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Bundesliga: Borussia Mönchengladbach recruits its eSports team with sponsor Postbank

The German bank Postbank has expanded its partnership with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga) to include eSports, announced the German club on 30/01/2018. Postbank is the main partner of the German club until 2019-20 (see below). The main shirt sponsor of Borussia Mönchengladbach has…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 112349
• Published on 06/02/18 at 13:00

Sub-Saharan Africa: French LFP TV rights awarded to Kwesé and Canal+ for the 2018-2024 period

Kwesé, a subsidiary of the South African audiovisual group Econet Media, and the pay-TV group Canal+ Afrique, have acquired, for sub-Saharan Africa, the broadcast rights to the competitions of the French LFP for six seasons (2018-2024), via license from the pay-TV group beIN Media Group, on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 112301
• Published on 06/02/18 at 12:15

Netherlands: Ziggo (free and pay-TV) extends TV rights to the Champions League (2018-2021)

Ziggo, the Dutch branch of the US telecommunications group Liberty Global, has extended its rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in the Netherlands, for the 2018-2021 period, confirmed UEFA on 31/01/2018. One match per day of the competition, in the new 19:00 slot, shall be broadcast…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 112327
• Published on 06/02/18 at 11:29

NFL: Sleep Number (smart bed manufacturer) becomes an official partner of the North American league

Sleep Number, an American manufacturer of smart beds, has becomes the "official sleep and wellness partner" of the the NFL "for several seasons" on 31/01/2018. The deal came ahead of the 52^nd Super Bowl between the New England Patriots - Philadelphia Eagles (33-41) at US Bank Stadium in…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 112318
• Published on 06/02/18 at 10:54

France: Ligue 1 clubs to "engage in the process of creating a development company" for the league

"Meeting in a seminar, the clubs of Ligue 1 unanimously decided (16 clubs present), Amiens, Bordeaux, Dijon, Guingamp, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Monaco, Nantes, Nice, PSG, Rennes, Saint-Etienne, Strasbourg, and Toulouse (Angers, Caen, Montpellier, and Troyes were excused absences) to initiate…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal
• Article # 112151
• Published on 06/02/18 at 10:24

Think Football 2018: "Cashless, a cornerstone of digital strategies for clubs" (Thomas Kouck)

"Sports enclosures are, by their very nature, perfectly adapted for cashless," said Thomas Kouck, managing director of Vente-privée Entertainment, at Think Football 2018 at the University of Paris-Dauphine on 01/02/2018. "Cashless is not technology, but a strategy that, for us, is the most…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 112152
• Published on 06/02/18 at 09:40

Think Football 2018: "Russia is ready to welcome fans for the World Cup" (Fatma Samoura, FIFA)

"Russia is ready to welcome fans for the World Cup, just as (it did) with the 2017 Confederations Cup, which has served as a test that has proven that by March 2018, we will be totally ready," said Fatma Samoura, the FIFA secretary general, at Think Football 2018 at the University of…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 112279
• Published on 05/02/18 at 18:34

Premier League: Leicester City FC reveal plans for a new "state-of-the-art" training facility

"Leicester City Football Club has today revealed plans for a brand new, state-of-the-art training facility, as part of its long-term commitment to strengthening Leicestershire's status as a home for the development of world-class sport," said the club on 01/02/2018. "The new training centre…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 112250
• Published on 05/02/18 at 17:40

Serie A: TV rights awarded to the Spanish intermediary Mediapro for €1.05bn per year for 2018-2021

The Lega Serie A has awarded the domestic audiovisual rights of the Serie A for the 2018-2021 period to an independent intermediary, the Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, for €1,050,001,000 per year, announced the Italian League on 05/02/2018. "With this price being higher than the minimum…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 112261
• Published on 05/02/18 at 17:00

Juventus: two new academies inaugurated in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Meishan (China)

Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) have inaugurated two new academies in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), on 23/01/2018, and Meishan (China), on 26/01/2018, with goal being to "to help young people players to take their first steps in the world of football by educating them with the 'Juventus method'…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 112240
• Published on 05/02/18 at 15:40