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©  URC x Mediaset

United Rugby Championship: Mediaset (free-TV), broadcaster in Italy for the 2021-22 season

The private Italian television group Mediaset has acquired, for Italy, the free-to-air broadcasting rights to the 2021-22 United Rugby Championship, according to the organisers of the competition on 14/09/2021. The new championship, which replaces the Guinness Pro 14 (see below), will begin on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 228439
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©  FIFA

FIFA World Cup: a final tournament every four or two years? The debate continues...

The impact of organising the men's and women's World Cups every two years instead of four at present, is the subject of a feasibility study that the 71st FIFA Congress, convened by videoconference, decided to launch on 21/05/2021 at the proposal of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation. To say…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 228440
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©  Julien Guichard

AS Saint-Étienne: Philippe Lyonnet, head of communications and media, leaves the club

"Philippe Lyonnet is stepping down as head of communications and media at AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1 Uber Eats)," announced the club on 15/09/2021. "The club salutes the important work he has accomplished in the development of numerous projects as well as in the structuring of the communication…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Networks
• Article # 228438
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©  Topps

European Cups: Topps (collectable cards) to produce NFTs for UEFA competitions

Topps, a manufacturer of collectable cards and stickers, has extended its partnership with UEFA and will continue to benefit from exclusive licensing rights to the Champions League (men's and women's) and the Europa League for three seasons (2021-2024), announced the US company on 14/09/2021. The…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 228437
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©  SL Benfica

SL Benfica: a turnover of €94m (-32.8%) and a net loss of €17.4m in 2020-21

SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Bwin) posted a turnover of €94m (excluding player transfers) in the 2020-21 financial year (from 01/07/2020 to 30/06/2021), down 32.8% compared to the 2019-20 financial year (€140m), according to the Lisbon (POR) club on 08/09/2021. This decline in revenue was due both…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 228415
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©  D.R.

"At DAZN we tried secondary sports and tertiary sports but none of that stuff works" (J. Skipper)

"At DAZN we tried secondary sports and tertiary sports, thinking 'they can't work on pay-TV, but there are 17 million hardcore badminton fans. We just gotta get 9% to sign up and you've got 300,000 people.' None of that stuff works. What works is top of the pyramid rights that people have to see,…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Media, …
• Article # 228404
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©  UEFA

UEFA: Convention focused on financial sustainability, competitiveness, governance & women's football

• "How to optimise financial sustainability and responsibility within European football and identify measures to promote cost control mechanisms and sensible financial management? • How to strengthen competitiveness, solidarity distributions and player development to maintain a competitive…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 228392
• Published on
©  Liverpool FC

Champions League: head-to-head Liverpool FC - AC Milan (Group B), Wednesday 15/09/2021

With a brand value of €973m, Liverpool FC (Premier League) are ranked sixth in the "Football 50 2021" ranking published in May 2021 by the American company Brand Finance, a consultancy firm specialised in strategy and brand valuation, versus 29th place for AC Milan (Serie A TIM), as the two clubs…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, …
• Article # 228378
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©  FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona: partnership with iQiyi Sports for a digital membership programme for Chinese fans

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) has joined forces with the Chinese media platform iQiyi Sports to create the "iBarça" digital membership programme, which "will give fans access to all LaLiga games in the 2021-22 season, exclusive content with Mandarin subtitles, and a welcome gift of FC Barcelona…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 228377
• Published on
©  Wolves

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC: Royal Caribbean (cruises), training wear partner (2021-2023)

Royal Caribbean International, an American cruise company, has become the official "training wear partner" of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (Premier League) for two seasons (2021-2023), announced the English club on 10/09/2021. Royal Caribbean International has been granted the status of main…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 228344
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