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MLS: Etihad Airways (airline) renews its partnership with the league for "several years"

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has renewed its partnership with MLS for "several years", said the North American football league on 06/03/2017. This partnership is in the first level in the sponsorship hierarchy of the league. Etihad Airways has been the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 88943
• Published on 14/03/17 at 10:05
©  Eibar
LaLiga Santander: SD Eibar extend its partnership with Puma (kit supplier) until 2018-19

SD Eibar (LaLiga Santander) extended its kit supplier partnership with the German sports equipment brand Puma for two additional seasons, until the end of the 2018-19 season, the club announced on 07/03/2017. Puma succeeded the Danish brand Hummel as the equipment supplier of SD Eibar on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, …
• Article # 88863
• Published on 14/03/17 at 09:30
©  D.R.
United Kingdom: BBC acquires the TV rights to the 2019 Women's World Cup in France

The British public television group BBC has acquired, for the UK, the TV rights to the 2019 Women's World Cup in France, on 06/03/2017. The BBC will offer live coverage of all matches of the competition on television, radio, and through its digital platforms. "Fans will also be able to watch live…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 88760
• Published on 13/03/17 at 17:38
©  fcbarcelona.es
LaLiga: Barcelona open an academy 100% managed by the club on the Chinese island of Hainan

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) will build an academy on the island of Hainan in southern China, in partnership with the Mission Hills Group, a Chinese company specialising in hotels, sport, and leisure, announced the Catalan club on 24/02/2017. The academy will be fully managed by FC Barcelona…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Merchandising - Licensing, Stadiums
• Article # 88559
• Published on 13/03/17 at 17:37
©  DNCG
France: "Transfers are now part of the economic model of French football" (D. Quillot, LFP)

"For the first time in seven years, French professional football is break-even (net profit of €3m), and thanks in particular to €429 million in profit from transfers (20.2% of the 2015-16 cumulative revenue of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs, which reached €2.12bn in total). Today, transfers are part of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Transfer Market, Finance, …
• Article # 88935
• Published on 13/03/17 at 16:44
©  DNCG
France: DNCG financial report for the 2015-16 season of French professional football

"A return to break-even for French professional football, and higher total cumulative turnover of clubs to €2bn for the first time in history," stated the LFP, who presented the 2015-16 financial report of the DNCG, on 09/03/2017. "After seven years of losses, the 2015-16 season marked a return to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal
• Article # 88877
• Published on 13/03/17 at 14:40
©  D.R.
FIFA: first meeting of the Advisory Council on Human Rights, in Zurich (SUI), on 13/03/2017

"FIFA has set up an independent advisory body composed of international experts from the United Nations, trade unions, civil society and business. This Human Rights Advisory Board will provide FIFA with advice on all issues that the board members may consider relevant for the implementation of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 89011
• Published on 13/03/17 at 13:50
©  MLS
MLS: Continental (tyres) renews its partnership with the League "for several years"

The German tyre brand Continental has renewed its partnership with MLS for "several years", announced the North American professional football league on 03/03/2017. This partnership is in the first level in the sponsorship hierarchy of the league. Continental has been an "official partner" and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 88946
• Published on 13/03/17 at 13:00
©  D.R.
Pay-TV: China + India will account for 80% of the Asia-Pacific subscribers in 2022

China and India will represent 80% of the projected 666 million subscribers to pay-TV services across the Asia-Pacific region in 2022. Currently, the entire region has 574.5 million subscribers, according to the extract of a study on pay-TV in Asia Pacific, and published by Digital TV Research…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 88940
• Published on 13/03/17 at 12:10
©  NBA & Weibo
China: microblogging platform Sina Weibo becomes the "Official Social Network" of the NBA

The NBA has signed partnership, for China, with the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo on 06/03/2017. Under this multi-year agreement, Sina Weibo becomes the "Official Social Network" of the North American basketball league in China, and will broadcast highlights and summaries of NBA games…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 88945
• Published on 13/03/17 at 11:40