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FIFA: If Michel Platini can stand, "a lot of the candidates would withdraw" (Sheikh Ahmad, Kuwait)

"I was a supporter for Michel (Platini), I still am a supporter for Michel. I fully know that he’s innocent but I don’t know the system that will happen. He paid all the tax for this (the alleged payment) and is not hiding something, but the (FIFA) mechanism is creating a problem," said Sheikh…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 54973
• Published on 30/10/15 at 10:30
©  Fotofly
Austria: Merkur (insurance company) gets the naming rights to the stadium of SK Sturm Graz

The insurance company Merkur, whose headquarters is in Graz (Austria), has acquired the naming rights of the stadium (15,400 seats) in which SK Sturm Graz (Tipico Bundesliga) plays, announced the company on 23/10/2015.The compound, currently named UPC Arena (telecommunications, naming rights…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Authorities
• Article # 54975
• Published on 30/10/15 at 09:59
©  schalke04.de
Bundesliga: Matchday 10 draws at least 3.7 million subscribers on Sky Deutschland channels

All nine games on Matchday 10 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season, played from 23 to 25/10/2015, attracted at least 3.7 million subscribers on average on the channels of the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, according to data provided by the German institutes of audience data measurement AGF and GfK. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 54936
• Published on 30/10/15 at 09:30
©  FC Barcelona
Lig BBVA: Barcelona finalise the terms of their contract extension with Chang beer in Asia

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) have finalised the terms of their extension with the Chang beer brand (Thai group Thaibev) in Asia, on 28/10/2015. The extension of the partnership to the end of the 2017-18 season had already been announced by the club on 31/08/2015. Chang, a sponsor of Barça since…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 54943
• Published on 29/10/15 at 18:00
©  schalke04.de
DFB-Pokal: Schalke - Mönchengladbach draws 6.65 million viewers on ARD (21.8% audience share)

The match betweeen FC Schalke 04 - Borussia Mönchengladbach (0-2), in the Round of 16 of the 2015-16 DFB Pokal, drew an average of 6.65 million viewers in Germany on the public channel ARD, on Wednesday 28/10/2015 (kick-off at 20:30 CET). This figure represents a 21.8% audience share, and allowed…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 54940
• Published on 29/10/15 at 17:29
©  fcbarcelona.com
Copa del Rey: Barcelona - Villanovense (0-0) draws 327,000 subscribers on Canal+ Liga

The advanced match (moved up due to Barcelona's participation in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in December) between Villanovense CF - FC Barcelona (0-0), in the fourth round of the 2015-16 Copa del Rey (the equivalent of the Round of 16), drew an average of 327,000 subscribers in Spain on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54932
• Published on 29/10/15 at 16:59
©  OGC Nice
Coupe de la Ligue: broadcast of Round of 16 multiplex draws 1.7 million viewers (France 3)

The programme "À chaque région son match" (A match for every region), a multiplex of all the matches from the Round of 16 of the 2015-16 Coupe de la League, broadcast on on the public channel France 3, drew an average of 1.704 million viewers on Wednesday 28/10/2015 (the broadcast began at 20:50…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 54929
• Published on 29/10/15 at 16:29
©  AFP
2022 World Cup: Qatar amends its labour code, but does not abolish the kafala system

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, promulgated the new law regulating the work of aliens, without, however, abolishing the kafala system, on 27/10/2015. Amendments to the law allow foreign workers to apply for an authorisation to leave the country, via the Interior Ministry. If…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 54859
• Published on 29/10/15 at 15:59
©  D.R.
2015 Rugby World Cup: "Commercial value is up 50% compared to 2011" (B. Gosper, World Rugby)

"The commercial value of the 2015 Rugby World Cup is up 50% compared to the 2011 competition (held in New Zealand from 09/09 to 23/10/2011). That includes money from sponsors, broadcast revenue - of which the main part is TV rights - and hospitality. All of these areas have done fantastically…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 54855
• Published on 29/10/15 at 15:16
©  Ajax Amsterdam
China: the streaming platform Letv becomes the exclusive media partner of Ajax until 2018

AFC Ajax (Eredivisie) have concluded a sponsorship and partnership deal with Letv, the Chinese Internet and mobile audiovisual streaming platform, on 28/10/2015. The partnership spans three years, until the end of the 2017-18 season. Le Sport, the sports branch of Letv, will offer content from…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54866
• Published on 29/10/15 at 13:49