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Brand Finance "Football 50" report, 2016 edition

The US company Brand Finance, specialising in the economic evaluation of brands, published its annual "Football 50" on 06/06/2016. With a brand valued at €1.076bn, Manchester United FC (Premier League) appears in first place in the 2016 report. The value of a brand in football is defined as "what…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 70762
• Published on 08/06/16 at 09:35

Spain: Mediapro group launches free sports channel GOL on Spanish DTT

Mediapro launched a free sports channel called GOL on Spanish DTT, announced the Spanish audiovisual group on 02/06/2016. Several Spanish media outlets had announced this impending launch on 18/03/2016. This channel will provide coverage of sporting news with content produced by Mediapro…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 70750
• Published on 07/06/16 at 17:50

Euro 2016: Axel Springer acquire (sublicense) digital rights for the 51 matches for Bild.de platform

The German public broadcasting companies ARD and ZDF concluded a sublicense deal with Axel Springer for the digital media rights, to be used on their Bild.de platform in Germany, for the 51 matches of Euro 2016, announced the latter company on 06/06/2016. These rights were subliscensed by SportA…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 70745
• Published on 07/06/16 at 17:10

Rugby: Royal Bank of Scotland will not continue as the title sponsor of the Six Nations after 2017

The British banking group the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will not extend its commitment as the title sponsor of the Six Nations rugby tournament after 2017, announced the organisers of the tournament and the bank, on 03/06/2016. RBS has been the naming sponsor of the tournament since the 2003…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70724
• Published on 07/06/16 at 15:10

Italy - Finland: friendly match draws 5.23 million viewers on Rai 1 in Italy

The Italy - Finland (2-0) friendly match, played in the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona (ITA) drew an average of 5,237,000 viewers on on the public, free-TV channel Rai 1, on 06/06/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).This figure represented an audience share of 20.25%, and allowed the Italian…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 70710
• Published on 07/06/16 at 14:29

Euro 2016: England lead the 24 qualified countries on social networks (Facebook and Twitter)

The national team of England, with 8.89 million fans, is the most subscribed to/followed national team on Facebook and Twitter among the 24 teams participating in Euro 2016, according to data complied by News Tank Football on 06/06/2016. Germany come in second place with 7.78 million fans on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70707
• Published on 07/06/16 at 13:29

Euro 2016: 1,200 military and 1,300 police reinforcements for the fan-zones in Paris and St-Denis

1,200 military personnel and an extra 1,300 police will be used as reinforcements in the Ile-de-France (the most populated region of France, which includes Paris) during Euro 2016, especially around the fan-zones at the Eiffel Tower in Paris and at the Légion d'Honneur park in Saint-Denis…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 70683
• Published on 07/06/16 at 12:35

Ligue 1: Orange Velodrome, new 10-year (2016-2026) naming rights deal for the Marseille stadium

Orange, the French telecommunications group, has acquired the naming rights for the Velodrome in Marseille (67,000 capacity) for 10 years, on 03/06/2016. The ground, which is home to Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1), will be called the Orange Velodrome over the 2016-2026 period. The partnership…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Stadiums, …
• Article # 70677
• Published on 07/06/16 at 11:45

Swansea City AFC: Americans Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan become majority shareholders

Two American businessmen, Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan, have become majority shareholders of Swansea City AFC (Premier League), announced the club on 05/06/2016. "Jason and Steve will lead an investment consortium which has acquired a controlling majority of the shares with several existing…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 70666
• Published on 07/06/16 at 11:00

Council of Europe: security and safety in stadiums subject of a new agreement

"To provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment at football matches and other sports events" is the new objective of the new international convention adopted by the Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe, on 04/06/2016. "Adopt an integrated, multi-agency and balanced approach towards…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal
• Article # 70651
• Published on 07/06/16 at 09:55