NBA's Utah Jazz becomes first sports team to pair NFTs with metaverse experience
Oct 15, 2021 23:56 pm UTC| Sports Technology Digital Currency
The NBAs Utah Jazz became the first professional sports team to pair a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) with a metaverse experience last Friday. The event was also the first metaverse meet and greet in sports...
F1 to develop new entertainment model for Chinese racing fans
Oct 14, 2021 23:51 pm UTC| Sports Business Economy
Formula One inked a multi-year partnership with marketing and advertising agency Virtual Real Management (VRM) to develop a new entertainment model for Chinese fans. The events they would offer will take place both and...
LA Lakers makes Germany's DWS its second global partner after S. Korea's Bibigo
Oct 14, 2021 23:16 pm UTC| Sports Business Economy
The NBAs Los Angeles Lakers have inked a second global sponsorship deal with German asset management company DWS after signing a five-year jersey patch deal with South Korean food company Bibigo. The multi-year...
NFT Collection of NBA great Shaquille O'Neal to run on Ethernity Chain
Oct 06, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Digital Currency Sports Economy
Retired NBA star Shaquille Shaq ONeal will launch his NFT collection in collaboration with Ethernity Chain that will feature five highlight scenes from his playing career at Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, and Miami...
Topps Launches Series 2 Major League Baseball NFT collection
Oct 06, 2021 23:05 pm UTC| Digital Currency Sports
Topps Company, Inc. launched via the blockchain protocol Avalanche its second series 2021 Baseball NFT collection, which is based on the sold-out 2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball physical product. According to Tobin Lent,...
Top sportswear brands Under Armour, Nike alarmed about supply chain issues in Vietnam
Oct 05, 2021 02:23 am UTC| Economy Sports
Vietnams factory closures stemming from a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak prompted the biggest US-based sellers of sporting clothes and shoes, such as Nike and Under Armour, to warn about the effects on their...
S. Korea's sports industry suffers 44.8 trillion won in damages due to coronavirus
Oct 02, 2021 23:48 pm UTC| Sports Economy
South Koreas sporting business sector suffered a 44.8 trillion-won drop in consumer spending from January 2020-June 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Overall,...
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