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Turkey: Turkcell TV+ acquires mobile and IPTV rights for the Premier League (2016-2019)

TV+ Turkcell, a Turkcell OTT platform, acquired the TV rights to the Premier League for the 2016 to 2019 cycle, in Turkey, announced the Turkish telecommunications group on 03/09/2016. The rights are valid exclusively and only for mobile and IPTV platforms. Turkcell TV+, founded in 2014, had…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 75929
• Published on 09/09/16 at 09:30

ECA: Real Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Molde, and Fiorentina honored at the 7^th edition of the ECA Awards

Real Madrid CF (ESP), Molde FK (NOR), PSV Eindhoven (NED), and ACF Fiorentina (ITA) were honored at the 7^th annual ECA Awards, with the trophies awarded during the 17^th ECA General Assembly in Geneva (SUI) on 05/09/2016. "First introduced in 2010, the ECA Awards aim at rewarding outstanding club…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 75849
• Published on 09/09/16 at 09:20

Bundesliga: SV Darmstadt 98 rename the stadium for 2016-17 in honour of a fan who passed away

SV Darmstadt 98 (Bundesliga) has named their stadium after Jonathan Heimes, a supporter of the club, who lost his battle with cancer in March 2016, at 26 years old. The Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor (17,000 capacity) is therefore renamed the Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Boellenfalltor for the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75853
• Published on 09/09/16 at 09:00

FC Barcelona: opening of an office in New York, the second of the club abroad after Hong Kong

FC Barcelona (Laliga Santander) officially inaugurated its office in New York City (United States) - its first in North America - on 06/09/2016. This office is the second Barça abroad, after it opened one in Hong Kong (China) in 2014. "The opening of this new office is a strategic decision…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 75939
• Published on 08/09/16 at 17:24

Ligue 1: SFR proposes €15m per season to the LFP for the championship's naming rights

The French telecommunications group SFR has proposed €45m to the LFP over three seasons for the title naming rights to Ligue 1, according to information published in the French sports daily L'Équipe and evidence gathered by News Tank Football on 07/09/2016. The French first division was previously…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 75918
• Published on 08/09/16 at 16:19

Italy: Umberto Gandini, executive director of AC Milan, leaves the club to join AS Roma

"After 23 years with AC Milan, Umberto Gandini leaves us. Dear Umberto, it is legit you have the desire to put yourself to the test in a new environment, but please know you leave here a great regret and a lot of affection: this is what, together with your unquestionable professional values, will…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 75920
• Published on 08/09/16 at 15:21

TV rights: exchange agreement between Sport1 and DAZN (Perform) for Germany, Switzerland and Austria

The German free-TV and pay-TV group Sport1 and the sports OTT platform DAZN reached an agreement - valid in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria - to share sports TV rights, on 01/09/2016. Under the agreement, the duration of which was not disclosed, Sport1 and the Perform Group platforms will share…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 75850
• Published on 08/09/16 at 14:55

2018 World Cup: 1.72 million viewers for Switzerland - Portugal (2-0) in Portugal on RTP1

Switzerland - Portugal (2-0), at St. Jakob-Park in Basel (SUI), in Group B of qualification for the 2018 World Cup, drew an average of 1.729 million viewers in Portugal on the public TV channel RTP1, on Tuesday, 06/09/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 75898
• Published on 08/09/16 at 14:20

UEFA: EPFL states process for the reform of the Champions League was "unacceptable"

"The European Leagues believe the way this process has been conducted by UEFA to be unacceptable for an organisation that claims to be the governing body of football in Europe," stated the EPFL, with its board meeting in Amsterdam (NED) on 08/09/2016. "A major change in European football has been…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 75909
• Published on 08/09/16 at 13:19

Turkey: beIN Media Group acquires the pay-TV group Digiturk (official)

The acquisition of DP Acquisitions BV, a holding company which owns the Turkish pay-TV group Digiturk, "represents the largest deal in the history of our group and a major milestone in our global expansion," said Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, chairman and CEO of the beIN Media Group, on 26/08/2016. The…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 75753
• Published on 08/09/16 at 11:25