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Germany: DAZN interested in Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga rights for the next cycle (from 2021-22)

"Of course we are also interested in the live rights of the Bundesliga, the Bundesliga and also the 2.Bundesliga are enormously interesting for sports fans in the German-speaking countries," said Thomas de Buhr, managing director of DAZN (OTT platform) Germany, Austria and Switzerland, to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 137421
• Published on 11/01/19 at 17:35
©  D.R.
eSports: two Fortnite (video game) tournaments organised at the Australian Open 2019

Two eSports tournaments on the video game Fortnite (published by Epic Games) will be organised during the Australian Open tennis tournament (played in Melbourne from 14 to 27/01/2019), according to Tennis Australia, organisers of the Grand Slam tournament, on 07/01/2019. The total prize money for…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): esport - gaming
• Article # 137213
• Published on 11/01/19 at 17:10
©  D.R.
NBA: Stephen Curry becomes a brand ambassador of Rakuten (e-commerce) from 2019

Stephen Curry, an NBA basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, has become a brand ambassador of Rakuten, a Japanese group specialised in internet services (e-commerce, finance and digital content) as part of a "multi-year agreement," according to the Japanese company on 10/01/2019. As…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 137404
• Published on 11/01/19 at 16:40
©  D.R.
Deal Tracker: all the latest sponsorship / partnership agreements in football

This table allows you to find all the major sponsorship/partnership contracts concluded by clubs, federations, leagues, and football players/managers around Europe and throughout the world, from 01/05/2017. By default, all deals have been sorted in a reverse chronological order (newest first)…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sporting Goods & Brands, Authorities, …
• Article # 137413
• Published on 11/01/19 at 15:25
©  D.R.
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 # 137411
• Published on 11/01/19 at 14:40
Supercoppa Italiana in Saudi Arabia: beIN Sports expresses its disapproval at the Lega Serie A

According to News Tank Football sources, Yousef Al-Obaidly, CEO of the Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group, has written a letter to Luigi De Siervo, CEO of the Lega Serie A (since 20/12/2018), in which he criticises the decision to play the 2018-19 Supercoppa Italiana between Juventus FC and AC…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 137398
• Published on 11/01/19 at 13:49
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: launch of "LaLiga ProPlayer" a programme to help young players join universities in the USA

LaLiga has launched "LaLiga ProPlayer", a programme for LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3 clubs which will help one young player aged 16 to 22 from each club gain a sports scholarship to join a university in the United States, according to the Spanish league on 08/01/2018. "The objective of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Social Responsibility
• Article # 137393
• Published on 11/01/19 at 13:19
©  FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux: Frédéric Longuépée officially president of the club since 07/01/2019

"Appointed on 06/11/2018 and officially took office on 07/01/2019, Frédéric Longuépée is the new president of FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Ligue 1 Conforama)," the club announced on 09/01/2019. Executive director of business development and marketing of the Paris Organizing Committee of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 137353
• Published on 11/01/19 at 12:44
©  Youtube
2018-19 LaLiga 1|2|3: free broadcast of games on YouTube in more than 155 countries from 11/01/2019

All games (11 per matchday) of the 2018-19 LaLiga 1|2|3 season will be broadcast free of charge, with commentary in English, on the official YouTube channel of the Spanish second division, in more than 155 countries, from Friday 11/01/2019 (beginning of Matchday 21). The objective of this…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 137384
• Published on 11/01/19 at 11:55
©  UEFA
UEFA: elections on the agenda for the 43rd Ordinary Congress in Rome (ITA) on Thursday 07/02/2019

Elections for "UEFA president (four-year term), Executive Committee (eight members, including at least one female, for a four-year term), FIFA Council (two FIFA vice-presidents for a four-year term, one ordinary member for a four-year term, and two ordinary members for a two-year term), are the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 137369
• Published on 11/01/19 at 11:15