Sports Matters

Presented by Branded & Campaign, Sports Matters is a conference building the foundations for a sustainable sports industry in Asia. 12-15 Sept. 2016, Singapore.

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IOC President outlines Olympics’ digital future
Well, he’s on the right track with new TOP partners Intel and Alibaba together with existing sponsors Samsung and Omega. The IOC is the largest event organiser in the world - it’s worth paying attention
https://t.co/elXzNx2m0N

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Legit lightsaber duelling is now an official sport!
Participant numbers are low so do not expect to see it as an exhibition sport at Paris 2024. However do expect the Sith to hit the fan as sports purists object.
https://t.co/x0TWvKhh9e

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Olympic medals to be made from discarded smartphones
It’s a symbolic and positive initiative, regardless of the pollution footprint left behind by a global sports event.
https://t.co/CYYDKos626

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Japan bans adult magazines ahead of RWC19 and Tokyo 2020
Japan’s ubiquitous convenience stores will soon be more family-friendly as the country cleans up its image ahead of influx of foreign visitors. But we have to ask, who buys paper any more?
https://t.co/rueGB776ek

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Premier League to fight piracy from Singapore
The issue is two-fold: technical and legal. Unless you limit access to illegally streamed content - the technical - any legal solution will have little effect and it becomes a game of Whac-a-mole...
https://t.co/CTEn4VYBxo

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China warms to winter sports, on the road to Beijing 2022
Insufficient infrastructure has held it back. Not any more...
https://t.co/xiDKSOONgC

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China Sports In The Spotlight As 1.1 Million Viewers Tune In To Sports Connects!
https://t.co/HrZuAayj5I

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How China will double the number of skiers worldwide
https://t.co/kMLv0fJ297

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Tokyo and Beijing sign Olympic MOU
https://t.co/hajMCwEpXQ

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Music royalty invests in esports
https://t.co/pj8YKuJCRy

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NBA ramps it up for fans in the Philippines
https://t.co/NWRD8z2wXJ

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Asian companies look to score from football
https://t.co/pPaTjh4vJU
In addition to Asian brands on EPL shirts, Asian football is proving to be a smart business alliance too...

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Tokyo 2020 sets out to recruit 110,000 volunteers
https://t.co/00YB7lVQ1D
Volunteers make or break an Olympiad. Japan has been here before - Tokyo ‘64 and Nagano ‘98 - but with over 40 sponsors, may be those who give their time will come away with more than precious memories?

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The real winners of the FIFA World Cup
https://t.co/TNW7vQJouQ
It’s the ultimate battle of the brands but perhaps Brand Russia is the one most in need of some positive exposure?

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Vivo launches customised World Cup phone as part of sponsorship campaign
https://t.co/DGUEuha0d8

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F1 sponsors - male and female - to hold iPads at Monaco
https://t.co/b62c56Naca

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City Football Group and Goal team up for esports video series
https://t.co/qqWYKpn65D

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Man United tops KPMG list of most valuable clubs
https://t.co/MZvMqoDs6I

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Agag makes bid for full ownership of Formula E
https://t.co/JSS40csO6P
We want to say hats off to Agag but we can’t shake the niggling feeling that Liberty Media will be the ultimate winner. A car race every Sunday throughout the year? Just watch.

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The Asian age of sponsorship
https://t.co/wmmwaGM3tB