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Premier League: submission of bids until 06/02/2015 for the 2016-2019 domestic TV rights

Broadcasters interested in obtaining UK audiovisual rights to the Barclays Premier League matches for the 2016-2019 cycle, had to submit their bids to the Premier League before Friday, 06/02/2015. The Premier League issued the first two ITTs (Invitations to Tender) for the domestic broadcasting…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 33442
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Germany: Sport1 acquires the 2015-2018 free-TV rights to the Europa League (15 fixtures per season)

The German TV group Sport1, which offers both paying and free-TV content, acquired the audiovisual rights to the Europa League in Germany for the 2015-2018 cycle on 02/02/2015. Sport1 holds the live broadcasting rights, exclusively on free-to-air television, to 15 Europa League games per season…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 33434
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Liga BBVA: the Spanish group Mediapro acquires 2015-16 audiovisual rights to Athletic Bilbao

The Spanish multimedia group Mediapro has acquired the domestic audiovisual rights to the 2015-16 league games (at home) of Athletic Bilbao (Liga BBVA), announced Josu Urrutia, the president of the Basque club, on 04/02/2015. This agreement "fully meets the expectations of the current Board of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 33423
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Premier League: Emtel becomes Manchester United telecommunications partner in Mauritius

Private mobile operator Emtel has become the telecommunications partner of Manchester United FC (Barclays Premier League) in Mauritius, announced the club on 05/02/2015. A mobile application dedicated to the partnership between Emtel and Manchester United will be launched in the coming months. It…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 33441
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Orange-Deutsche Telekom reach an agreement with BT to sell all their shares in EE for €16.7bn

The German telecom group Deutsche Telekom and the French telecom group Orange announced an agreement with their British counterpart, the BT Group, to sell all of their shares in the British operator EE (Everything Everywhere), of which they were joint shareholders, for £12.5bn (€16.7bn), on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 33347
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Premier League: Betway (online betting) replaces Alpari as the shirt sponsor of West Ham

The British betting company Betway has replaced Alpari (trading) as the shirt sponsor of West Ham United (Barclays Premier League), announced the club on 06/02/2015. The agreement, which takes effect immediately, covers the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons, the latter being the year that the club…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 33408
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Ligue 1: Viagogo becomes international ticketing partner of Olympique Lyonnais

Viagogo, an online ticket marketplace, has become a partner of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) in order to sell its tickets internationally, the club announced on 02/02/2015. The multi-year agreement covers both the Gerland Stadium (40,500 seats) and the Grand Stade (58,000 seats), which is expected…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 33229
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FIFA: the run up to the presidential elections, which take place in Zurich on 29/05/2015

"FIFA's (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) member associations have proposed four candidates for the presidential elections to take place in Zurich on 29/05/2015. The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will now assess the proposed candidatures of Joseph S. Blatter, HRH (His Royal…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 33311
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Premier League: Ofcom rejects Virgin Media request to delay the 2016-2019 UK TV rights auction

Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, rejected the British pay-TV platform Virgin Media's application to delay the auction for the 2016-2019 live UK audiovisual media rights to the Barclays Premier League on 04/02/2015.Ofcom "does not…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 33271
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FIFA: Prince Ali, presidential candidate, wants "a public debate including the incumbent president"

Jordan's Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, candidate for the presidency of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), wants "a public debate between the candidates, including the incumbent president," he said on 03/02/2015. Four candidates, registered by the deadline of 29/01/2015 (four…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 33231
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