Orange Belgium : Orange becomes main sponsor of the Belgian Lions, Belgian Cats and the Pro Basketball League
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
As from today Orange becomes the proud main sponsor of the national basketball
teams, the Belgian Lions, the Belgian Cats and the Pro-league, the national top
level championship.
In order to continue the establishment of the brand in Belgium, Orange partners
up with the governing bodies of basketball in Belgium. Thanks to this
collaboration, Orange sponsors as from today the highest basketball level of the
country:
* The 2 national teams, Belgian Lions (men) and Belgian Cats (women)
* The Pro Basketball League, the competition between the 10 best basket-ball
teams of Belgium
Cristina Zanchi, Chief Consumer Officer, reacts: "We are very excited to become
part of the Belgian basketball family. This sponsoring deal will help us to
reinforce our brand awareness. Basketball is the number 1 indoor team sport in
Belgium with close to 100,000 affiliated members. It is played throughout the
whole year inspiring men and women from all ages. So we look forward to offering
our residential and business customers the opportunity to become part of these
unique games and let them experience and enjoy Belgian basketball to the max
thanks to Orange."
An exciting basketball season in Orange
Tonight Orange will make its first appearance as sponsor of the Belgian Lions
during the qualification games for EuroBasket 2017.
The Belgian Cats, with WNBA stars Ann Wauters and Emma Meesseman have their
sights set on a Eurobasket 2017 birth as well after a strong opening part of
their qualifying campaign earlier this year.
Orange will also be sponsor of the Pro Basketball League matches as from the
start of the new competition on October 1.
Arthur Goethals, president of the Pro Basketball League: "We are honored to
partner up with Orange, bringing the dynamics and team effort of basketball
together with a love brand as Orange is a guarantee for quality and expertise in
the years to come."
More info on: www.basketbelgium.be , www.scoooreleague.be
Press contact Basket Belgium
Stefan Garaleas: +32 476 50 98 11
About Orange Belgium
Orange Belgium is one of the leading telecommunication operators on the Belgian
market, with over 3 million customers, and in Luxembourg through its subsidiary
Orange Luxembourg.
As a convergent actor, we provide mobile telecommunication services, internet
and TV to private clients, as well as innovative mobile and fixed line services
to businesses. Our high-performance mobile network supports 2G, 3G, 4G and 4G+
technology and is the subject of ongoing investments.
Orange Belgium is a subsidiary of the Orange Group, one of the leading European
and African operators for mobile telephony and internet access, as well as one
of the world leaders for telecommunication services to enterprises.
Orange Belgium is listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange (OBEL).
More information on: https://corporate.orange.be, www.orange.be or follow us on
Twitter : (at)pressOrangeBe.
Press contact
Annelore Marynissen - annelore.marynissen(at)orange.com - +32 (0) 479 01 60 58
Jean-Pascal Bouillon - jean-pascal.bouillon(at)orange.com - +32 (0) 473 94 87 31
press(at)orange.be
Contact investors
Siddy Jobe - ir(at)orange.be - +32(0)2 745 80 92
Orange sponsors Belgian Basket - EN:
http://hugin.info/134974/R/2037800/759886.pdf
Orange sponsors Belgian Basket - FR:
http://hugin.info/134974/R/2037800/759889.pdf
Orange sponsors Belgian Basket - NL:
http://hugin.info/134974/R/2037800/759888.pdf
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Source: Orange Belgium via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 31.08.2016 - 18:17 Uhr
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