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Bing: the search engine owned by Microsoft now offers a football score predictor service

Bing, the search engine owned by Microsoft, has launched a score predictor service for Ligue 1, Premier League, Liga BBVA, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM and Champions League matches, announced the US electronics and micro-computing group, on 18/03/2016. To calculate the predictions, Microsoft has…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Betting
• Article # 65309
• Published on 23/03/16 at 10:30
Australia: SBS acquires one game per matchday of the Premier League via Optus (2016-2019)

The Australian public broadcaster SBS has acquired the free-TV broadcasting rights in Australia for one game per matchday of the Premier League from 2016-17 to 2018-19, on 17/03/2016. The rights were acquired via sub-license from the telecommunications group Optus (a subsidiary of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 65303
• Published on 23/03/16 at 09:49
©  Premierleague.com
Premier League: attendance on Matchdays 30 and 31, the Manchester derby draws 54,557 spectators

Matchday 31 of the 2015-16 Premier League season attracted an average of 34,673 spectators on 19 and 20/03/2016. The average attendance of the championship is currently at 36,429 spectators, at a fill rate of 96%, a stable number of spectators compared to the 2014-15 season (36,176). The match…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 65275
• Published on 22/03/16 at 19:00
©  D.R.
DFB: Friedrich Curtius to be appointed secretary general of the German Federation

Friedrich Curtius, 39 years old, was unanimously voted into the role of secretary general of the DFB by the board of the German federation in Frankfurt (GER), on 18/03/2016. This appointment must be ratified at the Extraordinary Federal Assembly, in Frankfurt on 15/04/2016. Friedrich Curtius, a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 65262
• Published on 22/03/16 at 18:30
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Liga BBVA: Botemania becomes an official partner of RCD Espanyol until the end of the 2015-16 season

Botemania, the Spanish online casino and gaming platform, has become a partner of RCD Espanyol (Liga BBVA) until the end of the 2015-16 season, on 17/03/2016. The agreement includes an option to extend until the end of the 2016-17 season. Under the terms of the partnership, Botemania is entitled…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 65259
• Published on 22/03/16 at 17:30
Premier League: Econet (RSA) acquires the 2016-2019 broadcasting rights in sub-Saharan Africa

The South African telecommunications group Econet has acquired the free-TV rights to broadcast the Barclays Premier League in sub-Saharan Africa during the 2016-2019 period, on 17/03/2016. The group will broadcast one Saturday afternoon match on every weekend of the season, via its platform Kwese…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 65251
• Published on 22/03/16 at 16:45
©  D.R.
Australia: Optus acquires the broadcasting rights for 64 matches at the 2018 World Cup

The telecommunications group Optus has acquired the audiovisual rights in Australia, for every match at the 2018 World Cup, on 17/03/2016. These rights were acquired via a sublicense from the Australian public broadcasting group SBS, which bought the exclusive Australian TV rights from FIFA, for…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 65250
• Published on 22/03/16 at 15:45
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Huawei: Argentina international Lionel Messi becomes a global ambassador of the Chinese brand

The Argentina international Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Liga BBVA) has become a global ambassador for Huawei, the Chinese smartphones and electronics manufacturer, on 18/03/2016. The contract will last three years (until 2019), with an annual payment of €5m, according to the Spanish media, on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 65246
• Published on 22/03/16 at 14:50
©  D.R.
FIFA: revenue increases by 7.6% and expenses by 23.2% in 2015, compared to figures from 2011

"In comparison to the first year of the previous cycle (2011-2015), revenue increased by $82m (€73m, or +7.6%) to $1.152bn (€1.022m). Expenditure increased in comparison with the first year of the previous cycle by $240m (€213m or 232.2%) to $1,274m (€1.13bn)," said FIFA, in its financial and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 65155
• Published on 22/03/16 at 13:30
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Bundesliga: attendance on Matchday 27 in 2015-16, Schalke - Mönchengladbach draws 62,271 spectators

Matchday 27 of the 2015-16 Bundesliga season attracted an average of 43,760 spectators from 18 to 20/03/2016. The average attendance of the German championship is currently at 42,821 spectators during the 2015-16 season, 1.6% less than in 2014-15. The average fill rate is 91% in 2015-16. The match…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 65192
• Published on 22/03/16 at 12:30