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Ligue 1: Intersport extends shirt sponsorship of Olympique de Marseille in the league for 2016-17

The sporting goods retailer Intersport will remain the main shirt sponsor of Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1) for domestic matches of the 2016-17 season, announced Olympique de Marseille on 04/02/2016. The partnership began in 2009, and the brand has been visible on the front of the Marseille…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 61736
• Published on 05/02/16 at 13:24

UK: BBC acquires, from Discovery, the free-TV broadcasting rights for the 2022 and 2024 Olympics

The British public broadcaster BBC has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, for free-TV in the UK, to the Olympic Winter Games in 2022 (in Beijing, China) and the 2024 Summer Games (host country not yet assigned) via sublicense from the American audiovisual group Discovery Communications…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 61713
• Published on 05/02/16 at 12:50

FIFA: 45 federations (24 in Europe) have already announced their official support for G. Infantino

24 European federations have officially announced their support for the candidacy of UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino for the presidency of FIFA, as of 04/02/2016. The Swiss leader updates the list of his official supporters after each announcement made by a national federation in his…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 61712
• Published on 05/02/16 at 12:09

Twitter: LaLiga is second most followed league with 2 million followers (Premier League: 10 million)

@LaLiga, the official Twitter account of LaLiga, which offers news content of the Liga BBVA (first division) and the Liga Adelante (second division), now has over two million followers on Twitter, announced the Spanish League on 03/02/2016. Thus, the Liga BBVA is the second European Top 5 league…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 61613
• Published on 05/02/16 at 11:00

Europa League: Tottenham offer a VIP trip for their match against Fiorentina (20 places, €1,830)

Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League) are offering 20 fans a VIP trip to Florence (ITA) for the club's match against AFC Fiorentina (Serie A TIM), in the round of 32 of the 2015-16 Europa League, on 19/02/2016. The two day trip (Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19/02/2016) includes the return flight from…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 61702
• Published on 05/02/16 at 10:25

Premier League: Sunderland AFC launch a Chinese version of their website

Sunderland AFC (Premier League) are launching a Mandarin version of their website, the club announced on 02/02/2016. This version of the site will share club news, interviews, photos and videos. Sunderland will also offer content on their official YouKu account, a Chinese video hosting platform…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 61703
• Published on 05/02/16 at 09:50

2016 Super Bowl: €3.65bn in bets, 97% of which will be illegal, says the American Gaming Association

$4.2bn (€3.65bn as of 02/02/2016) in bets are expected to be placed for the 2016 Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers (Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, on 07/02/2016), as estimated by the AGM (American Gaming Association, a lobby representing American casinos), on 27/01/2016…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Betting
• Article # 61694
• Published on 04/02/16 at 18:41

Finance: European clubs form a securitisation fund worth €66.7m

Clubs of the five major European championships (Barclays Premier League, Liga BBVA, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM and Ligue 1) as well as the Liga NOS have formed a mutual securitisation fund -- also known as asset-backed securities (ABS) -- from their receivables, which have then been sold as bonds to…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Finance, …
• Article # 61633
• Published on 04/02/16 at 18:09

Premier League: attendance for the midweek Matchday 24 of 2015-16, Man United draws 75,234 fans

Matchday 24 of the Premier League drew 37,212 spectators per match on average, on 02 and 03/02/2016. The average attendance of the championship is currently 36,420 average spectators per match in 2015-16, for a stadium fill rate of 96%, a stable number of spectators from the 2014-15 season (36,176…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 61632
• Published on 04/02/16 at 16:15

Premier League: DraftKings becomes the fantasy league partner of Liverpool FC until 2017-18

The American company DraftKings has become the fantasy league partner (management of the club's Internet leagues) of Liverpool FC (Premier League) until the end of the 2017-18 season, the club announced on 03/02/2016. DraftKings replaces its British rival Mondogoal, which had previously been…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 61649
• Published on 04/02/16 at 15:25