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Germany: "Early negotiations" between Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 about a possible merger

The German broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 and the German media group Axel Springer (Bild, Die Welt Transfermarkt.de) are "at an early stage of negotiations" with a view toward a merger, several sources indicate to Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, on 06 and 07/07/2015. The two groups did not…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 46611
• Published on 08/07/15 at 11:50

Serie A: Pirelli will display its Driver brand on the Inter Milan shirt for away matches in 2015-16

The Italian tyre brand Pirelli will display Driver, its international tyre brand, on the shirt of FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A TIM) for the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 07/07/2015. "This brand won’t replace Pirelli, but will worth together with Pirelli. We want that to be clear…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 46615
• Published on 08/07/15 at 11:20

FC Barcelona: five candidates for the presidency of the club at the election on 18/07/2015

Josep Maria Bartomeu, Joan Laporta, Toni Freixa, Agustí Benedito and Joan Batiste are the five official candidates for the presidency of FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), whose election is scheduled Saturday, 18/07/2015. The five men each received the support of at least 2,534 socios (2.3% of the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 46564
• Published on 08/07/15 at 10:54

Premier League: SAP (IT and software) becomes a partner of Manchester City and the CFG clubs

SAP, the German IT software design group, has become a partner of CFG (City Football Group, the conglomerate which owns the majority shares of Manchester City FC, New York City FC, Melbourne City FC and a minority stake in Yokohama F Marinos), announced both parties on 07/07/2015. The agreement…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Essentials Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 46610
• Published on 08/07/15 at 10:30

Chinese Dalian Wanda Group completes the acquisition of Infront Sports & Media for €1.05 billion

The Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate specialised in the areas of entertainment, hospitality and real estate, has completed the acquisition, from the British private equity fund Bridgepoint, a majority share of the capital of the Swiss marketing and media agency Infront Sports & Media AG…

Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 46608
• Published on 08/07/15 at 09:43

CONCACAF: Special Committee with presidents of the Mexico, USA, and Canada federations in control

CONCACAF has unveiled a new reform programme to its governance structure, the confederation announced on 06/07/2015.A new three-person Special Committee comprising the presidents of the football federations of Mexico, the United States and Canada -- respectively Justino Compean, Sunil Gulati and…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Legal
• Article # 46575
• Published on 07/07/15 at 18:55

Switzerland: Grasshopper Zurich to change its shirt sponsor at half-time of its matches in 2015-16

The Grasshopper Club Zürich (Raiffeisen Super League, the Swiss first division) will change its main shirt sponsor at half-time of its matches during the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 30/06/2015. The club will display the architectural firm Anliker Ducksch in the first period, and then the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 46560
• Published on 07/07/15 at 17:28

Premier League: Aston Villa - Manchester Utd, 1^st game on a Friday night (14/08/2015 on Sky Sports)

The Manchester United FC - Tottenham Hotspur FC fixture will open the 2015-16 Barclays Premier League season on Saturday 08/08/2015 at 12:45 GMT (13:45 CET) on the pay-TV channel BT Sport, announced the Premier League, which presented the distribution of TV broadcasts in the United Kingdom for the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 46540
• Published on 07/07/15 at 16:55

2014-15 Serie A review: Juventus champions for 31^st time, both Rome clubs into the Champions League

2014-15 Champions League finalists Juventus won the 2014-15 Serie A TIM with 87 points (26 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses). This is the fourth consecutive domestic championship for the club, and the 31^st overall Italian title. Juventus also won the 2014-15 TIM Cup (2-1 a.e.t. over SS Lazio on…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 46529
• Published on 07/07/15 at 15:46

Serie A: the mineral water brand Acqua Fiuggi partners with AS Roma until 2017-18

The mineral water brand Acqua Fiuggi has partnered with AS Roma (Serie A TIM) for three seasons (2015-16 to 2017-18), the club announced on 02/07/2015. Acqua Fiuggi, a brand based in the Lazio region -- the region of Rome -- gets advertising board visibility at the Trigoria training centre and at…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Article # 46525
• Published on 07/07/15 at 14:19