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©  TF1
TF1 Group: a turnover of €2.4bn (+16.6%) and net profit of €225.3m (+€170m) in 2021

The French private free-to-air television group TF1 posted a turnover of €2.427bn in 2021, up 16.6% compared to 2020 and 3.8% versus 2019, according to the financial results published by the group on 11/02/2022. "Sporting events remain popular with the Euro 2020 football tournament (postponed…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 242115
• Published on 11/02/22 at 16:20
©  Athletic Club
Copa del Rey: 3.17 million viewers in Spain for Athletic Bilbao - Valencia CF on Telecinco

Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander) - Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander), first leg of the 2021-22 Copa del Rey semi-final (1-1), drew an average of 3.177 million viewers on the Spanish private free-TV channel Telecinco (Mediaset España Group) on Thursday 10/02/2022 (kick-off at 21:30 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 242141
• Published on 11/02/22 at 15:45
©  FIFA
Semi-automated offside technology: "More accurate, quicker decisions" (P. Collina, FIFA)

"We're continuing a test to try to achieve the objective: to have more accurate decisions and also quicker decisions in offside incidents. Someone called it robot offside; it's not," explained Pierluigi Collina (ITA), chairman of the FIFA referees' committee, on 09/02/2022, about the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Game - pitch, Legal, …
• Article # 242143
• Published on 11/02/22 at 15:15
©  Asics
Asics: a turnover of €3bn (+22.9%) and operating profit of €165m in 2021

Asics has posted a turnover of JPY 404bn (€3.05bn as of 31/12/2021) for the 2021 financial year up 22.9% versus the previous year, according to the Japanese equipment manufacturer on 10/02/2022. In particular, global sales in the running category rose by 31% to JPY 208bn (€1.57bn). Asics posted…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Sporting Goods & Brands, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 242102
• Published on 11/02/22 at 14:30
©  FIFA
Deal Tracker: all the latest TV and media rights agreements for football competitions

This infographic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 242061
• Published on 11/02/22 at 14:00
©  D.R.
Metaverse: NFL, first major sports league to offer a "persistent experience" on the platform Roblox

The National Football League has partnered with Roblox, an online multiplayer video game platform (50 million users connected daily), to launch a metaverse experience called "NFL Tycoon" on 09/02/2022. "The NFL will be the first official major sports league to offer a persistent experience on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Activation, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 242084
• Published on 11/02/22 at 12:30
©  LFP
esports: launch of the second season of the eLigue 1 Tour, the LFP's international competition

The Ligue de Football Professionnel has presented the second season of the eLigue 1 Tour, the LFP's international esports competition to be played in eight regions of the world (19 countries) "from February 2022," announced the body on 08/02/2022. Season 2 of the eLigue 1 Tour will take place…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, esport - gaming
• Article # 242044
• Published on 11/02/22 at 11:40
©  Manchester United FC
Premier League: Tezos (blockchain), training kit sponsor of Manchester United FC

Tezos, a Luxembourg-based blockchain platform (metaverse, Web3), has become the training kit sponsor of Manchester United FC (Premier League) from 2021-22, announced the English club on 10/02/2022. The agreement covers the senior men's team as well as the senior women's team (Barclays FA Women's…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 242100
• Published on 11/02/22 at 11:00
©  European Leagues
Covid-19/stadiums: capacity limits lifted in 12 European countries since 09/02/2022

France and England, as well as Austria, Denmark, Scotland, Israel, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey, are the 12 countries in the UEFA zone that no longer apply any access restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey carried out by European…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 242085
• Published on 11/02/22 at 10:20
©  LOC Qatar 2022
Qatar 2022: draft law for a France-Qatar security partnership at the World Cup

"The approval of the agreement between the government of the French Republic and the government of the State of Qatar establishing a partnership relating to the security of the 2022 Football World Cup, signed in Doha on 05/03/2021, is authorised," is the text of the sole article of the bill which…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Employment - training, Legal, Stadiums
• Article # 242027
• Published on 11/02/22 at 09:40