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21st Century Fox: BSkyB acquires sister companies Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia for at least €6.8m

BSkyB, the British pay-TV group, announced on 25/07/2014 that it had come to an agreement to buy American media group 21st Century Fox's shares in Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia (100%) and in its German sister companies Sky Deutschland (57.4%). BSkyB also belongs to 21st Century Fox at a level of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 23095
• Published on 28/07/14 at 18:47
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NFL: Commissioner Roger Goodell expects new London-based franchise by at least 2025

"It's not something I think is 15 or 20 years away; it could be five or 10 years away [2019-2024]. It depends on if we continue to see that growth and how fast it goes," said Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL (National Football League, the league for American football), on 18/07/2014.The NFL…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23116
• Published on 28/07/14 at 18:01
Russia 2018: "Boycotting sports events is not the most effective solution" (FIFA)

"History has shown so far that boycotting sports events and policies of isolation or confrontation are not the most effective ways to solve problems. (...) We have seen that the World Cup can be a force for good and FIFA believes this will be the case for the 2018 World Cup in Russia," said FIFA…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23121
• Published on 28/07/14 at 17:43
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Stade Vélodrome: "An agreement will probably be reached by the end of the week" (Jean-Claude Gaudin)

"I believe that the negotiations carried out by finance deputy Roland Blum with the leaders of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), are moving in the right direction. An agreement will probably be reached by the end of the week. I will finalise it with Margarita Louis-Dreyfus and Vincent Labrune,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 23105
• Published on 28/07/14 at 17:07
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Serie A: GSport to handle marketing for Cagliari Calcio through 2016-17

The Italian agency GSport will be the exclusive agency to handle marketing for Cagliari Calcio (Serie A) through 2016-17, the club announced on 25/07/2014. Gsport will be responsible for the marketing of hospitality services for Sant' Elia Stadium (capacity 23,000) and as well as the club's…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23117
• Published on 28/07/14 at 15:30
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Paris Saint-Germain: Emirates, Hublot and Huawei engage in sponsorship activities for Asian tour

For their first tour in Asia (in Hong Kong and then in Beijing) Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) are engaging in marketing activities with their sponsors Emirates, Hublot, Nike and Huawei, from 25/07 to 02/08/2014.The Paris SG delegation is using an Emirates-provided airplane decked out in the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 23092
• Published on 28/07/14 at 15:06
2012 London Olympics: €18bn injected in British economy in 2013-14, according to David Cameron

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games injected £14.2bn (€18bn) into the British economy in the forms of foreign investments in the United Kingdom and exports and new contracts abroad, said David Cameron, the British prime minister, on 23/07/2014, during the 2014 Commonwealth Games Business…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 23043
• Published on 28/07/14 at 14:29
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FFF: Spray to be used in Ligue 1, Ligue 2, National, Women's Ligue 1 and Coupe de France

The executive committee of the FFF (French football federation) on 24/07/2014 approved the use of vanishing spray for free-kick lines in Ligue 1, Ligue 2, National (French third division), Women's Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France (the French national cup, starting in the round of 64 for men and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 23091
• Published on 28/07/14 at 13:55
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Liga BBVA: Nike extends with Atlético Madrid through 2025-26

The American company Nike has extended its kit supplier contract with Atlético Madrid (Liga BBVA) through 2025-26, the club announced on 25/07/2014. The partnership had been set to end in 2016.The partnership is estimated at €5m for 2013-14. Figures for the new contract were not released.Nike has…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23097
• Published on 28/07/14 at 12:53
Pay-TV market valued at €208bn for 2014 by ABI Research

Pay TV will have 936.4m subscribers around the world and generate a turnover of $280.4bn (€208bn) in 2014, according to figures released by the American company ABI Research on 21/07/2014.The North American cable pay-TV market lost 7,000 subscribers during the first quarter in 2014, compared to a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22989
• Published on 28/07/14 at 11:00