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Ligue 1: Sunday night games broadcast on Canal+ posted an audience share of 23.2% in 2016-17

The weekly Ligue 1 match televised on Sunday evenings (kick-off at 20:45 CET from 14/08 to 18/12/2016, then at 21:00 CET from 15/01 to 07/05/2017) enabled Canal+ to register an average audience share of 23.2% for the 2016-17 season, according to the pay-TV group on 24/05/2017. Canal+ drew an…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 94845
• Published on 06/06/17 at 11:30

China: a Lionel Messi (ARG, FC Barcelona) themed amusement park to open in Nanjing in 2019

Mediapro, in partnership with the Chinese audiovisual group Phoenix Satellite Television and the image management company of Lionel Messi, Leo Messi Management" will be setting up an amusement park in Nanjing (China) on the theme of the Argentine international, announced the Spanish audiovisual…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 95057
• Published on 06/06/17 at 10:50

Major League Soccer: Facebook and Twitter communities of the franchises (June 2017)

The MLS franchises (including Los Angeles FC, who will begin play in Major League Soccer from 2018) have a cumulative total of 10.5 million fans on the social network Facebook, on 04/06/2017. This represents an average of 457,027 fans for each of the 23 franchises of the North American…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 95060
• Published on 06/06/17 at 10:20

LaLiga Santander: Blu (smartphones) to become shirt sponsor of Valencia CF for 2017-18

The North American manufacturer and distributor of smartphones, Blu, has become a main partner and main shirt sponsor of Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander), announced the club on 30/05/2017. This partnership, in the first level of the club's sponsorship hierarchy, will extend until the end of the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, …
• Article # 94921
• Published on 06/06/17 at 09:30

Attendance: 29,318 spectators per game and fill rate of 78% in the Top 5 leagues in 2016-17

The 98 clubs in the European Top 5 leagues for the 2016-17 season recorded an average attendance of 29,318 spectators per game, a decrease of 2% compared to 2015-16 (29,915 spectators per game). However, the average fill rate of these Top 5 clubs was 78% in 2016-17, an increase of 3% compared to…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 95153
• Published on 06/06/17 at 08:03

adidas: "Nemeziz", a new range of boots and shoes for synthetic surface

The German sports equipment manufacturer adidas has launched the "Nemeziz" range, which includes eight models of boots and shoes for synthetic surfaces in white and black colours, announced the equipment manufacturer on 29/05/2017. adidas has chosen three of its ambassadors for the release of the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 94843
• Published on 05/06/17 at 17:57

Arsenal FC: MBNA (credit cards) activates partnership as three players help a young fan do homework

The British credit card company MBNA has activated its partnership with Arsenal FC (Premier League) by sending three players of the club to help a young boy do his homework, the English club said on 26/05/2017.MBNA, a regional partner of Arsenal in the UK since 2004, has tasked players Olivier…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 94849
• Published on 05/06/17 at 17:55

Champions League: a cumulative 36.16 million viewers on average for the final in the Top 5 countries

Juventus (Serie A TIM) - Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), 1-4, the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League final at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff (Wales), drew a cumulative total of 36.164 million viewers on average in the countries of the European Top 5 leagues (Germany, Spain, France, England, and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 95078
• Published on 05/06/17 at 17:45

Rugby: adidas extends kit sponsorship of New Zealand Rubgy for four more years (2020-2023)

The German sports equipment manufacturer adidas has extended its kit sponsorship with NZR (New Zealand Rugby) and as a main partner of the "All Blacks" for four more years (2020-2023), on 31/05/2017.adidas has been the "All Blacks" kit supplier since 1999. The amount of the current deal, which…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 95058
• Published on 05/06/17 at 17:05

French Rugby: Le Coq Sportif to succeed adidas as the kit supplier to the FFR for 2018-2024 (press)

The French sports equipment brand Le Coq Sportif has won the bid to be the kit supplier of the French national rugby union team and the 7s team for the 2018-2024 cycle, according to French media group RMC Sport on 03/06/2017. The FFR steering committee, who met on the same day, preferred this bid…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 95059
• Published on 05/06/17 at 16:25