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Ligue 1: AS Monaco makes a offer to acquire Cercle Bruges (Belgian second division)

"AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1) wish to communicate that the club have made an offer to acquire (with suspensive conditions) a majority stake of the club Cercle Brugge KSV (BEL, Proximus League, 2^nd division)," announced the Monaco club on 15/02/2017, stating that the general assembly of the Belgian club…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 87370
• Published on 20/02/17 at 11:50

UK: free-TV channels want an update of the list of events which must be broadcast free-to-air

A group of free TV channels in the United Kingdom have asked the government to reduce the threshold of the available population that a channel must reach to have access to events of major importance (the "Crown Jewel events" in the UK), according to the daily the Telegraph, on 14/02/2017. The…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 87436
• Published on 20/02/17 at 10:09

BBC: Sir David Clementi officially appointed chairman of the board until 2021

Sir David Clementi has been officially appointed chairman of the BBC board of directors for a term of four years (from 16/02/2017 to 15/02/2021), the British government announced on 16/02/2017. Sir David Clementi thus becomes the first chairman of this board which replaces the BBC Trust, the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 87369
• Published on 20/02/17 at 09:01

Europa League: 2.17 million viewers in France for Man United - Saint-Étienne on W9 (share: 9.7%)

Manchester United FC (Premier League) - AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1), 3-0, the first leg Round of 32 match of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 2.172 million viewers on average in France on private, free-TV channel W9, on Thursday 16/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This figure represented a 9.7…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87367
• Published on 17/02/17 at 15:25

Europa League: 1.63 million viewers in Italy for Villarreal - AS Roma on TV8 (audience share: 6%)

Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander) - AS Roma (Serie A TIM), 0-4, the first leg Round of 32 match of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 1.633 million viewers on average in Italy on the free-TV channel TV8, on Thursday 16/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET).This figure represented a 6% audience share, and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87368
• Published on 17/02/17 at 14:55

Europa League: 1.54 million viewers for PAOK - Schalke 04 in Germany on Sport1 (share: 5.6%)

PAOK (Greek Superleague) - FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga), 0-3, the first leg Round of 32 match of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 1.54 million viewers on average in Germany on the free-TV channel Sport1, on Thursday, 16/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This represented an audience share of 5.6% in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 87371
• Published on 17/02/17 at 14:30

Russia: inauguration of the Zenit Arena (62,000 capacity), the new stadium of Zenit St. Petersburg

Zenit Arena (62,000 capacity in football configuration) in St. Petersburg (RUS), built notably to host matches of the 2018 World Cup, was inaugurated on 11/02/2017. It will be definitively delivered, on 31/01/2017, to FK Zenit, its resident club. The stadium was scheduled to be delivered in 2009…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 87357
• Published on 17/02/17 at 13:10

Middle East / North Africa: revenues from pay-TV revised downwards (from $5bn to $4bn in 2021)

Revenues from pay-TV in the Middle East and North Africa are expected to reach $4bn in 2021 (€3.74bn), a total figure revised downward compared to the previous version of a study published in January 2016 which estimated pay-TV revenues at $5bn (€4.67bn), according to an extract from a study of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 87200
• Published on 17/02/17 at 11:55

Liverpool FC: Standard Chartered bank organises an exhibition in Hong Kong to present the club

The British bank Standard Chartered has activated its partnership with Liverpool FC (Premier League) via the organisation of the third edition of "LFC World", a space for presenting the history of the club and its emblematic places in the Cityplaza shopping centre, in Hong Kong (China), from 01 to…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 87160
• Published on 17/02/17 at 11:25

MLS: Panasonic, Los Angeles FC partner for the launch of the future Banc of California stadium

Panasonic, the Japanese electronics group, has become the digital solutions provider and partner of Los Angeles FC (MLS) for the launch of its future stadium, the Banc of California Stadium (22,000 capacity, scheduled delivery in 2018), on 09/02/2017. Los Angeles FC will debut in the North…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 87204
• Published on 17/02/17 at 11:00