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©  Juventus
"40 times more engagement when Cristiano Ronaldo re-posts WHO content" (The Metrics Factory)

"When Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) re-posts content from the World Health Organization (WHO), it generates 40 times more engagement than the official WHO account," said Clément Joffrin, sports consultant at The Metrics Factory, on 15/04/2020. The Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) forward has 213.1 million…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 180865
• Published on 17/04/20 at 10:44
©  OM
Covid-19: "Marseille has received 41% of our TV rights, but played 73% of our matches" (J-H Eyraud)

"We (sport) are a disaster sector (in the COvid-19 crisis), much like transport, catering, hotels, events, culture, etc. We do not receive revenue, yet we have to pay fixed charges every month. And we are in front of broadcasters (Canal+ and beIN Sports, who refused to pay on the contractual…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 180696
• Published on 17/04/20 at 10:11
©  Formule E
Covid-19: Formula E launches an eSports tournament in partnership with UNICEF to generate funds

Formula E has launched the "ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge", an eSports tournament using rFactor 2 simulation software, which will take place every Saturday for nine consecutive weekends from 18/04 to 13/06/2020, according to the electric single-seater racing competition on 15/04/2020. This…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, esport - gaming
• Article # 180828
• Published on 16/04/20 at 17:59
©  Élysée
Covid-19/France: a ban on "events with large audiences until mid-July 2020" (E. Macron)

"The strictest lockdown must continue until Monday 11/05/2020," announced Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic on 13/04/2020 in a speech concerning the measures taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in France (text available in French, see Twitter below). "However, public places…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 180822
• Published on 16/04/20 at 17:30
©  AS Monaco FC
Covid-19: AS Monaco FC launches a fundraiser and donates €50,000 to the Monaco Red Cross

AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 Conforama) is launching a fundraising campaign for the Monaco Red Cross via the crowd funding platform GoFundMe, upon which it has made an initial donation of €50,000, announced the club on 15/04/2020. "The funds collected will be used to support the Monaco Red Cross's…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 180807
• Published on 16/04/20 at 17:09
Covid-19: special event featuring confined international artists to be broadcast by sports channels

The pay-TV channels Canal+, beIN Sports (in France) and Eleven Sports (in Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy, Myanmar and Taiwan) will broadcast "One World: Together At Home", a show lasting more than six hours co-organised by the World Health Organization, the Global Citizen association…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180808
• Published on 16/04/20 at 16:20
©  D.R.
Covid-19/adidas: company to benefit from a €3bn "syndicated loan" mostly from a state-owned bank

"In order to safeguard the company's financial flexibility (during the Covid-19 pandemic), adidas received the approval of the German government for the participation of KfW, Germany's state-owned development bank, in a syndicated revolving loan facility amounting to €3bn," said the German…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180745
• Published on 16/04/20 at 15:56
©  D.R.
eSports: Logitech G (computer peripherals) official partner of Atalanta BC Esports (eSerie A TIM)

Logitech, a Swiss company specialising in the production of computer peripherals, has become an official partner of Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (Serie A TIM) for their eSports team, Atalanta BC Esports, from 2019-20, announced the club on 10/04/2020. "Atalanta Esports gamers will have the…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, esport - gaming
• Article # 180780
• Published on 16/04/20 at 14:44
Spain: Telefonica acquires Champions League TV rights for the 2021-2024 cycle (Spanish media)

The Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica has acquired, for its pay-TV subsidiary Movistar, the rights to broadcast the Champions League in Spain over the 2021-2024 cycle for an estimated amount of more than €1bn (over €333m per season), according to Spanish media on 15/04/2020, which…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 180756
• Published on 16/04/20 at 13:15
©  FCB
FC Barcelona: 3 new vice-presidents appointed and legal action against Emili Rousaud (former VP)

"At the proposal of the president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, the board of directors have approved the appointment of Jordi Moix, as economic and assets vice-president; Pau Vilanova, as institutional vice-president; Oriol Tomàs, as vice-president of the commercial area; Marta Plana, as secretary of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 180771
• Published on 16/04/20 at 11:59