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Ligue 1: attendance for Matchday 33 of 2015-16, Marseille - Bordeaux draws 43,344 spectators

Matchday 33 of Ligue 1 drew an average of 22,078 spectators per match from 08 to 10/04/2016. The average attendance of the French championship is currently 20,608 spectators per match on the season, down 8% compared to the end of the 2014-15 season. The Ligue 1 stadium fill rate is 66% in 2015-16…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 66675
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Champions League: Nissan to send 25 fans to the San Siro to watch the final

The Japanese automaker Nissan has launched a "money can't buy" operation to send 25 fans to the be the Champions League flag-holders at the centre cirlce of the San Siro (81,000 seats) in Milan (ITA) for the final of the 2015-16 Champions League on Saturday 28/05/2016, announce the company on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 66737
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Chinese companies continue to pursue football-related activities

18/03/2016 will remain an important date in the history of the development of football in China: the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group (tourism, hotels, entertainment) became a FIFA Partner (alongside adidas and Coca-Cola, among others) through the 2030 World Cup. Wanda becomes the first Chinese…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 65442
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Bundesliga: Mongolian Airlines a regional partner of Borussia Dortmund in Mongolia for 2016-2019

Mongolian Airlines has become a regional partner of Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) in Mongolia for the 2016-2019 period, the club announced on 07/04/2016. This is the first time a Mongolian company has partnered with a European football club, according to Dortmund. As part of the agreement…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66712
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DFL: Amazon Video (video on demand) to broadcast two programmes on the history of the Bundesliga

The DFL reached an agreement with Amazon Video, the VoD platform of the US e-commerce company Amazon, announced the German football league on 06/04/2016. This partnership will run until 2016-17, and provides for the broadcast, on German territory, of two programmes entitled "Great Matches" and…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 66692
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Euro 2016: launch of the "Euro 2016 Fan Guide" application to aid the fans

The "Euro 2016 Fan Guide," available on Android and iOS, has been available from 01/04/2016, UEFA announced on the same day. Presented by Continental, the German tyre manufacturer and one of ten global sponsors of Euro 2016, this application in available in English, French and German, this app…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66682
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Vivendi: partnership with Mediaset to create an OTT platform and acquire Mediaset Premium

Vivendi, the French telecommunications and media group, concluded an "important binding strategic and industrial" agreement with the Italian broadcaster Mediaset, on 08/04/2016. "The two companies have agreed to develop an industrial partnership at international level to, on one hand, jointly…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 66669
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Panama Papers: "The way it was presented was just a shame" (Gianni Infantino)

"The whole (TV contracts) process was fair and well documented. The way it was presented was just a shame," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, on 10/04/2016, regarding TV rights contracts signed by UEFA in 2006 and 2007 when he was the director of Legal Affairs division, which earned his…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 66660
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Premier League: Aston Villa introduce "subtle yet important changes" to its club badge

Aston Villa FC (Premier League) presented the new club badge, which will be used from the 2016-17 season, on 06/04/2016. The club wishes to have a visual identity more "effective", including for communications and digital plan. "Like all football clubs, Aston Villa has updated the way it looks…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 66643
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Australia: Foxtel will launch three beIN Sports HD channels on its sports bouquet on 15/05/2016

The Qatari beIN Media Group and the Australian pay-TV group Foxtel have announced the launch of three beIN Sports HD channels on the Foxtel sports bouquet, at no additional cost to subscribers, on 31/03/2016. The beIN Sports 1, 2 and 3 channels will be available from 15/05/2016, just days before…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 66580
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