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Bundesliga: BT Sport extends its TV rights deal in the UK and Ireland for the 2017-2021 period

British pay-TV channel, BT Sport extended its four season broadcasting rights deal in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the Bundesliga, announced the group on 14/06/2016. These rights were negotiated with DFL Sports Enterprises, the company that manages the commercial rights of the German…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 71517
• Published on 20/06/16 at 11:30
©  D.R.
Bundesliga: Sky will pay €876m per year on average for its TV rights lot from 2017 to 2021 (+80%)

Sky Deutschland will pay an average of €876m per year for the 2017-2021 TV rights to the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga, announced the pay-TV group on 09/06/2016. Sky currently pays an average of €486m on per year for the domestic TV rights in the existing agreement from 2013 to 2017, thus the new…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 71505
• Published on 20/06/16 at 09:55
©  Leeds United
Championship: Leeds United will display the Greenpeace logo on their U-21 team kit

Greenpeace, an international NGO for environmental protection, has partnered Leeds United FC (Championship), announced the club on 11/06/2016. This partnership is the first between Greenpeace and a football club. "The new partnership will see the Club highlight some of the major environmental…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 71458
• Published on 20/06/16 at 09:25
©  D.R.
Euro 2016: Croatia-Spain, a "match-concert" live at the Philharmonie de Paris, on 21/06/2016

"The symphony orchestra of the Regional Conservatory of Paris will accompany, live, the Group D match, Croatia-Spain (played in Bordeaux), projected on a giant screen at the Philharmonie de Paris, on Tuesday, 21/06/2016 (kick-off at 21:00), in an original idea of the Tatane Association in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 71428
• Published on 17/06/16 at 15:30
©  6 Nations
Rugby: Pat Whelan (IRE) appointed chairman of the Six Nations for the 2017-2020 period

Pat Whelan (IRE) has been appointed chairman of the Six Nations for the 2017 to 2020 period by the Six Nations Committee, announced the organisation on 09/06/2016. The former Irish rugby international (19 caps between 1975 and 1981) was the vice-chairman of the Six Nations, and now replaces Bill…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 71456
• Published on 17/06/16 at 14:20
adidas Group expects a record sales figure of €2.5bn for its football division in 2016

"We are on track to achieving sales of €2.5 billion with football products this year (2016). This marks a new record for our brand and manifests our leading position in football globally," said Herbert Hainer, CEO of the adidas Group, on 16/06/2016.This would represent a 14% increase over…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, Agencies, …
• Article # 71502
• Published on 17/06/16 at 13:25
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: 27.32 million viewers for Germany-Poland on ZDF in Germany, over 17 million elsewhere

The Euro 2016 Germany - Poland match (0-0, Group C) at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), drew an average of 27.32 million viewers in Germany on the public broadcaster ZDF, on Thursday, 16/06/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 73.3%, and allowed ZDF to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 71500
• Published on 17/06/16 at 12:25
©  SFL
Switzerland: the media rights to the SFL allocated from 2017-18 season, broadcasters remain secret

The broadcasting rights (national and international) to the Swiss first and second divisions - the Raiffeisen Super League (RSL) and Brack.ch Challenge League, respectively - from the 2017-18 season were awarded on 09/06/2016 announced the SFL on 10/06/2016. However, contracts must be "signed and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 71455
• Published on 17/06/16 at 11:44
©  The Premier Sports Network
The Fan Experience Seminar: organised on 02/09/2016 at the Royal Garden Hotel London (ENG)

The 2016 Fan Experience Seminar will be held at the Royal Garden Hotel in London (ENG), on Friday, 02/09/2016. Organised by "The Premier Sports Network", a network of sports industry professionals, the seminar invites broadcasting rights holders, clubs, specialists and representatives of digital…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 71404
• Published on 17/06/16 at 11:00
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Premier League: Everyone Active (fitness) extends its partnership with Sunderland for 2016-17

Everyone Active, a UK network of fitness centres, extended its partnership with Sunderland AFC (Premier League) for the 2016-17 season, on 13/06/2016. Active Everyone became a partner of the "Black Cats" on 12/10/2015, for the remainder of the 2015-16 season.Everyone Active has the status of…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 71409
• Published on 17/06/16 at 10:30