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©  FIFA

VAR: Bundesliga first major football league to use video assistance in all matches from 2017-18

"In the upcoming 2017-18 season, the Bundesliga is set to become the first, and currently only, top football league to use Video Assistant Referees (VARs) at all its matches," announced the German Professional Football League on 19/01/2017. "Since April 2016, the DFL has been undertaking efforts…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 85200
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Serie A TIM: Vwin (sports betting operator) becomes a regional partner of Juventus in Asia

Vwin, a sports betting operator headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, has become a regional partner of Juventus (Serie A TIM) in Asia on 11/01/2017. Neither the contract nor financial details were disclosed. This partnership allows Vwin to use the brand and image of Juventus in China, Hong…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 84988
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©  ALF

Serie A TIM: Eviva (energy) is Genoa CFC's main shirt sponsor until the end of the 2016-17 season

Eviva, an Italian energy provider, has become the main shirt sponsor of Genoa CFC (Serie A TIM) until the end of the 2016-17 season, on 16/01/2017. The partnership is valued at €0.5m by Italian media. Genoa CFC had sported the symbol "E****" on the main sponsoring space of its shirt for the home…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 84990
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©  TAS

CAS: 24 new arbitrators and two new mediators appointed by the ICAS (international body)

"The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), the governing body of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), has appointed 24 new arbitrators and 2 new mediators (effective 01/01/2017)," announced the legal body based in Lausanne (SUI ), on 19/01/2017. "The CAS was created in 1984…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 85193
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©  LaLiga

Copa del Rey: 1.56 million beIN Sports subscribers watched Real Madrid - Celta Vigo in Spain

Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) - Celta de Vigo (LaLiga Santander) (1-2), the first leg quarter-final match of the 2016-17 Copa del Rey, drew 1.568 million subscribers in Spain on a pay-TV channel of beIN Sports, on Wednesday, 18/01/2017 at 21:15 CET. This represented an audience share of 8.2%…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 85192
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©  allianz-stadion.at

UEFA: 25% of the stadiums of the 16 top European leagues have a naming contract in 2016-17

68 stadiums, or 25% of the enclosures of the 16 European football leagues which generate the most revenue (see below), have a naming contract in 2016-17, according to UEFA in its eighth club licensing benchmarking report on European football, published on 12/01/2017.The Bundesliga (13 stadiums…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sporting Goods & Brands, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 85127
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©  LaLiga

LaLiga Santander: over 4.87 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 18 of 2016-17

At least 4.874 million viewers watched the 10 games of Matchday 18 of the 2016-17 Laliga Santander 2016-17, from 14 to 16/01/2017.The best TV audience of the weekend was for Sevilla FC - Real Madrid CF (2-1), which drew 1.628 million viewers on average on the pay-TV channel Movistar Partidazo on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 85003
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Wanda Group: €34.7bn turnover in 2016, "one fourth" from Wanda Cultural (includes Wanda Sports)

The Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group posted a turnover of 254.98bn yuan (€34.7bn) during the 2016 fiscal year, down 13.9% compared to 2015, the group announced at the annual general meeting of its shareholders on 16/01/2017. "Operating revenue did not increase significantly (up 3.4%), and net…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Agencies, …
• Article # 85094
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©  FFF

FFF: Federation launches tender for Coupe de France TV rights for 2018-2022 (deadline: 10/02/2017)

The FFF has launched a tender for the TV rights, in France, to the Coupe de France for the 2018-2022 cycle, the Federation announced on 17/01/2017."Interested broadcasters should contact the FFF with offers no later than 10/02/2017. The consultation, available on request, must be substantiated and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 85086
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