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Premier League: district council grants permission for redevelopment of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge

The planning committee of Hammersmith & Fulham Council (London district located west of downtown) has granted permission for the redevelopment of the Stamford Bridge (41,600 seats) site, announced Chelsea FC (Premier League), on 11/01/2017. "The committee decision does not mean that work can begin…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 84894
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©  UEFA

UEFA: the first 3 English divisions all in the Top 10 of total attendance in Europe in 2015-16

The Premier League is the European league which drew the most total spectators in 2015-16 (13.8 million), while the next two lower English divisions (Sky Bet Championship, fourth with 9.5 million; and Sky Bet League One, ninth with 3.8 million) are also in the Top 10 of European leagues in terms…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 84724
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©  Twitter

Golf: Twitter gets TV rights for first two rounds of the PGA Tour tournaments (4 rounds total)

The social network Twitter has the digital rights to broadcast the PGA Tour, the men's professional golf circuit in North America, announced the American body on 05/01/2017. The broadcast will include the first 60 to 90 minutes of the first two rounds of every tournament on Thursday and Friday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 84808
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©  LOSC Lille

LOSC Lille (Ligue 1): "I am very proud to be the new owner and succeed Michel Seydoux" (G. Lopez)

"I am very proud, personally, to be the new owner of the LOSC and succeed Michel Seydoux," said, on 13/01/2017, Gerard Lopez, the new owner and president of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1) with effect from Monday, 16/01/2017.Gerard Lopez, Spanish-Luxembourg businessman of the investment company Genii Group…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 84867
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©  Seb Lascoux

Think Football! "The English did not build the Premier League in one day" (Didier Quillot, LFP)

"The English did not build the Premier League (founded in 1992) in one day; this took 24 years," said Didier Quillot, the CEO of the LFP, during the grand debate on "The Economic Models of European Clubs," as part of the Think Football! 2017, at the Université Paris-Dauphine in France on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 84807
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MLS: TSN (English) and TVA Sports (French) to broadcast the 2017 and subsequent seasons in Canada

The private pay-TV group TSN has extended its English-language broadcasting rights to the MLS in Canada, announced the division of Bell Media on 10/01/2017. The duration of the contract, which "spans several seasons" could include through the 2021 season, according to Canadian media.TSN has been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 84834
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©  Fédération Tunisienne de Football

Africa: kit suppliers represented at the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2017 in Gabon

In addition to Senegal, who reached a deal to be equipped by the Emirati brand Romai Sports in December 2016, three other African national teams qualified for the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2017 in Gabon (from 14/01 to 05/02/2017), recently reached agreements with a new technical partner. Tunisia…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 81080
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©  BeIN Sports.

Copa del Rey: 3.1 million viewers for Sevilla - Real Madrid on Gol channel (audience share: 16.3%)

Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander) - Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) (3-3), in the Round of 16 of the 2016-17 Copa del Rey (Real Madrid advanced 6-3 on aggregate) drew 3.158 million viewers on average in Spain on the Spanish free-TV channel Gol, on Thursday, 12/01/2017 at 21:15 CET. This represented…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 84777
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Serie A TIM: 8.1 million Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium subscribers watched Matchday 19 of 2016-17

The nine of ten games already played of Matchday 19 of the 2016-17 Serie A TIM, from 07 to 08/01/2017, drew a cumulative total of 8,185,563 subscribers on the channels of the Italian pay-TV groups Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium, according to AGB (Nielsen group) and Auditel, and published by the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 84718
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Twitter: 49.58 million total followers for the 20 LaLiga Santander clubs (January 2017)

The 20 clubs in the 2016-17 LaLiga Santander season have a cumulative total of 49.58 million followers on the social network Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 02/01/2017. This result makes LaLiga Santander the most followed European Top 5 league on Twitter, with an…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 84299
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