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©  ACF Fiorentina
Covid-19: ACF Fiorentina fundraiser for hospitals in Florence (Italy) exceeds €750,000

"We have exceeded €750,000 in donations thanks to your help," announced ACF Fiorentina (Serie A TIM) on 01/04/2020. The club launched the "Forza e Cuore" (Strength and Heart) fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe in order to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic on 18/03/2020…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility
• Article # 179772
• Published on 03/04/20 at 13:30
©  West Ham United FC
Premier League: West Ham United FC's sleeve sponsor Basset & Gold (finance) goes into administration

Basset & Gold, a UK-based financial services company, sleeve sponsor and eSports partner of West Ham United FC (Premier League) since 13/07/2018 until the end of 2019-20 (season currently suspended due to Covid-19), announced that it had gone into administration on 01/04/2020. "B&G Plc and…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, esport - gaming
• Article # 179755
• Published on 03/04/20 at 12:30
©  Infront
Infront: André Fläckel (ex-Lagardère Sports) appointed head of gaming and eSports from 01/04/2020

André Fläckel has been appointed head of gaming and eSports at Infront, announced the Swiss marketing agency on 30/03/2020. The former co-found of the eSports department at Lagardère Sports & Entertainment, took up his post on 01/04/2020. "Fläckel, will report to Christian Müller, Infront's senior…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication, esport - gaming
• Article # 179744
• Published on 03/04/20 at 11:30
©  Olympique de Marseille
Covid-19/France: Olympique de Marseille presents a series of initiatives during the pandemic

Financial support for hospitals in Marseille (FRA), delivery of food supplies to the Food Bank, provision of the club's facilities, a thank-you video and illumination of the Orange Vélodrome (67,354 capacity) in tribute to healthcare workers... these are the main initiatives of Olympique de…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 179663
• Published on 03/04/20 at 10:55
©  FCB
Covid-19/Belgium: Pro League's board of directors proposes "current ranking as the final ranking"

"The board of directors is formulating a unanimous opinion to the general assembly (convened on Wednesday 15/04/2020) not to resume the competitions of the 2019-20 season and to accept the current Jupiler Pro League ranking as the final ranking (subject to the decisions of the licensing…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 179723
• Published on 03/04/20 at 10:20
©  Sporsora
Exclusive eSports: "When traditional sport is at a standstill, we can continue" (N. Maurer, Team Vitality)

"When traditional sport is at a standstill, we can continue. At a time when there is little content to watch, this strongly boosts eSports audiences," said Nicolas Maurer, CEO of Team Vitality (eSports), to News Tank Football on 23/03/2020. "Usually we play offline, in arenas or studios. In…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Essentials Clubs, esport - gaming
• Article # 178483
• Published on 03/04/20 at 09:40
©  L'Equipe
France: 560,000 viewers for re-broadcast of France-Argentina (2018 World Cup) on La Chaine l'Équipe

France-Argentina (4-3), Round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup played at the Kazan Arena (45,000 capacity) in Kazan (RUS) on 30/06/2018 drew an average of 560,000 viewers, with a peak audience of 800,000 when it was re-broadcast by the French TV channel La Chaine l'Équipe on 31/03/2020. This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 179680
• Published on 02/04/20 at 17:20
©  OM
Transfers: value of European Top 5 players would drop by 28% if the season did not resume (CIES)

The total transfer value of players in the European Top 5 (Bundesliga, LaLiga Santander, Ligue 1 Conforama, Premier League, Serie A TIM) would decrease by 28% (from €32.7bn to €23.4bn) in the event that no more matches are played in 2019-20 and no contracts are renewed by 30/06/2020, according to…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Authorities, Transfer Market
• Article # 179681
• Published on 02/04/20 at 16:40
OTT: Deltatre (tech solutions) launches "mtribes", a tool to identify user behaviour

Deltatre, a technology solutions and services company for broadcasters and sports event organisers, has launched "mtribes", a technological solution that enables "non-technical product owners to quickly identify how users engage with a multi-platform digital service," on 01/04/2020. "The tool…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 179675
• Published on 02/04/20 at 15:40
Covid-19/TV rights: DAZN "officially in survival mode" will only pay for matches played

The OTT platform DAZN has informed rights holders that the next payment installments will not be settled for the suspended or cancelled competitions it broadcasts and that only matches/events played will be paid for, according to information from the American financial media company Bloomberg, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 179638
• Published on 02/04/20 at 14:35