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Ligue 1: "I own 5% (of LOSC Lille). The time to go up to 100% has not come" (Marc Coucke)

"I will stay involved in Lille, of course. Michel Seydoux (chairman of LOSC Lille) knows this. I have 5%. I might go up to 25% or 30%. You have to take the right decisions. OK, I admit that the time to go up to 100% has not come," said the Belgian businessman Marc Coucke, a minority shareholder in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 39809
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Spain: Kingdomway (dietary products) becomes a partner of the Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante in China

Kingdomway, the Chinese dietary products group, has partnered with the Spanish LFP as well as becoming a partner of the Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, announced the league on 20/04/2015. The dietary products brand Jolo Heart will use the image of the Spanish league for its communication campaigns in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 39876
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Serie A: Fiat display the Expo Milano 2015 logo on the shirt of Juventus for three games

The automotive group Fiat, which is a shareholder of Juventus (Serie A TIM) via the Exor S.p.A. holding company, and is the club's shirt sponsor via its Jeep brand, will display the Expo Milano 2015 logo on the shirt of the team for three games, announced the company on 17/04/2015. FCA (Fiat…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 39730
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Infront will distribute the international TV rights for Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand national teams

Infront Sports & Media will distribute the media rights to qualification matches and international friendlies played at home by the national teams of Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand, announced the Swiss media and marketing rights agency on 17/04/2015. The agreement, the duration of which was not…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 39854
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MIPTV: "Customer care is at the heart of everything we do" (Jeremy Darroch, Sky)

"Customer care is at the heart of everything we do (...). A large demand for quality content is central to our industry," said Jeremy Darroch, the CEO of the British broadcasting group Sky plc, in his keynote speech to the MIPTV (International market for television programmes) in Cannes, France…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 39810
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Spain: Telefónica proposal for the purchase of Canal+ España accepted by the regulator

Telefónica has proposed the creation of a platform which will mainly consist of the premium content of its pay-TV groups Movistar TV and Canal+. This service has been proposed in order to ensure and finalise the Spanish telecom operator's acquisition of 100% of the shares of the pay-TV operator…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 39824
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Anne Zhao appointed as managing director of Infront China

Anne Zhao is the new managing director of Infront China, announced Infront Sports & Media, the Swiss agency for media and marketing rights, on 20/04/2015. She has held this position on an interim basis since the departure of Winston Zheng on 26/09/2014. Anne Zhao has worked at Infront China since…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 39819
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Olympics: Mitsui Fudosan (real estate) becomes 13th Gold Partner of Tokyo 2020

The real estate group Mitsui Fudosan has become the 13th Gold Partner of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, announced the organising committee on 20/04/2015. Mitsui Fudosan is now the exclusive partner in the "real estate development" category. "As a Tokyo 2020 partner in city…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 39793
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NBA: average attendance of 17,826 for the regular season (94% fill rate), a record for the league

21,926,548 spectators attended the 1,230 games of the 2014-15 regular season of the NBA, for an average crowd of 17,826 per game, announced the North American league on 16/04/2015. The total and average attendances are up 2.4% compared to the 2013-14 regular season (21,392,721 total attendance…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 39776
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Ligue 1: 2013-14 turnover up for the third consecutive year, Paris SG accumulated 31.7% of the total

The cumulative turnover, excluding player trading, of the 20 clubs in Ligue 1 was €1,497.7m at the end of the 2013-14 season, an increase of €200.4m, or 15.4%, compared to 2012-13 (€1,297.3m), according to the report "The Situation of Professional Football 2013-14" published by the French DNCG on…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 39660
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