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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

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

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

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: 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

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

Vivendi propose "a new agreement" to acquire 20% of Mediaset Premium

Vivendi has arrived at "significant differences" with the executives of Mediaset in the analysis of the results of its pay television subsidiary Mediaset Premium, on which the two entities are in negotiations, said the French group on 26/07/2016. Vivendi has made a proposal to Mediaset to "find a…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 74025
• Published on 27/07/16 at 15:55

FIFA: "I believe for the World Cup 2026... there should be 40 teams" (Gianni Infantino)

"I believe for the World Cup 2026 - because the 2018 and 2022 finals are already decided - there should be 40 teams... and out of the eight more there should be at least two slots for African teams," said Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, in Abuja, Nigeria, on 25/07/2016.Gianni Infantino…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73997
• Published on 27/07/16 at 14:49

FC Barcelona: record turnover of €679m (+11%) in 2015-16, net profit up 93% (to €29m)

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) achieved a record turnover of €679m for the 2015-16 financial year (from 01/07/2015 to 30/06/2016), up 11.7% compared to 2014-15 (€608m), announced the Catalan club on 25/07/2015. Barça's turnover had increased 15% between 2013-14 (€529.9m) and 2014-15.For 2015-16…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 73987
• Published on 27/07/16 at 12:45