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La Liga: Valencia CF offer the "Indoor Google Maps" service for fans inside the Mestalla stadium

Valencia CF (Liga BBVA) launched the "Indoor Google Maps" service of the American search engine Google for its fans, so they can identify main points of interest inside the Mestalla stadium (55,000 seat), such as food points, health stands, and information areas, announced the club on 12/03/2015…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 36566
• Published on 13/03/15 at 13:15

Univision Communications: 3 banks hired for an IPO in second of 2015

The US Hispanic media company Univision Communications has hired the banks Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank to plan for an IPO in the second half of 2015, according to the US media service Reuters on 11/03/2015. This IPO should allow Univision Communications to raise more than $1bn…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 36538
• Published on 13/03/15 at 11:53

CFG, owner of Manchester City, investing €565,000 into the Cityzens Giving charity programme

CFG (City Football Group), the global conglomerate that owns Manchester City FC (Barclays Premier League), New York City FC (Major League Soccer, USA-CAN) and Melbourne City FC (A-League, Australian first division) will invest £400,000 (about €565,000) into its "Cityzens Giving" charity programme…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Social Responsibility
• Article # 36528
• Published on 13/03/15 at 11:09

Spain: RTVE and the national lottery will inject €7m into Teledeporte to save the TV channel

The Spanish public audiovisual group RTVE and Loterías y Apuestas del Estado, the Iberian national lottery, concluded a partnership agreement worth €7m "for the promotion of Spanish sport" on 11/03/2015. "The agreement is very important in making Teledeporte's future clear," stated José Antonio…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 36519
• Published on 13/03/15 at 10:35

"In the future, the English (clubs) could decide to secede" (Bernard Caïazzo, AS Saint-Étienne)

"The superior financial power of the English is not going to encourage those who already least respect the rules and constraints of UEFA to improve, such as with the international calendar. It should not be excluded that in the event of heavy discord, the English could decide to secede. Which…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 36107
• Published on 13/03/15 at 09:55

UEFA: "We are creating a league in Crimea" (Michel Platini)

"We are creating a league in Crimea, as it is not known whether Crimea today is Ukraine or Russia," said Michel Platini, UEFA president, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Euro 2016 steering committee, in Lyon (FRA) on 12/03/2015. Crimea, Ukraine's Russian-speaking majority peninsula, was…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 36515
• Published on 13/03/15 at 09:22

Champions League: ZDF draws 8.05 million viewers for Bayern Munich - Shakhtar Donetsk

The FC Bayern Munich - Shakhtar Donetsk match (7-0), in the Round of 16 of the 2014-15 Champions League (0-0 in the first leg), and broadcast live in Germany on free-TV by ZDF, allowed the German public-TV channel to draw 8.05 million viewers on average during the match (kick-off at 20:45) on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 36494
• Published on 12/03/15 at 18:35

France: Federation joins MLS to facilitate placement of French youth players in the United States

The FFF (French Football Federation) and University Elite Athletes, the organisation which represents MLS (Major League Soccer, USA-CAN) in Europe, have entered into a partnership in order to facilitate the placement of young French players who have not yet signed a professional contract into…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 36469
• Published on 12/03/15 at 18:10

La Liga: IMG becomes the exclusive marketing agency of FC Barcelona in Asia until 2017

The media rights and marketing agency IMG has become the exclusive commercial rights agency for FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) in Asia until 2017, announced the club on 11/03/2015. IMG will develop sponsorship partnerships, club marketing and branding in Asia, as well as the development of tours and…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 36456
• Published on 12/03/15 at 17:30

Champions League: Canal+ draws 2.51 million subscribers for Chelsea-Paris Saint-Germain, new record

The Chelsea FC - Paris Saint-Germain match (2-2 a.e.t., Paris Saint-Germain advanced on away goals), in the Round of 16 of the 2014-15 Champions League, allowed the French pay-TV channel Canal+, the live exclusive broadcaster of the match in France, to gather 2.51 million subscribers on average…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 36451
• Published on 12/03/15 at 16:46