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Germany: Eurosport acquires the rights to the FA Cup until the end of the 2017-18 season

The pay-TV group Eurosport acquired the exclusive audiovisual rights to the FA Cup for broadcast in Germany until the end of the 2017-18 season on 13/02/2015. These rights cover the broadcast on television and digital media (Internet, mobile), both live and delayed matches, highlights of these…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 34253
• Published on 17/02/15 at 11:07
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Grand Stade de Lyon: OL seek to sell naming rights to training centre as well as stadium

"We are seeking to sell the naming rights to our training centre which will bear the name of a big brand that we think we have found. And the Stadium, which should become the Arena, will be named after a large international or French brand" said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 34123
• Published on 17/02/15 at 10:38
FIFA 2014: survey of women's football

The survery of women's football by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was carried out in 2014 by the CIES Football Observatory (International Centre for Sports Studies) using data collected by the international federation in order to obtain information in key areas related to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 34223
• Published on 16/02/15 at 18:16
©  FIFA
2026 World Cup: FIFA assigns the rights in the US (Fox / Telemundo) and Canada (Bell Media)

Domestic audiovisual rights to the 2026 World Cup were awarded by FIFA (Fédération international de football association) in the United States to the television groups Fox (for English) and Telemundo (NBCUniversal Group, Spanish) and In Canada, to the Bell Media group (English TV networks CTV and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 34207
• Published on 16/02/15 at 17:44
©  LFP
Spain: 40 clubs and the League ask the government to accept the collective sale of TV rights

40 clubs and SADs (public limited sports companies) have signed the Spanish LFP's petition asking the Spanish government to ensure the quick adoption of the royal decree allowing collective marketing of domestic and international TV rights to Spanish professional competitions (Liga BBVA, Liga…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 33915
• Published on 16/02/15 at 16:18
©  Real Madrid
Real Madrid Superior Court of Justice cancels the renovation agreement for the Bernabeu stadium

The TSJM (High Court of Justice of Madrid) "have cancelled the agreement of 15/11/2012 [...] which approved a minor amendment to the land use permit with regard to the Santiago Bernabeu (capacity 85,000). [...] Real Madrid is working with the council and the regional government of Madrid to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 34126
• Published on 16/02/15 at 14:59
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DFL Digital Sports: Andreas Heyden has been appointed CEO and will take office on 15/06/2015

Andreas Heyden has been appointed CEO of DFL Sports Digital, a subsidiary of the DFL (German Professional Football League) specialising in the production and distribution of digital content, announced the league on 09/02/2015. He will take office on 15/06/2015. The position is currently held on an…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 33919
• Published on 16/02/15 at 14:13
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Premier League: adidas will return as kit supplier to Southampton FC in 2015-16

The German brand adidas will return as kit supplier to Southampton FC (Barclays Premier League) in 2015-16, the club announced on 14/02/2015. The partnership is estimated to be for £5m (€6.7m) in 2015-16. The club has no official kit supplier in 2014-15. They announced they would end their deal…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 34156
• Published on 16/02/15 at 12:51
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FIFA: 91% of registered female footballers play in the US and Canada (47%) or in the UEFA zone (44%)

"The United States and Canada account for almost half of the 4.8 million female players registered at worldwide level (including China and France as per data provided by the FIFA Big Count). UEFA member associations also play a signifcant role by representing 44% of all registered female…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 34134
• Published on 16/02/15 at 11:38
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Snapchat: a Sky News and Sky Sports channel has been launched on the application's Discover service

Snapchat, the photo and video sharing application, has partnered with the British pay-TV group Sky to launch a channel dedicated to Sky News (news channel) and Sky Sports (sports channel) on its Discover service which was launched on 27/01/2015, announced Sky on 11/02/2015. Sky News and Sky Sports…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 34125
• Published on 16/02/15 at 10:27