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©  D.R.

DAZN: Veronica Diquattro (formerly Spotify) appointed vice-president in charge of revenue for Italy

Veronica Diquattro (35 years old) has been appointed executive vice-president in charge of revenue for the OTT sports platform DAZN, for Italy, on 04/07/2018. She was previously managing director of the music platform Spotify, for Southern and Eastern Europe. Veronica Diquattro will "work to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 124483
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©  MLS

MLS (Major League Soccer): Facebook and Twitter communities of the franchises (July 2018)

Please find in the infographics below the Facebook (number of Likes) and Twitter (number of followers) communities of the 23 franchises of MLS, the North American professional soccer league. These infographics are automatically updated on the first day of each month.
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124332
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©  FC Barcelona

LaLiga Santander: FC Barcelona to open academy in Kuwait, its second in the Middle East

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) will open an academy in the city of Kuwait (capital of the country of the same name), the club's 44th in the world, according to the Catalan club on 21/06/2018. The academy will be managed by the agency Stryx Sports, which since 2008 has been managing the club's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 124481
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©  Sacramento Kings

NBA: Sacramento Kings to install cryptocurrency mining machines at the Golden 1 Center

The Sacramento Kings, in partnership with MiningStore.com, a company specialised in cryptocurrency transactions, will "install cryptocurrency mining machines" at the Golden 1 Center (17,608 capacity), said the NBA franchise on 06/27/2018. "The Kings are the first team in the world to mine digital…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Social Responsibility
• Article # 124471
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©  D.R.

2018 World Cup: "Russia and Vladimir Putin win the image battle" (Pascal Boniface, IRIS)

"Russia have given the image of a modern country, which knows how to host, which is endowed with solid infrastructure and in which overall security prevails. It can be said that Russia has won the image battle at the 2018 World Cup," stated Pascal Boniface (FRA), the founder and president of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 124425
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©  Hublot

UEFA: a fourth substitute to be allowed during extra time in European Cup matches from 2018-19

An additional substitution will be now be allowed during extra time (after a maximum of three substitutions during normal time) in the Champions League, Europa League, Super Cup, Women's Champions League, as well as during the qualifying phases of the Champions League, Euro 2020, Women's Euro 2021…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 124461
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©  Sky Sports

Deal Tracker: all the latest media rights agreements for football competitions since 01/01/2018

This info-graphic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 124397
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©  ATN

Hacking: ATN sentenced in Sweden to pay €20m in damages to beIN Media Group and Digitalb

A Swedish court has sentenced ATN, "the largest Arab IPTV provider in the world", to pay €18.8m in damages to the Qatari media group beIN Media Group and €1.4m in damages to the Albanian pay-TV group Digitalb, on 03/07/2018. "The three defendants were tried for various crimes under Swedish law…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 124396
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©  EFL

EFL: AFC Bournemouth fined £4.75m for failure to comply with financial regulations in 2014-15

"The EFL and AFC Bournemouth (Premier League) have reached an agreement to settle a dispute between them arising out of the financial results of the club in 2014-15," said the EFL and the club which won the Sky Bet Championship during the same season. AFC Bournemouth will thus have to pay a fine…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 124395
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