deutsche Telekom.

English Premier League football club Southampton has entered into an official partnership with telecommunications business NIX Communications.

Merged telecommunications providers Lime and Flow have sealed a sponsorship agreement with the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association.

French telecommunications company SFR has agreed a long-term sponsorship agreement with the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) and French Basketball League (LNB).

South African telecommunications company MTN has confirmed it is to end its title sponsorship of the MTN-Qhubeka Professional Continental cycling team at the end of the 2015 season.

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has taken up its option for a second season as shirt sponsor of South African Premier Soccer League team Ajax Cape Town.