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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
©  D.R.
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
©  LaLiga
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
©  LaLiga
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
©  D.R.
Bundesliga: attendance for Matchday 1 of 2015-16

Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season drew an average of 42,888 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 95%, from 14 to 16/08/2015.The match between Borussia Dortmund - Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-0 on 15/08/2015) drew the best attendance of Matchday 1 with 81,359 spectators at…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 49380
• Published on 19/08/15 at 18:24
©  IAAF
Athletics: Sebastian Coe elected president of the IAAF, defeating the Ukrainian Sergey Bubka

The Briton Sebastian Coe was elected president of the IAAF at the 50th congress of the International Association of Athletics Federations, in Beijing (CHN) on 19/08/2015. He succeeds the Senegalese Lamine Diack (82 years old), who had held the position since 1999.A double Olympic champion in the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49371
• Published on 19/08/15 at 17:49
©  D.R.
Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 2 of 2015-16

Matchday 2 of the Ligue 1 season was attended by an average of 20,776 spectators per match, for a stadium fill rate of 79.3%, from 14 to 16/08/2015. The match between Paris Saint-Germain - GFC Ajaccio (2-0) attracted the largest attendance with 46,524 fans at the Parc des Princes (47,929 seats) in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 49365
• Published on 19/08/15 at 17:09