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Tokyo 2020: The Japanese government approves €1.16bn Olympic Stadium (68,000 places)

The Japanese government has approved the construction budget for the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo in 2020 (the games will take place from 24/07 to 09/08/2020) for the amount of $1.28bn (€1.16bn), a reduction of 42% compared to the initial plan of $2bn (€1.8bn), announced Shinzo Abe, the Japanese Prime…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 50141
• Published on 04/09/15 at 09:45
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Premier League: Manchester United are the most searched English club according to Google Trends

Google collated data on searches for Premier League clubs’ names in every accessible country in the world, between 08/08/2015 and 28/08/2015, and found that Manchester United FC are the most searched for club in the vast majority of global territories.There were only 14 countries in Europe where…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 50463
• Published on 03/09/15 at 18:30
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Twitter: Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) reach 17 million followers on its main account

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) reached 17 million followers on its main Twitter account, the highest total of any European club, according to figures recorded by News Tank Football on 01/09/2015. The Madrid club has 1.1 million followers more than FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA). Arsenal FC (Premier League…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 50451
• Published on 03/09/15 at 17:35
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Euro 2016: UEFA publishes the regulations for public screenings of the competition

UEFA, which holds 95% of the EURO 2016 SAS, the organising company for Euro 2016, published FAQs and regulations in force for licences for public screenings of the 51 matches of the competition, on 19/08/2015. A public screening "refers to the televised broadcasting of football matches outside the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 50427
• Published on 03/09/15 at 17:13
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China: 2015-2018 European Cups to be shown on the streaming platforms PPTV, Tencent, Sina and Letv

The Internet and mobile streaming platform PPTV (Suning group) has acquired the broadcasting rights in mainland China of all the games of the Champions League and the Europa League from 2015-18, according to Chinese press on 02/09/2015. These rights also include European Super Cup matches from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 50437
• Published on 03/09/15 at 16:35
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France: Matmut (insurance) obtains the naming rights to the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux for 10 years

The insurance group Matmut has obtained the naming rights to the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux (42,000 seats) for 10 years (2015-2024), announced Stade Bordeaux Atlantique, the operating company of the stadium, on 03/09/2015. The stadium now bears the name "Matmut Atlantique". The deal was negotiated…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50402
• Published on 03/09/15 at 15:41
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Rugby: Japanese company Fujitsu becomes an official sponsor of the World Cup 2015

Fujitsu, a Japanese company specialising in solutions for information and communication technology, became an official sponsor of the the Rugby World Cup 2015, Would Rugby announced on 01/09/2015. The partnership was announced just 17 days before the start of the competition, hosted in England…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50423
• Published on 03/09/15 at 14:45
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Serie A: Indosat (telecommunications) becomes a regional partner of Inter Milan in Indonesia

Indosat, the branch of the Ooredoo group providing telecommunications services in Indonesia, has becomes a regional partner of FC Internazionale Milano (Serie A TIM) in Indonesia until the end of the 2016-17 season, announced the club (whose majority owner and president, Erick Thohir, is…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 50395
• Published on 03/09/15 at 13:30
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Bayern Munich partner with Goal.com to promote the club in North America and Asia

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) and the website Goal.com (owned by the Perform Group) have formed a partnership to exchange content and promote the "FC Bayern Munich" brand, mainly in North America and Asia, the two groups announced on 01/09/2015. Goal.com will provide Bayern with content (text and…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 50385
• Published on 03/09/15 at 12:44
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Premier League transfer spending reaches €1.184bn during the 2015 summer transfer window

The 20 Premier League clubs spent a record £870m (€1.184bn at 02/09/2015) during the 2015 summer transfer market (from 10/06 to 01/09/2015), according to the Sports Business Group of the audit firm Deloitte on 02/09/2015. This sum is 4% higher than the previous record of £835m (€1.052bn as of…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 50366
• Published on 03/09/15 at 11:47