Sunrisers IPL franchise eyes sponsors

Sun TV Network
Media conglomerate Sun TV Network Ltd, the latest entrant in the Indian Premier League (IPL), is likely to sign up sponsors for its new Hyderabad-based Sunrisers team by the end of January.The team will also finalize its budget for new players before the IPL auction, expected to take place in January. 

“We are talking to a lot of clients. My sales guys are on the job,” said K. Shanmugam, chief executive of Sunrisers, adding that he expected to finalize sponsors by January-end. He refused to disclose the names of the sponsors the team was talking to. The Sunrisers name and logo were officially unveiled in Hyderabad on Thursday.