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WFF 2016: "Top clubs have a unique challenge with majority of fan base in China (R. Lamb, Inter)

"I think the top European football clubs are faced with a very unique challenge in that the majority of their fan follower base is now in China, especially (for clubs) in the UK, FC Barcelona, here at Inter Milan, AC Milan, etc. But, unlike a normal business or brand, where if you look at the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 73140
• Published on 12/07/16 at 18:25
©  UFC
WME-IMG acquires the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for $4bn (€3.6bn)

WME-IMG, a US entertainment management, marketing, and media agency, acquired the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), on 11/07/2016. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The amount of the agreement could be for $4bn (€3.62bn), according to the New York Times, on 11/07/2016…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73216
• Published on 12/07/16 at 17:49
©  beIN Sports
Euro 2016: Portugal-France final draws 1.46 million beIN Sports subscribers in France

The final of Euro 2016, Portugal - France (1-0, after extra time) at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), drew an average of 1.465 million subscribers - with a peak audience of 1.563 million - on the pay-TV channels of the beIN Sports group in France, on Sunday, 10/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 73207
• Published on 12/07/16 at 16:55
©  D.R.
WFF 2016: "In China, the average annual salary of players is $1.4m (€1.27m)" (M. Goddard, FIFA TMS)

"We have around 13,500 total cross-border transfers per year in the international transfer market. And this generates $4.2bn (€3.8bn) in transfer fees. Since 2011, spending on international transfers increased by 44.2% worldwide, while the volume of transactions increased by only 3.5% on average…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 73163
• Published on 12/07/16 at 15:34
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: Portugal - France final draws 12.1 million viewers in UK on BBC One and ITV

The final of Euro 2016, Portugal - France (1-0 a.e.t.) at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), drew an average of 10.2 million viewers in the UK on the public channel BBC One, on Sunday, 10/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 46%, and a peak audience of 13.3…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 73170
• Published on 12/07/16 at 13:09
©  PSG
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain choose Poissy locale for its first team and youth team training centres

"Following a three-year consultation process, Paris Saint-Germain have chosen Poissy (north-west of Paris) as the site of their future performance centre, which is scheduled to open at the start of the 2019/20 season," announced PSG on 11/07/2016.Two other sites were considered, both in also the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 73148
• Published on 12/07/16 at 12:19
WFF 2016: "Le Sports is not a competitor of (public broadcaster) CCTV Sports" (Ma Guoli, Le Sports)

"Le Sports is not a competitor of (the Chinese public broadcaster) CCTV Sports (officially known as the CCTV-5 channel)," stated Ma Guoli (pictured), the vice-chairman of Le Sports, the sports branch of the Chinese technology and digital content company LeEco, on 08/07/2016, the second day of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 73132
• Published on 12/07/16 at 11:42
©  DC
Euro 2016: UEFA to redistribute €100m to the clubs of the players who participated in the tournament

UEFA, the organiser of Euro 2016, will redistribute a total of €100m to the European clubs for the players who participated in the final, 24-team phase of tournament, which ended with Portugal defeating France in the final (1-0 after extra time), at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 73124
• Published on 12/07/16 at 10:30
Premier League: Manchester City sign their first professional eSports player (FIFA franchise)

Manchester City FC (Premier League) have signed Kieran Brown (18 years old), a professional eSports player specialising in the FIFA series, a football simulation video game (published by EA Sports), announced the English club on 06/07/2016. Kieran Brown becomes the first eSports player in the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 73107
• Published on 12/07/16 at 09:50
©  fcbarcelona.com
FC Barcelona: Qatar Airways will be the main shirt sponsor in 2016-17, followed by Amazon (press)

Qatar Airways has extended their deal as the main sponsor for FC Barcelona (LaLiga) for one season (2016-17), to be followed by Amazon, who have penned a deal for five seasons (2017-2022), according to the Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo on 08/07/2016, in which it states that this information will…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 73119
• Published on 11/07/16 at 18:15