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Premier League: Twitter becomes a partner of Sky Sports and will show clips from the 2016-17 season

Twitter signed a partnership with one of the Premier League's domestic broadcasters, Sky Sports, which allows the social network to broadcast the goals and highlights from all of the 2016-17 season's matches, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on 27/07/2016. This distribution will be carried out…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74085
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©  fcbarcelona.com

FC Barcelona: Konami (JPN, video games), becomes premium partner of the club from 2016 to 2020

Konami Digital Entertainment, a Japanese video game publisher, became a premium partner of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) for three seasons (2016-2019), on 26/07/2016. This second-level partnership gives Konami, editor of the football simulation franchise PES (Pro Evolution Soccer), global…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 74090
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©  LaLiga

Spain: RTVE acquires, via sublicense, rights to LaLiga and Copa Del Rey highlights (€2m per year)

The public broadcaster RTVE has acquired, via sublicense from Mediapro, the non-exclusive rights for weekly highlights of LaLiga Santander and Copa del Rey games for the 2016-2019 period, on 26/07/2016. The agreement could be worth between €2m to €6m per season, according to several Spanish media…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 74079
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©  beIn Sports

Spain: beIN Media Group launches its OTT platform beIN Connect for €9.99 per month

beIN Media Group has launched its OTT platform beIN Connect in Spain for €9.99 per month, on 28/07/2016. beIN Connect will use the content of the two Spanish channels of beIN Sports, which includes beIN LaLiga, an HD channel 100% dedicated to Spanish football, launched in partnership with Mediapro…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 74091
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©  D.R.

2016-17 FA Cup: fourth substitution in extra time to be tested from the quarter-finals

"The 2016-17 Emirates FA Cup is set to feature the introduction of a fourth substitute for the quarter finals, semi-finals and final. Subject to IFAB approval, the FA will play a lead role in testing to introduce this innovation for the closing stages of this season’s cup," announced the English…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 74071
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©  ASSE

AS Saint-Étienne: Michel Saez appointed CEO, to take office in October 2016

"Michel Saez has been appointed CEO of AS Saint-Étienne, under the responsibility of the executive board chaired by Roland Romeyer. He will take office in October," announced the Ligue 1 club on 27/07/2016. "As president of the ASSE association and a member of the supervisory board of the limited…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74058
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©  D.R.

Digital: Verizon acquires Yahoo!, including Yahoo! Sports, for $4.83bn (€4.4m)

Verizon, an American telecommunications group, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the US internet group Yahoo!, on 25/07/2016. The amount of the transaction is valued at $4.83bn (€4.4bn), and it includes the Yahoo! Sports sites dedicated to fantasy leagues (virtual sports…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 74043
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©  Stéphane Tasimovicz

Ligue 1: AS Monaco and Nike unveil the 2016-17 away shirt via a virtual reality movie

AS Monaco (Ligue 1) and the sports equipment manufacturer Nike presented the 2016-17 away kit of the club using a virtual reality device, in Paris (FRA), on 25/07/2016. Media and influencers were invited to watch a preview of a film directed by Shine 360°, a subsidiary of the production company…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 74013
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©  https://youtu.be/6VaRZRUi78U

Pokémon Go: actor and former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson creates "Pokerock"

Seven Bucks Productions, a US digital production company co-owned by actor and former wrestler Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock"), has created an avatar "Pokémon" for "The Rock", named "Pokérock", on 25/07/2016. The production company launched this new character in a video posted on their YouTube…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74029
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