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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
• Published on 28/07/16 at 14:48
©  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
• Published on 28/07/16 at 14:08
©  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
• Published on 28/07/16 at 11:35
©  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
• Published on 28/07/16 at 10:54
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: TV audiences in the European Top 5 countries

More than 170 countries, via 90 broadcasters around the world, were able to follow the Euro 2016 tournament held in France from 10/06 to 10/07/2016, and won by Portugal (1-0 a.e.t. victory against France in the final, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris). This first edition of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 73816
• Published on 28/07/16 at 09:14
©  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
• Published on 28/07/16 at 08:55
Euro 2016: TV audiences in the European Top 5 countries

Euro 2016 - the first ever edition with 24 teams and 51 games - hosted in 10 cities across France from 10/06 to 07/10/2016, was followed worldwide by 2 billion unique viewers and more than 6 billion people in cumulative TV audiences. Each game was watched on average by 130 million viewers. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 73829
• Published on 27/07/16 at 18:20
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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
• Published on 27/07/16 at 17:35
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: opening of an office in Abuja (Nigeria), the fifth Spanish League office outside of Spain

LaLiga have opened an office in Abuja, Nigeria and have become a partner of the Nigerian Professional League, announced LaLiga on 22/07/2016. This is the fifth Spanish League office to be found outside of Spain: the Spanish League has already taken up residence in Beijing (China) since 2014, in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility, Legal, …
• Article # 74027
• Published on 27/07/16 at 16:55
©  Sunderland
Premier League: Dafabet (betting) extends deal as shirt sponsor of Sunderland AFC until 2018-19

Dafabet, a Filipino sports and online gaming operator, extended its deal as the main shirt sponsor of Sunderland AFC (Premier League) for one season (2018-19), on 05/07/2016. Dafabet became the main shirt sponsor of the English club in 2015-16, for an initial period of three seasons…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Stadiums, …
• Article # 74026
• Published on 27/07/16 at 16:25