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Basketball: Express (American clothing brand) launches an NBA-licensed men's clothing collection

Express, an American clothing brand, has expanded and extended its partnership with the National Basketball Association as part of a "multi-year" agreement, on 09/10/2018. Express will propose several activations during the 2018-19 season, including the launch of "an NBA-licensed collection in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 131011
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Leaders 2018: "A limited sports budget, many business models being tested" (Peter Hutton, Facebook)

"Facebook does not have an unlimited budget for sports, we are experimenting with many business models around the world (see details below)," said Peter Hutton, director of global live sports partnerships and programming at Facebook, on 11/10/2018 during the 2018 Leaders Sport Business Summit…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 131010
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eSports: Epsilon eSports becomes a partner of Manchester City to participate in Gfinity Elite Series

Epsilon eSports, a Belgian company specialised in eSports, has become a partner of Manchester City FC (Premier League) on 11/10/2018. "The collaboration sees Manchester City eSports join Epsilon's slot in the Gfinity Elite Series (eSports competition, fourth edition) to compete in the FIFA 19…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, esport - gaming
• Article # 131090
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Paris Saint-Germain: club stunned by suspicions of match-fixing against Red Star Belgrade

"It was with the greatest stupefaction that Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) discovered this Friday an article on the L'Equipe website (on 12/10/2018) regarding suspicions of match-fixing concerning the UEFA Champions League game with Red Star Belgrade (PSG victory 6-1) on 03/10/2018…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Betting
• Article # 131104
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Nations League: Poland - Italy draws 8.4 million TV viewers in Italy on RAI (audience share: 33.7%)

Poland - Italy (0-1), a 2018-19 Nations League match (League A, Group 2), drew an average of 8.465 million TV viewers in Italy, on the public TV channel Rai 1, on Sunday 14/10/2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 33.7%. Please find after each match of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 131088
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FIFA: Marco Van Basten (NED) to step down as chief technical development officer on 31/10/2018

The Dutchman Marco Van Basten is to step down as FIFA's chief technical development officer on 31/10/2018 (the day of his 54th birthday), in order to "to spend more time in the Netherlands with his family," announced the international federation on 12/10/2018. Van Basten, former Dutch…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131008
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USA: 1 million TV viewers for Liverpool - PSG, a record for a Champions League group match

Liverpool FC (Premier League) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama) (3-2), Matchday 1 of Group C of the 2018-19 Champions League, drew over one million TV viewers in the United States on pay-TV channels TNT (330,000, English language) and Univision (672,000, Spanish language), on Tuesday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 130871
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FIFA: Michel Platini files lawsuit against "X", in France, for "slanderous defamation"

"Michel Platini has filed a lawsuit against 'X' for 'slanderous defamation' and 'criminal conspiracy to commit the offense of slanderous defamation.'" The complaint officially arrived on 14/09/2018 on the Deputy Prosecutor's Office of the Paris Tribunal," reported the French daily Le Monde on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131012
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Ligue 1 Conforama: Samsic, shirt sponsor of Stade Rennais FC since 2004, extends until 2023-24

Samsic, a French multi-service group (HR, cleaning, security, environment) and main shirt sponsor of Stade Rennais FC (Ligue 1 Conforama) since 2004, has extended its partnership with the Brittany club for five years, until 2023-2024, on 11/10/2018. Samsic has the status of "official…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 131007
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Olympics: death of the Swiss Patrick Baumann (51 years old), IOC member and FIBA secretary general

"It is with the greatest sorrow and shock that the International Olympic Committee has learned of the death of Mr Patrick Baumann, IOC Member in Switzerland, in Buenos Aires (ARG). He was 51," announced the International Olympic Committee on 14/10/2018. "Despite receiving immediate medical…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131051
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