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Russia: NTV-Plus acquires Ligue 1 broadcasting rights and prolongs its Serie A rights deal

NTV-Plus, the satellite subscription branch of the Russian broadcaster NTV (owned by Gazprom-Media), acquired the Ligue 1 broadcasting rights in Russia, on 14/08/2015. The French first division matches will be broadcast on "Match TV", one of the channels of NTV-Plus. The Russian broadcasting group…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 49347
• Published on 19/08/15 at 16:35

Spanish Super Cup: Barça-Athletic Club draws 9.3 million viewers over the two matches on Telecinco

FC Barcelona - Athletic Club Bilbao (1-1), the final of the Supercopa de España (5-1 to Bilbao on aggregate), drew 5.76 million viewers on average during the broadcast on the private free-TV channel Telecinco (Mediaset España group), on 17/08/2015, kick-off at 22:00 CET. This figure represents a…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 49354
• Published on 19/08/15 at 15:55

Premier League: Tottenham launch its "Fanbassadors" programme to aid spectators on matchdays

Tottenham Hotspur FC (Barclays Premier League) have launched its "Fanbassadors" programme which aims, through specially recruited fans of the club, to advise and inform spectators attending White Hart Lane (36,300 seats) on matchdays, the club announced on 14/08/2015. The club had already tested…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49335
• Published on 19/08/15 at 14:50

Serie A: Empoli FC plan Stadio Carlo Castellani renovation, however the city is blocking the project

Empoli FC (Serie A TIM) presented their planned renovation of the Stadio Carlo Castellani, the stadium belonging to the City of Empoli of which the club is the main resident, on 11/08/2015. The cost of the project is estimated at €11m and notably plans the removal of the athletics track, the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 49329
• Published on 19/08/15 at 13:35

Bundesliga: the first 9 matches of the season draw 4.01 million subscribers for Sky Deutschland

The nine games of Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga, played from the 14 to 16/08/2015, drew a total of 4.01 million subscribers on average on the German pay-TV network Sky Bundesliga, according to data from two German institutes of audience measurement, AGF and GfK. The best audience of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 49317
• Published on 19/08/15 at 12:40

FIFA: Domenico Scala wants the Executive Committee to be replaced by two new bodies (Reuters)

Domenico Scala (SUI), the chairman of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee, wants the Executive Committee of the international federation to be replaced by two new bodies, according to the British news agency Reuters, citing an unnamed source on 18/08/2015. These two bodies would divide the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 49301
• Published on 19/08/15 at 11:49

Liga BBVA: Tecnocasa (real estate) extends sponsorship of Getafe CF to the reserve and youth teams

The Italian real estate network Tecnocasa, the shirt sponsor of Getafe CF (Liga BBVA), has extended their sponsorship deal to include the reserve and youth teams of the Madrid area club, announced the company on 10/08/2015. Tecnocasa, who have sponsored the Getafe kit since the 2014-15 season…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49304
• Published on 19/08/15 at 11:09

Bundesliga: ARD draws almost 12 million viewers with two games of the Matchday 1

FC Bayern Munich - Hamburger SV (5-0), the opening match of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season and broadcast live in Germany on ARD, saw the German public broadcaster draw 7.45 million viewers on average during the match, which kicked off on Friday 14/08/2015 at 20:30 CET. This is a record audience for…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 49295
• Published on 19/08/15 at 10:24

Liga BBVA: 10 matches on four continents in the LFP World Challenge, creating new deals for clubs

Seven Liga BBVA clubs (Malaga CF, Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Rayo Vallecano, Club Atletico de Madrid, Valencia CF, Granada CF and Athletic Club Bilbao) participated in the second edition of the LFP World Challenge, a friendly tournament organised by the Spanish League in seven countries across four…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 49289
• Published on 19/08/15 at 09:40

2015-16 Champions League and Europa League play-off round ties begin on 18-20/08/2015

The final preliminary stage of the 2015-16 Champions League and Europa league begins this week, with the first leg of the play-off round ties on 18-19/08/2015 (Champions League) and 20/08/2015 (Europa League).Please find a selection of all the latest business news regarding these two competitions…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities
• Article # 49292
• Published on 18/08/15 at 18:40