Cricket sponsorships on the rise again

The rank of cricket fans in corporate India is swelling. A large number of brands, which had so far kept away from sports sponsorships, are making a beeline to be part of the Indian cricket......

Brand Amitabh may get costly post-illness

Amitabh Bachchan struck a Rs 8 crore (Rs 80 million) deal with Dabur for endorsing Chawanprash. ICICI Bank paid him Rs 10 crore (Rs 100 million) to sign him as its brand ambassador.Now, his charges......

Cricket sponsors catch 'em young

Sports management companies have started investing in the future by signing up cricket players well before they get anywhere near the Indian team.As these players are not fully established, sport......

Stars' maiden entry to ad world

The recently ended India, Pakistan test series not only reinforced the marketability of Yuvraj Singh and M Dhoni, but also made new stars visible on the horizon: S Sreesunth, Rudra Pratap Singh and......

Percept settles dispute with Ganguly

Percept D'mark, the event and celebrity management company that dragged Indianskipper Sourav Ganguly to the Bombay high court for alleged breach of contract, today withdrew the suit following a......

Zee wins overseas telecast rights

Zee Telefilms Limited has won the global media rights to telecast India's overseas cricket series at neutral venues.Zee had made a bid of US $219.15 million for five years -- from April 1, 2006 to......

SC issues notice to Zaheer

The Supreme Court issued notice to cricketer Zaheer Khan on a petition filed by his former management firm, Percept D'mark, challenging a Mumbai high court order which vacated its interim order,......

India offers unique challenge

Updated: September 25, 2003 | 15:20 IST Features India offers unique challenge [bbc.co.uk] Enjoy the excitement and the challenge: Bracewell [cricket.org] 16 things cricket fans should hope for......

No deal with Ganguly in offing: Nimbus

Nimbus Communicationshas deniedit is in the process of signing a contractwith Sourav Ganguly, whose image marketing contract with Percept D'Mark endson September 22.Harish Thawani, chairman and......