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©  FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona: Jaume Carreter appointed as board member responsible for amateur sports

"As proposed by president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the incorporation of Jaume Carreter Felip as a new member of the board of directors was approved. He will assume responsibility for amateur sports at the club," announced FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) after a meeting of its board of directors via…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181460
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©  Telenet

Pro League (BEL) TV rights: Telenet seeks compensation for matches not played in 2019-20

"Telenet is now formally asking the Pro League to discuss the refund of the advance payment for the television rights. The operator wants to review the options for recovering the money that was paid for matches that will not be played if the recommendation of the board of directors is ratified by…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 181451
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©  UEFA

Covid-19/UEFA: €70m in advance payments from Euro 2020 profits to be given to 676 European clubs

€70m in immediate payments to 676 clubs belonging to UEFA's 55 national member associations as part of the Euro 2020 profit-sharing scheme (postponed until 2021), was announced by UEFA's executive committee during a videoconference on 23/04/2020. The decision was made " in light of the current…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 181467
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©  D.R.

Streaming: Facebook launches "Facebook Gaming" a video game streaming application

Facebook has launched "Facebook Gaming", its own streaming application for mobile video games, on 20/04/2020. On the new platform, streamers and influencers can offer free live streams to users, as is already done on Twitch (Amazon), Mixer (Microsoft) and YouTube (Google). According to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 181417
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©  FA

Women's Euro: UEFA postpones 2021 tournament to be held in England by 1 year (from 06 to 31/07/2022)

"The UEFA executive committee today confirmed that the postponed UEFA Women's Euro 2021 will be played in England from 06/07 to 31/07/2022. It is planned to use the same venues (see list below) that were originally proposed to host the event," announced the European body following a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 181432
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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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