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©  CONMEBOL

FIFA: 2016 Copa América Centenario added to the official events calendar (from 03/06 to 26/06/2016)

The 2016 Copa América Centenario, a special edition of the Copa America to celebrate the centennial of CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation), has been added to the official events calendar of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the international organisation…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 25945
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©  DirecTV

USA: DirecTV extends its "NFL Sunday Ticket" TV rights until 2023 for €9.5bn

The American pay-TV group DirecTV extended, on 01/10/2014, its broadcast rights in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America for "NFL Sunday Ticket" -- a package that makes broadcasts of games, produced by the national broadcasters Fox and CBS, available to subscribers outside the local…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 26007
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Eventeam agency becomes official hospitality agency of the French Federation

The French event communications agency Eventeam became official hospitality provider of the FFF (French Football Federation), announced the federation on 19/09/2014. Eventeam specializes in hospitality, event management and ticketing of major sporting events.Eventeam will be responsible for…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 25997
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©  D.R.

Liga BBVA: Gillette becomes a regional partner of FC Barcelona in Latin America until 2016-17

The American hygiene brand Gillette, owned by the Procter & Gamble group, became the regional partner of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Latin America until the end of 2016-17 season, the club announced on 02/10/2014. Gillette will market its communication campaign in Latin America through its…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 25983
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©  Arsenal

Premier League: RR Media will distribute Arsenal Media content internationally until 2017

RR Media, an Israeli company specialising in the production, management and delivery of content to television, radio and Internet media, has become the media partner of Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) for the 2014-2017 period, the company announced 29/09/2014. The partnership focuses on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 25980
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©  D.R.

India: Puma becomes the official ball supplier of the Indian Super League for 2014

The German sports equipment supplier Puma became the official ball supplier of the ISL (Indian Super League) for 2014, the league announced on 30/09/2014. The evoPower 1 ball will be used during the competition, which runs from 12/10/2014 to 20/12/2014. Hero (a joint venture between the Hero group…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25976
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Premier League: ESPN "very surprised" by the price paid by BT for domestic rights in 2013-2016

Eric Johnson, the executive vice-president of global multimedia sales for the US-based sports pay-TV broadcaster ESPN, said he was "very surprised" by the (high) price paid by the UK telecommunications group BT to acquire the broadcast rights to the Premier League in the UK and Ireland, he stated…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 25973
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Adidas will buy back some of its shares for €1.5 billion between 2014 and 2017

The Adidas Group will buy back some of its shares on the stock market, for a total value of 1.5bn euros, announced the German sports equipment brand on 01/10/2014. The operation, funded primarily through the group's free cash flow, will begin in the fourth quarter of 2014 and end in 2017. The…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance
• Article # 25964
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Premier League: Virgin Media wants Ofcom to investigate the sales conditions of TV rights

Virgin Media, the British telecommunications group and cable-TV provider, has asked Ofcom, the UK independent regulatory authority for telecommunications competition, to investigate the sales conditions of the domestic broadcasting rights to the Barclays Premier League before the launch of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 25927
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Nigeria: Amaju Pinnick elected president of the Federation until 2018

Amaju Pinnick was elected president of the NFF (Nigeria Football Federation) until 2018, at the exceptional congress of the Federation in Warri (Nigeria) on 30/09/2014. Currently the president of the football association of the Delta (Nigerian state), Pinnick became the winner in the second round…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 25951
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