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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 TV

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
• Published on
©  D.R.

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
• Published on
©  UEFA

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
• Published on
©  Stade Rennais FC

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
• Published on
©  FIBA

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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©  CIO

IOC: election of 9 new members in Buenos Aires, 3 re-elected members including the Emir of Qatar

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), meeting for its session in Buenos Aires (ARG), has elected nine new members and has re-elected three others whose eight-year term expired on 09/10/2018. Four members whose terms expire become honorary members of the IOC. The nine new members (see…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 130973
• Published on
©  D.R.

NBA: Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) becomes ambassador of the equipment manufacturer Under Armour

Joel Embiid, a Cameroonian basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), has become an ambassador of the American equipment manufacturer Under Armour, according to the brand on 10/10/2018. The Sixers player had been an ambassador of the German equipment manufacturer adidas since joining the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 130989
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Deal Tracker: all the latest media rights agreements for football competitions since 01/01/2018

This infographic 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 the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 130985
• Published on
©  D.R.

Spain: Mazda (car manufacturer) extends as an official partner of LaLiga until 2019-20

Mazda, a Japanese automobile manufacturer, has extended its partnership with LaLiga for two seasons (2018-2020), according to Spanish league on 11/10/2018. The brand has been the "official vehicle" of LaLiga since the 2015-16 season after an agreement signed on 19/08/2015. Mazda has the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 130979
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