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Banyan Tree Bintan’s Wellbeing Sanctuary partnered with Intellect to provide guests with an end-to-end mental wellbeing solution through a single app.
Temu says its Brand Guardian Initiative works directly with more than 1,500 brands to protect intellectual property on and off the platform. The source names the collective partner group rather than individual brands.
Publicis Groupe announced a strategic partnership with WME Group to connect WME’s talent and intellectual-property roster with Publicis opportunities across talent, content financing and marketing partnerships.
1MILLION and FleishmanHillard Korea formed a strategic partnership to develop 1MILLION's brand licensing and intellectual-property initiatives globally.
ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association reached a memorandum of understanding establishing a shared framework for intellectual-property protections around ByteDance generative AI video and image models, including Seedance and Seedream.
Fanatics Betting and Gaming and the NFL announced a multi-year partnership naming Fanatics Sportsbook an official NFL sports-betting partner, including access to NFL media inventory, hospitality, premium fan experiences, event activations and NFL intellectual property.
Sands China joined Macau Special Olympics and the Macau Medical and Health Federation to co-organise the 2026 Special Olympics Community Healthy Athletes Programme, providing health assessments and support for people with intellectual disabilities.
MGM joined hands with Yuewen Group to use intellectual property and MICE activity to support Macau’s creative industries and tourism economy.
Disney and Miral announced a strategic partnership to develop Disney’s seventh theme-park resort in Abu Dhabi. Disney will oversee design, license intellectual property and provide operational expertise, while Miral provides capital, construction resources and operational oversight.
Kalshi became an official sponsor of AFA for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with co-branded activations, coordinated social campaigns and use of AFA intellectual property.
Colorado Athletics and Buffalo Sports Properties finalized a seven-year partnership naming the indoor practice facility the Ford Practice Facility. The agreement includes facility naming rights, CU intellectual-property rights, football first-down presenting rights and venue signage.
Ole Miss Athletics partnered with Altius Sports Partners to enhance NIL programming through policy guidance, staff and student-athlete education, personal-branding support, contract considerations, intellectual-property protection, and risk mitigation.
OpenAI and Microsoft reaffirmed their long-term partnership, including continued collaboration across research, engineering and product development, Microsoft's license and access to OpenAI intellectual property, and Azure's exclusive role for stateless OpenAI APIs.
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