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TAMIL OWNED VIRTUAL MOBILE GIANT LeBARA
STRIKES DEAL WITH BORUSSIA DORTMUND FC
Did you know that LeBaRa was a
combination of their names ‘Le’on ,
‘Ba’skaran, and ‘Ra’theesan ?
Lebara Mobile reported a turnover of
more than £500 million last year.
L
ebara Mobile , a Virtual Mobile Network Operator founded by
Tamil entrepreneurs, announced last May that it has signed a
sponsorship deal with the German football club and Champions
League finalists Borussia Dortmund that will see its branding displayed
in its home stadium.
The agreement, which went live in July 2013, was Lebara’s first ever
sponsorship of an international football team which expands its horizons
of branding. Lebara said as a central hub linking Western and Eastern
Europe, Germany is an important destination for migrant communities.
CEO of Lebara Group, David Moffatt said, “Our partnership with one of
the world’s top international football clubs provides a valuable platform
for our business to further extend its reach into the migrant community
in Germany – our fastest-growing region, but also to tap into other
migrant hotspots elsewhere in Europe.”
RATHEESAN YOGANATHAN
Born on 6 December 1975, he founded
Lebara at the age of 25 with his two
fellow Tamil friends Rasiah Ranjith Leon
and Baskaran Kandiah.
He received his education at Havering
College, Hornchurch and went on to
complete his BsC in aeronautical engineering at Kingston University, London.
AYNGARAN INTERNATIONAL’S PARENT COMPANY
EROS TOPS UK BOX OFFICE WITH £5.4m IN 2013
Eros International plc , the Parent Company of Ayngaran International , a leading
global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, topped the British Box
office for Indian films in calendar year 2013 with four out of the top ten films
released by the company.
Eros earned £5.47million at the UK box office last year capturing a big share of
33% of the British Film market share.
Out of the 130 Indian films (Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Punjabi) that hit the
theatres in 2013, 42 films belonged to Eros and its subsidiary Ayngaran, which
distributes Tamil films overseas.
In a further enhancement Ayngaran International is set to produce a new Tamil
film, with Director A R Murugadoss on a movie where one of the South Indian
leading actors Vijay is acting. The movie is believed to touch the highest ever
budget for a Vijay film.
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