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Rugby/England: 139 redundancies at the RFU, £107m in "short-term" losses

"To ensure we have a sustainable RFU we have announced to colleagues that it is proposed that the total number of roles across the organisation will reduce by 139," said Bill Sweeney, chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, via a message on the organisation's website, published on 06/07/2020…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 187889
• Published on 08/07/20 at 12:30
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Serie A TIM: Konami (video games) loses the official licenses to Inter and AC Milan from 2020-21

Konami, a Japanese video game publisher, has announced that it has lost the official licenses to use the digital assets of FC Internazionale Milano and AC Milan (Serie A TIM) on 07/07/2020. The publisher was a partner of the two Italian clubs following agreements on 08/09 (Inter) and 28/09/2017…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 187954
• Published on 08/07/20 at 11:40
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Bundesliga: FC Schalke 04 to create women's section from the 2020-21 season

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) are to create a women's section from the 2020-21 season, according to the club on 02/07/2020. This section will be composed of an U17 team and a senior team which will be registered in the Kreisliga B (regional division). "By establishing a new women's and girls…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 187894
• Published on 08/07/20 at 11:00
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Twitter: Top 100 European football clubs with the most followers (July 2020)

With more than 60 million followers, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular European club on Twitter, according to data collected by News Tank Football, which offers a Top 100 of the most popular European clubs on this social network on 01/07/2020. To establish this Top 100, News…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Essentials Clubs
• Article # 187890
• Published on 08/07/20 at 10:20
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FC Internazionale Milano: shareholder Suning renews its sponsorship rights until 2021-22 (press)

The Chinese multinational company Suning, which specialises in the distribution of electronic products and household appliances, has extended its naming rights to FC Internazionale Milano's (Serie A TIM) training centre until 2021-22, according to the Italian daily newspaper La Gazzetta dello…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums
• Article # 187876
• Published on 08/07/20 at 09:40
©  AC Milan
AC Milan: fans invited to replace announcer for the announcement of the starting 11 versus Juventus

AC Milan (Serie A TIM) has launched a competition offering its fans the chance to replace the announcer for the match versus Juventus FC (Matchday 31) which will take place this Tuesday 07/07/2020 at the San Siro (kick-off at 21:45 CET), announced the club on 05/07/2020. "AC Milan v Juventus…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 187915
• Published on 07/07/20 at 17:20
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"Athletes are brands, they must behave and communicate as such" (David Drahy, Com'Over)

"We start from the premise that athletes and talents are brands, that they must behave and communicate as brands with a positioning and a strategy. Talent is one of the levers of the communication plan. It must be integrated into the global and transversal strategy," said David Drahy, founder and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 187742
• Published on 07/07/20 at 16:40
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Piracy: LaLiga welcomes the Danish Supreme Court's ruling against pirate websites

The Danish Supreme Court has ruled that the website Rojadirecta is illegal and should be blocked by Danish internet service providers, according to LaLiga, on 06/07/2020. The Spanish company running Rojadirecta, Puerto 80 Projects SLU, argued that the platform was not illegal because legal content…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 187862
• Published on 07/07/20 at 16:00
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Eintracht Frankfurt: new agreement with the City to occupy and operate the stadium until 2034

Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga) and the City of Frankfurt am Main (Hesse, GER) have signed a leasing agreement which extends the use of the Deutsche Bank Park (51,500 capacity) for the next 15 years (2020-2034). The club, which is also entrusted with the operation of the stadium, will be in…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 187851
• Published on 07/07/20 at 15:10
Formula 1: 1.06 million viewers in France for the first Grand Prix of the 2020 season on Canal+

The first Grand Prix of the 2020 Formula 1 season, the Austrian Grand Prix, won by Valtteri Bottas (FIN, Mercedes), drew an average of 1.06 million viewers, with a peak audience of 1.24 million, on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Sunday 05/07/2020 (start at 15:10 CET). This is the best audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 187814
• Published on 07/07/20 at 14:30