Istanbul, Turkey – This Sunday saw the successful staging of the Spor Toto All-Star 2017 basketball event. The 140:135 victory of Team Asia over Team Europe was followed by more than 10,000 spectators on site at the Ülker Sports Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. Infront Sports & Media, a Wanda Sports company - as exclusive global media and marketing partner of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF), provided full services including event operation, marketing, media production and media rights distribution.
The Spor Toto All-Star 2017 was transmitted live across Turkey and distributed to another 13 countries. The broadcast was handled by the Basketball Super League’s official broadcaster NTV Spor with 12 cameras plus two GoPro cameras covering all the action in full HD. In addition, RedBull.com’s production team filmed the event backstage with eight cameras, creating exclusive content and interviews.
With a total of 11 sponsors involved, fans onsite enjoyed a full line-up of entertainment, which featured not only the game, but also the MetLife Slam Dunk Contest, ING Bank Three-Point Shoot-Out and LeasePlan Skills Challenge.
On the digital side, Mitsubishi co-ordinated the Most Valuable Player (MVP) campaign for the first time in the All-Star history. The match campaign monitored the most-used player hashtag across Twitter and Instagram - with basketball star Bogdan Bogdanovic from Fenerbahçe Basketbol coming out on top. The event was complemented by activation and fan engagement campaigns from Vivident, Bilyoner.com, Herbalife, Memorial Hospitals, Tatilsepeti.com and Tamek, which transformed the All-Star Day into an unforgettable experience.
Famous athletes and celebrities took their seats at the event to enjoy the exciting contests, staging engaging and entertaining performances and a half-time concert. Amongst others, FC Barcelona’s football player Arda Turan surprised the spectators by participating in the second period of the game. In addition, RedBull’s BMX World Champion rider Viki Gomez and Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı, Turkish Gymnastics World Champion, thrilled the spectators with great performances.
Ender Uslu, Managing Director of Infront Turkey: “The success of the Spor Toto All-Star 2017 with the media, the fans and the sponsors reflects the strength of the platform and the positive impact of the measures we have taken to elevate the value of the event. Our strong focus on extending broadcast time for the league has spread to the appeal of the All-Star event. The level of sports performance and competition was very high and we are on course for the league to become a leading sports platform in Europe.”
Infront Sports & Media, a Wanda Sports company, is one of the most respected sports marketing companies in the world, managing a comprehensive portfolio of top properties. Led by President & CEO Philippe Blatter, Infront covers all aspects of successful sporting events – including distribution of media rights, sponsorship, media production, event operation and digital solutions – and has won a reputation for its high standards of delivery. As the number one player in winter sport and with a leading role in football, summer and endurance sports, Infront enjoys long-lasting partnerships with close to 170 rights-holders and hundreds of sponsors and media companies. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Infront has a team of more than 900 experienced staff working from over 35 offices across more than 15 countries, delivering 4,100 event days of top class sport around the world every year. In November 2015, Infront was integrated into Wanda Sports Holding, part of the Chinese conglomerate the Dalian Wanda Group.