- Dubai Sports channel to be the official telecasting partners –
- Leading broadcast and communication group, Mediapro, enters Indian
market with an alliance with Premier Futsal -
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Monday, May 29th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]
Premier Futsal,
the most watched Futsal tournament in the world, is all set to go
international with Season Two of the home-grown sporting event. The
international foray of the sporting extravaganza and the association
between Premier Futsal and the Dubai Sports Council makes it the second
Indian sporting league to go global. With Season Two, Premier Futsal
continues its quest to not only be instrumental in providing the sport
with the much-deserved recognition in India, but also set the benchmark
for privately organised sporting tournaments in the global Futsal
ecosystem.
Premier Futsal,
the most watched Futsal tournament in the world, is all set to go
international with Season Two of the home-grown sporting event. The
international foray of the sporting extravaganza and the association
between Premier Futsal and the Dubai Sports Council makes it the second
Indian sporting league to go global. With Season Two, Premier Futsal
continues its quest to not only be instrumental in providing the sport
with the much-deserved recognition in India, but also set the benchmark
for privately organised sporting tournaments in the global Futsal
ecosystem.
Home
to several leading local and global sports content, Dubai Sports
channel will be the official broadcasting partners to air the
semi-finals and finals of the marquee event scheduled in August 2017.
Mediapro,
a global leader in broadcast media, marketing and sports enters Indian
market with a strategic alliance with Premier Futsal. The association
will facilitate and create an intellectual property for Premier Futsal
season two, globally. The Spanish company will engage in delivering
marketing solutions and services along with the production and
distribution for all matches in Season Two.
The extravagant event witnessed the amalgamation of football legends, Luis Figo, President, Premier Futsal along with Alessandro Rosa Vieira, aka Falcão, Vice President, Premier Futsal and H.E. Saeed Mohammad Harib, General Secretariat, Dubai Sports Council to announce the collaboration.
H.E. Saeed Mohammad Harib, General Secretariat, Dubai Sports Council said, “We
are extremely happy to host a tournament of the stature of Premier
Futsal in Dubai. Excellence and creativity are two of our key pillars to
foster the sporting ecosystem here and Premier Futsal embodies the same
in its approach. Along with Premier Futsal, we seek to work towards
paving the way for youth of our country to cultivate their sporting and
cultural talents and aptitudes in a way that leads them to achieve
national and international accolades while enabling the growth of the
sport.”
Dinesh Raj, Managing Director, Premier Futsal marking the occasion said, “We
are thankful to the Dubai Sports Council for hosting the semi-finals
and finals of Premier Futsal Season Two. The long-term partnership
between Premier Futsal and Dubai Sports Council will ensure the growth
of this unique format of Futsal. We are certain that our partnership
with Mediapro will enable us to reach out to millions of Futsal
enthusiasts in Season Two. Premier Futsal in its inception year recorded
over 25 million global viewers and we envision over 100 million viewers
to tune into season two, thus making it the biggest sports export from
India “
Mr. Luis Figo, President of Premier Futsal mentioned, “With
Season two, Premier Futsal continues its quest to not only be
instrumental in providing the sport with the much-deserved recognition
in India but also set the benchmark for privately organised sporting
tournaments in the global Futsal ecosystem. We are assertive of the
potential the sport holds in the long run and its impact in the Indian
market. Our alliance with Dubai Sports Council will only serve as a
great platform to establish the league globally.”
Mrs. Vimala Britto, Co-Promoter, Premier Futsal said, “India
and Dubai share a great cultural, social and economic relationship and
with Dubai Sports Council, we are now embarking on a sports
partnership. It is in line with our expansion plans to take Futsal to
the world replicating its success in India by launching the marquee
property in USA, China, South East Asia and Europe over the course of
next five years. We are guided by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi's call for innovation and entrepreneurship, and motivated by his
vision to make India a successful sporting nation.”
Premier
Futsal is the world's largest futsal promotions company bringing
football legends, futsal superstars and home-grown talent on a unique
platform in a never-seen-before made-for-TV product. Season two only
promises to be bigger and more engaging with more match days, greater
number of host cities and a varied range of global superstars all set to
participate in the sporting spectacle to be held in July- August 2017.
About Premier Futsal Management Pvt Ltd
Premier
Futsal Management Pvt Ltd is the world’s biggest futsal promotions
company, and the controlling entity of Premier Futsal, the flagship
3-week event comprising of ex-football superstars, the best futsal
players in the world and home-grown players scouted through a talent
hunt. It is now the most viewed futsal event in the world. The company
comprises of Luis Figo, former 2-time world player of the year and Real
Madrid legend as President, and Mr. Xavier Britto, Chairman of
Kerry-Indev as the anchor investor. Premier Futsal was founded by
Abhinandan Balasubramanian (CEO), Dinesh Raj (MD) and Nithyashree Subban
(CFO) with the aim to popularize and commercialize the sport of futsal.
Premier Futsal aims to promote and increase the awareness of futsal
through private participation via investing in talent hunts, community
building and infrastructure development, all culminating into the 3-week
tournament celebrating the best talent in the world.
About Dubai Sports Council
Dubai
Sports Council (DSC) was founded in Nov. 30th 2005 as per a decree
issued by UAE Vice- President, Prime Minister, Dubai Ruler H.H. Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The council envisions creating and
fostering a distinguished sporting community in Dubai, developing,
modernizing and automating sporting operations and services and increase
community awareness as well as setting up strategic partnerships. The
Dubai Sports Council works towards developing and improving sports in
Dubai by creating a comprehensive sports environment that meets the
requirements of the society.
About Media Pro
Headquartered
in Barcelona, Spain, the Mediapro group is a global leader in broadcast
media, marketing and sport. Mediapro delivers marketing solutions and
services across the entire audio-visual spectrum to media organizations,
TV channels, brands, sports organizations and stakeholders worldwide.
Mediapro’s international
presence
spans some 27 international offices, a workforce of 3,500 in 90
operating companies with approximately 50% of its yearly revenues coming
from sport.
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