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Ligue 1: South Korean Hyundai (automobiles) becomes official car of OGC Nice for 2016-2018

IMAC 2, a car dealership of the South Korean brand Hyundai based in Nice and the French Riviera, has become an official supplier to OGC Nice (Ligue 1) for two seasons (2016-2018), announced on 07/12/2016. This agreement makes Hyundai the official car of the Riviera club."IMAC 2 will have…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 82632
• Published on 12/12/16 at 16:11

Kazakhstan: Seilda Bayshakov succeeds Yerlan Kozhagapanov to the presidency of the Federation

"Seilda Bayshakov has been elected president of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan (KFF) for a period of four years," said UEFA on 29/11/2016. The former international defender (two caps for the USSR) and manager of FC Kairat, Seilda Bayshakov, 66 years old, succeeds Yerlan Kozhagapanov, who…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 82786
• Published on 12/12/16 at 16:09

LaLiga: Atletico Madrid present its new logo, which will be used from 2017-18

Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) have a new logo, presented a press conference where the club also announced that the Chinese conglomerate Wanda will get the naming rights to the new stadium of the, on 09/12/2016. Atletico Madrid will continue to use its current logo until the end of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 82886
• Published on 12/12/16 at 15:44

Australia: Twitter interested in TV rights of the Hyundai A-League for the period 2017-2021

"We are part of the discussions, no doubt," said Jonno Simpson, director of partnerships at Twitter Australia regarding the media rights to the Hyundai A-League, on 05/12/2016. The social network Twitter will respond to the call for tenders from the FFA for the rights of the Australian first…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 82831
• Published on 12/12/16 at 13:19

Europa League: 477,000 viewers for Anderlecht - Saint-Etienne on W9 in France

RSC Anderlecht (Jupiler Pro League) - AS Saint-Etienne (Ligue 1), 2-3, round 6 of Group C of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 477,000 viewers on average in France on the free-TV channel W9, on Thursday 08/12/2016 (kick-off at 19:00 CET). This figure represented a 2.2% audience share, and ranked the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 82830
• Published on 12/12/16 at 12:30

UEFA: "The 2018 Europa League final will take place in Lyon" (Aleksander Ceferin, president)

"Lyon will host the final of the Europa League in 2018," announced Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, after the Executive Committee meeting in Nyon (SUI) on 09/12/2016. Regarding the 2018-2021 cycle of the Champions League, all the decisions announced on 26/08/2016 regarding access (four places…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 82858
• Published on 12/12/16 at 11:50

LOSC Lille: the finalisation of the sale of the club to Gerard Lopez is postponed to January 2017

Originally scheduled for before the end of 2016, the completion of the acquisition of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1) by the Spanish-Luxembourg businessman Gerard Lopez should be completed in early January 2017, indicated the regional daily La Voix du Nord on 08/12/2016. Gerard Lopez, head of the investment…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 82808
• Published on 12/12/16 at 11:20

Premier League: Manchester United TV channel now freely accessible in China, via Sina Sports

Sina Sports, a sports channel for internet and mobile platforms, is offering MUTV, Manchester United FC's TV channel (Premier League), free in China, according to British media on 03/12/2016. This is the first English club to offer its TV channel for free in China.The subsidiary of the Chinese…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 82794
• Published on 12/12/16 at 10:40

MLS: Fox Sports to broadcast the Seattle - Toronto final in virtual reality on 10/12/2016

Fox Sports will broadcast, in partnership with the virtual reality platform LiveLike, the final of the Audi MLS Cup between Toronto FC - Seattle Sounders FC (on Saturday, 10/12/2016) in virtual reality, announced the pay-TV group on 06/12/2016. The webcast will be available via the Fox Sports VR…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 82817
• Published on 09/12/16 at 16:59

Africa: Canal+ Afrique acquires broadcasting rights to the Total AFCON for seven years (2017-2023)

Canal+ Afrique has acquired the broadcasting rights, from the CAF, to the Total Africa Cup of Nations, including Gabon 2017, announced the pay-TV group on 07/12/2016. The agreement, for a period of seven years, was negotiated by Lagardère Sports, the sports subsidiary of Lagardère Sports …

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 82750
• Published on 09/12/16 at 15:00