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Media: Vivendi acquires 10.6% of Lagardère's capital as part of "a long-term financial investment"

"Vivendi, following the recent sale of 10% of its 100% share capital of Universal Music Group (UMG) for an enterprise value of €30bn (see below), today announced the acquisition of 10.6% of the Lagardère share capital," announced the parent company of the free and pay TV group Canal+ on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181367
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©  Lagardère Sports

Agencies: completion of the acquisition of 75% of Lagardère Sports by investment fund H.I.G. Capital

"As part of its strategic refocusing, and as announced on 16/12/2019, today the Lagardère group finalised the sale of Lagardère Sports to H.I.G. Capital (American investment fund)," said the publishing, production, broadcasting and content distribution group, on 22/04/2020. "This disposal sees…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181368
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©  KNVB

Covid-19/Netherlands: matches banned until 01/09/2020, 2019-20 season likely to be terminated

"It was an important day for professional football, with clarification from the government on the Coronavirus situation. It was decided that major events will remain banned until 01/09/2020. Until that date, no professional football matches will be played, even behind closed doors (as they are…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 181354
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Premier League: beIN Sports requests blocking of possible Newcastle United takeover by Saudi fund

Yousef Al-Obaidly, CEO of the Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group, has written to Richard Masters, chief executive of the Premier League, and the 20 club presidents of the English league, asking them to block the possible takeover of Newcastle United FC (Premier League) by the Public Investment…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 181353
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©  World Athletics

World Athletics: a task force to prevent health risks at events for the general public

"World Athletics has joined forces with the International Institute for Race Medicine (IIRM) to set up a medical taskforce to provide endurance events that include mass gatherings with guidelines for outbreak prevention," said the body on 17/04/2020. "The Outbreak Prevention Taskforce will hold…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 181235
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©  LFP - Première Ligue - UCPF - UNECATEF - UNFP - SNAAF

Covid-19: LFP and employers' and employees' unions mobilise to help the French football industry

"All committed to our industry! is the motto of the LFP and the main employers' and employees' unions in French professional football (Première Ligue, UCPF, UNECATEF, UNFP and SNAAF), who issued a joint statement on 21/04/2020, while the professional Ligue 1 Conforama and Domino's Ligue 2…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 181233
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©  D.R.

eSports: Afflelou (opticians), major partner of the Spring 2020 European Masters (Riot Games)

Afflelou, a French chain of opticians, has become a major partner of the "Spring 2020 European Masters" an eSports competition organised by the publisher Riot Games, announced the marketing agency Lagardère Sports & Entertainment, the exclusive agency of Riot Games Europe, on 21/04/2020 (see below…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 181302
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©  Premier League

Premier League: charity eSports tournament on FIFA featuring a player from each club (21-25/04/2020)

The Premier League is holding a knockout eSports tournament for charity the "ePremier League Invitational" on the FIFA 20 (EA Sports) video game, which brings together all 20 of the league's clubs, each represented (without exception) by a player from their professional team, from 21 to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, esport - gaming
• Article # 181281
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©  FCB

Covid-19: FC Barcelona gives Camp Nou naming rights to Barça Foundation to finance research projects

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) has transferred the naming rights of the Camp Nou to the Barça Foundation for the 2020-21 season, who will then seek a stadium naming partner in order "to raise money to invest in research projects being carried out in Catalonia and the rest of the world involved in…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 181234
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