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Premier League: Virgin Media (telecom) to be the main shirt sponsor of Southampton FC for 2016-2019

The British group Virgin Media Telecommunications has became the main shirt sponsor of Southampton FC (Premier League) for three seasons, 2016-2019, on 08/06/2016. The annual amount is £10m (€12.7m on 10/06/2016), according to several British media outlets, eight times more than Veho (electronics…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 71050
• Published on 13/06/16 at 09:35

Premier League: BetEast (betting) becomes the shirt sponsor of Swansea City for 2016-17

The online betting company BetEast has become the shirt sponsor of Swansea City AFC (Premier League) for the 2016-17 season, the club announced on 02/06/2016. BetEast also becomes the club's "official Asian betting and gaming partner".BetEast replaces the online trading company GWFX as the shirt…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 70964
• Published on 13/06/16 at 09:15

Euro 2016: "The party is already somewhat spoiled... it's very unfortunate" (Jacques Lambert)

"The party is already somewhat spoiled. This is not the image which we want to give, it is not the best way to welcome foreign fans coming to France," said Jacques Lambert, president of EURO 2016 SAS, on the subject of the strikes, which include SNCF (French national railway), on 10/06/2016, the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 71048
• Published on 10/06/16 at 14:26

Euro 2016: beIN Sports launch a provisional channel, beIN Sports Max 10, in English

The pay-TV group, beIN Sports France launched beIN Sports Max 10, a new channel which will be broadcast provisionally from 10/06/2016 to 10/07/2016 during Euro 2016, announced the group on 09/06/2016. The channel, which will be broadcast exclusively in English, will also cover the Copa America…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 71047
• Published on 10/06/16 at 13:50

Germany: Bundesliga TV rights awarded to Sky, Eurosport, ARD, ZDF, Perform, Amazon for 2017-2021

Sky Deutschland, Eurosport, ARD, ZDF, Sport1, Perform and Amazon have all been awarded a share of the domestic audiovisual rights to the Bundesliga, the 2.Bundesliga, the promotion-relegation play-offs and the German Supercup for the 2017-2021 cycle, announced the German Professional League on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 71010
• Published on 10/06/16 at 13:10

China: Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder of MP & Silva, appointed president of Baofeng Sports

Andrea Radrizzani was named president of Baofeng Sports on 08/06/2016. Radrizzani, who is also the founder and CEO of the British broadcaster Eleven Sports Network and one of the founders of the agency MP & Silva, became head of the division whose creation was announced by the CEO of Beijing…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 71015
• Published on 10/06/16 at 12:05

Euro 2016: 41 leagues represented, but more than 25% of the players played in England in 2015-16

102 players who played in the Premier League in 2015-16 will take part in Euro 2016, which makes the English top flight the most represented league (18.4% of the 552 registered players) at the European tournament, hosted in France from 10/06 to 10/07/2016, according to figures from News Tank…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Transfer Market, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 71011
• Published on 10/06/16 at 10:43

England: Man City to host two days of events to present new badge, 2016-17 shirt, and Pep Guardiola

Manchester City FC (Premier League) will host "Cityzens Weekend", a two day event in which fans of the club will be able to participate in various activities at the City Football Academy, the training centre of the Mancunian club, on 02 and 03/07/2016. Among the activities offered: training centre…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70965
• Published on 10/06/16 at 09:20

France: competition authority rejects the exclusive distribution agreement for Canal+/beIN Sports

The French competition authority has rejected the exclusive distribution agreement concluded between beIN Sports and Canal+, announced the chairman of the regulator, Bruno Lasserre (FRA), on 09/06/2016. The regulator believes that "the conditions have not been met to permit the lifting of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 70958
• Published on 09/06/16 at 17:50

Bundesliga: Infront Sports & Media extends deal as exclusive marketing agency for SC Freiburg

Infront Sports & Media extended its agreement as the exclusive marketing agency of SC Freiburg (Bundesliga) "for several years", announced the Swiss marketing and media rights agency on 09/06/2016. Infront has marketed the shirt sponsorship rights and the kit supplier deal of SC Freiburg, as well…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 70915
• Published on 09/06/16 at 16:54