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Euro 2016: SNCF will make specific train tickets available to book for 10 matches from 22/09/2015

Train tickets for the French national team's three group matches, as well as the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final (10 games in total) of Euro 2016, will be made available for booking from 22/09/2015, announced the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer français, the French national…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities
• Article # 49444
• Published on 20/08/15 at 16:30
Premier League: Sportego (fantasy leagues) partners with West Bromwich Albion for 2015-16

Sportego, an Irish company which produces and edits fantasy leagues (virtual sports leagues played on the Internet), has partnered with West Bromwich Albion FC (Barclays Premier League) for the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 19/08/2015. The company will launch an application for fantasy…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49449
• Published on 20/08/15 at 15:40
©  Serie B
Italy: B4 Capital extends its international distribution rights to the Serie B until 2018

B4 Capital has extended its international distribution (outside of Italy) agreement for the audiovisual rights to the Serie B for the 2015-2018 cycle, the Anglo-Luxembourg media rights agency announced on 18/08/2015. "The league has grown in stature," stated Fabio de Santis, the chief executive of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 49430
• Published on 20/08/15 at 14:29
FIFA: Opta statistics to be used to monitor the integrity of matches and sports betting

The British company Perform Group, specialising in the production and distribution of sports content on digital platforms, and Early Warning System GmbH, a subsidiary of FIFA in charge of the surveillance of sports betting markets and operation of the EWS, established a partnership on 19/08/2015…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Betting
• Article # 49418
• Published on 20/08/15 at 13:29
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Canal+: Vivendi completes 93.6% acquisition of Société d’Edition de Canal Plus (SECP) for €457.8m

Vivendi now owns 93.6% of the capital of SECP (Société d’Edition de Canal Plus), the company which owns the six thematic channels of the Canal+ group in France, announced Vivendi, the French telecommunications and media group, on 17/08/2015. Vivendi already owned 48.48% of the capital and voting…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 49396
• Published on 20/08/15 at 12:35
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Spain: LaLiga launches fantasy league game, a virtual competition over the Internet

The Spanish Professional Football League has launched LaLiga Fantasy, its own virtual sports league on the Internet, for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season, announced LaLiga on 17/08/2015. "The game, available on iOS and Android, includes live rankings, and is 100% based on official LaLiga statistics…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49398
• Published on 20/08/15 at 11:50
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Spain: LaLiga publishes the world map of broadcasters for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA season

The Spanish Professional Football League has offered, via its website, a world map of the official broadcasters of the Liga BBVA for the 2015-16 season, since 18/08/2015. LaLiga awarded the international distribution of audiovisual rights for Spanish professional competitions for the 2015-2020…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 49388
• Published on 20/08/15 at 11:05
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UK: BT Sport and the BBC will team up to promote the women's game, say British press

The British media groups BT Sport (pay-TV) and the BBC (free-TV) will join forces to promote women's football in the UK, according to the British press on 19/08/2015. The BBC aired the 2015 Women's World Cup, where the England national team finished in third place, while BT Sport holds the 2015…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 49384
• Published on 20/08/15 at 10:29
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Champions League: Lazio - Leverkusen draws nearly 9.5 million viewers in Italy and Germany

SS Lazio - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1-0, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome), the first leg of the play-off round tie for the 2015-16 Champions League, drew, in Italy and Germany, 9.45 million cumulative viewers on average during the match, played on Tuesday 18/08/2015 from 20:45 CET. In Italy, the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 49383
• Published on 20/08/15 at 09:49
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Premier League: attendance for Matchday 2 of 2015-16

Matchday 2 of the Premier League season drew an average of 34,926 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 96.5%, from 14 to 17/08/2015. The match between Manchester City FC and Chelsea FC (3-0) attracted the best crowd of Matchday 2, with 54,331 fans at the Etihad Stadium (55,000 seats…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 49377
• Published on 19/08/15 at 19:01