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©  Overwatch League
eSports: ESPN to broadcast the 2018 Overwatch League Grand Finals at prime time in the USA

American conglomerate The Walt Disney Company has acquired for its American channels ESPN (sports channels), Disney XD (thematic channel for children and adolescents), and ABC (general-interest channel), the exclusive television broadcasting rights, in the United States, to the Overwatch League…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 124914
• Published on 16/07/18 at 16:58
©  Fulham
Premier League: Dafabet (betting) becomes main shirt sponsor of Fulham FC for two seasons 2018-2020

Dafabet, an online gambling and sports betting operator based in the Philippines, has become the main shirt sponsor of Fulham FC (Premier League) for two seasons, 2018-19 and 2019-20, announced the club on 11/07/2018. The amount of the "record shirt sponsorship deal" has not been communicated, but…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Merchandising - Licensing, Betting, …
• Article # 124988
• Published on 16/07/18 at 15:29
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: 56 million TV viewers on average in China for the France-Croatia (4-2) final

France - Croatia (4-2), the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, drew 56 million TV viewers on average in China, with a peak audience of 64 million viewers "just before half-time", on two channels of the public television group CCTV, on Sunday 15/07/2018 (kick-off at 17:00 CET, 23:00 in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 125005
• Published on 16/07/18 at 14:19
©  Clear_MLB
Baseball: MLB - Clear agreement to deploy biometric ticketing in the stadiums by 2019

Clear, a US-based biometric solutions firm, is partnering with MLB and Tickets.com to introduce a biometrics-based ticketing system in MLB's "ballparks", starting in 2019, announced the two parties on 12/07/2018. "Clear becomes the Official Biometric Identity and Ticketing Partner of Major League…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 124993
• Published on 16/07/18 at 13:30
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: €32.5m to French Football Federation as world champions, €24m to runners-up Croatia

By winning the 2018 World Cup thanks to its 4-2 victory in the final against Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (RUS) on 15/07/2018, the French Football Federation wins a monetary prize of $38m, or €32.5m on 16/07/2018. This sum awarded by FIFA, the organizer of the competition, represents…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 124979
• Published on 16/07/18 at 12:50
UK/Ireland: Eleven Sports acquires Serie A TV rights and partners with IMG

The British audiovisual group Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights to the Serie A, for the United Kingdom and Ireland, from the media rights and marketing agency IMG, for the 2018-2021 cycle on 13/07/2018. On the same day the group announced a partnership with IMG for the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 124923
• Published on 16/07/18 at 12:09
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: 19.34 million TV viewers for France - Croatia on TF1 (7th best audience ever in FRA)

France - Croatia (4-2), the final of the 2018 World Cupin Russia, drew 19.34 million TV viewers on average in France, with a peak audience of 22.2 million, on the private, free TV channel TF1, on Sunday 15/07/2018 (kick-off at 17:00 CET), according to data from the French audience measurement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124973
• Published on 16/07/18 at 11:39
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: Luca Modric (CRO) adidas Golden Ball, Kylian Mbappé (FRA) elected FIFA Young Player

Croatian Luca Modric was presented with the "adidas Golden Ball" award as best player, and French international Kylian Mbappé was named "FIFA Young Player" as the best young player, two of the five major categories awarded by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG), at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124966
• Published on 16/07/18 at 11:04
©  FIFA
2018 World Cup: French champions arrive to the Élysée Palace in Paris on 16/07/2018 (18:30 CET)

"On the occasion of the victory of the French national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup of football, the President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) and his wife, Mrs. Brigitte Macron, will offer a reception in honour of the players, their supervision team, and the Federation (FFF), on Monday…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124963
• Published on 16/07/18 at 10:19
©  Levante UD
LaLiga Santander: Betway (betting) becomes the main shirt sponsor of Levante UD for 2018-2020

Betway, an online sports betting and gambling operator based in Malta, has become the main shirt sponsor of Levante UD (LaLiga Santander) for two seasons (2018-2020) on 03/07/2018. The annual value of the agreement is estimated at €1m by the Spanish media. This is a first level partnership in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 124887
• Published on 16/07/18 at 09:40