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Valencia CF: Peter Lim becomes the official owner of the club after agreement with Bankia

Peter Lim, a Singaporean businessman, reached an agreement regarding the debt of Valencia CF (Liga BBVA) with the Spanish bank Bankia and officially became the owner of the club, on 14/08/2014. The two parties agreed on a financial guarantee of €140m.The conditions of the sale of Valencia CF meant…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 23965
• Published on 22/08/14 at 12:53
©  D.R.
Borussia Dortmund announce capital increase of €114.7m, with 71.69% reserved for three partners

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) announced a capital increase through the issuance of 24.55m shares valued at €4.66 each, or €114.7m in total, onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Germany) on 21/08/2014. 17.6m of these shares (or 71.69% of the increased capital) are reserved for three of Dortmund's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 23957
• Published on 22/08/14 at 11:07
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Australia: beIN Media Group poised to acquire pay channel Setanta Sports Australia

The Qatari pay-TV company beIN Media Group is poised to acquire the Australian pay-TV channel Setanta Sports Australia, the investment fund Danu Partners announced on 14/08/2014. Danu Partners owns the assets of Setanta Sport outside of the UK. Completion of the sale is subject to approval from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 23941
• Published on 22/08/14 at 09:24
Médiamétrie: One in three French visited at least one sports website in June 2014

In France, 20.6m users visited at least once a sports website in June 2014, announced Médiamétrie, the audience measurement institute, on 21/08/2014. This represents approximately one in three French (65.8m French citizens were recorded by INSEE on 01/01/2014).On average, 4.2m French users logged…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 23956
• Published on 22/08/14 at 09:22
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Spain: Odds were offered and bets were registered on a friendly fixture that never took place

Bets were registered for a friendly game between the Spanish club SD Ponferradina (Liga Adelante, the Spanish second division) and the Portuguese club SC Freamunde (promoted to the Liga Vitalis, the second Portuguese division), scheduled on 04/08/2014 at 10:00 CET, but that never took place…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Betting, …
• Article # 23940
• Published on 21/08/14 at 18:59
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Premier League warns fans not to post mini-videos and images of games on social networks

Premier League (the English first division) intends to take action against users who post bits of matches in the form of Vines (videos under six seconds) and GIFs (short video animations) on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter during the 2014-15 season, the league announced on 15/08/2014…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 23921
• Published on 21/08/14 at 18:34
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Liga BBVA: Indonesian company Advan (electronics) to partner with FC Barcelona through 2015-16

Advan, Indonesian manufacturer of electronic products (computers, smartphones, tablets, etc.), has become the regional partner of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) through 2015-16, the club announced on 21/08/2014.The company will use the image rights of FC Barcelona and of its players for its…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23935
• Published on 21/08/14 at 18:15
©  ASSE
AS Saint-Etienne: Winamax, online betting operator, cannot appear on club's shirt in Turkey

"ASSE was told late by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) that they could not wear, Thursday (on 21/08/2014, kick-off at 19:00 CET) for the 2014-15 Europa League play-off first leg against Karabükspor (Turkey), the shirts on which appear the Winamax logo, their main sponsor (French…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 23938
• Published on 21/08/14 at 17:43
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Bundesliga: Yingli Solar (solar panels) extends partnership with Bayern Munich through 2016-17

The Chinese manufacturer of solar panels Yingli Solar extended its partnership with Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) through 2016-17, the club announced on 19/08/2014.Yingli Solar has been a partner of the 2013-14 German champion since 2011. As part of the partnership, the Chinese company installed…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23920
• Published on 21/08/14 at 17:21
©  UEFA
Hong Kong: i-Cable and Fox Sports acquire TV rights for 2015-2018 European Cups

The Hong Kong telecommunications company i-Cable on 19/08/2014 extended its broadcast rights in Hong Kong for the Champions League for 2015-2018. i-Cable has held the broadcasting rights for the Champions League in Hong Kong since 2009-10. The pay-TV channel i-Cable Sports will broadcast "about…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23918
• Published on 21/08/14 at 16:39