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©  WTA
Tennis: CVC Capital Partners acquires 20% of the new commercial company WTA Ventures for $150m

The investment fund CVC Capital Partners has become a "strategic partner" of the Women's Tennis Association on 07/03/2023. "CVC will be WTA's commercial partner, investing capital and acting as a catalyst to drive growth of the sport," said the two parties. In effect, the Luxembourg fund will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 282436
• Published on 09/03/23 at 09:20
©  UEFA
UEFA: record revenues of €4.05bn & a net loss of €76.3m in 2021-22

UEFA posted revenues of €4,051.6m during the 2021-22 financial year, a record figure for a season without a European Football Championship, according to the confederation's financial statement, which was made available to several European media outlets on 05/03/2023. These unprecedented…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 282508
• Published on 09/03/23 at 08:40
©  Stade Rennais FC
Germany: RTL extends its Europa League & Europa Conference League TV rights (2024-2027)

RTL (RTL Deutschland) has extended its free-to-air and pay-TV broadcasting rights to the Europa League and Europa Conference League in Germany for the 2024-2027 cycle, announced the private free-TV channel on 08/03/2023. "In addition to the free-TV channels RTL and Nitro, the streaming service…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 282482
• Published on 08/03/23 at 17:10
©  RCSA
RC Strasbourg Alsace: 26% of fans at La Meinau in 2022 were women (+11% compared to 2019)

26% of spectators who visited the Stade de la Meinau (Strasbourg, FRA) in 2022 were women, a figure that increased by 11% compared to 2019 and by 17% compared to 2016, according to a study by the audience insights, data and analytics company Nielsen, commissioned by the Ligue de Football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Stadiums
• Article # 282445
• Published on 08/03/23 at 16:45
©  DAZN
DAZN: "DAZN Rise" a channel dedicated to women's sports to launch in Germany & Austria on 16/03/2023

The OTT sports platform DAZN will launch the FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV) channel "DAZN Rise" dedicated to women's sports in Germany and Austria on 16/03/2023, announced the company on 07/03/2023. The channel will be available on Samsung TV Plus (free-TV service) and the Waipu.tv…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 282472
• Published on 08/03/23 at 16:20
©  FC Barcelona
Spain/Europa League: Mediaset acquires free-to-air TV rights for the 2022-23 & 2023-24 seasons

Mediaset España has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights to the Europa League for the end of the 2022-23 season and the 2023-24 season in Spain as part of a sublicensing agreement with the telecommunications operator Telefonica, announced the free-TV group on 07/03/2023. The Spanish…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 282468
• Published on 08/03/23 at 16:00
©  UEFA
UEFA/Women's football: "Dedicated support for small & medium-sized associations" (Nadine Kessler)

"Probably the biggest challenge is helping everyone to move forward together. Our members are very different, despite their proximity, with varying levels of development and cultural barriers. My answer is dedicated support, especially for small- and medium-sized associations," said Nadine Kessler…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 282475
• Published on 08/03/23 at 15:40
©  DFB_Fanatics
Germany: Fanatics (USA) extends as an official merchandise distributor of the DFB until 2026

Fanatics, an American manufacturer and distributor of licensed sports products, has extended its licensing agreement with the Deutscher Fussball Bund and will continue to be the body's official merchandise distributor until the 2026 World Cup, announced the German Football Association on…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 282447
• Published on 08/03/23 at 15:10
©  Real Betis Balompié
Real Betis Balompié: Corpay (payment solutions), training kit sponsor until 2024-25

Corpay, a payment solutions company owned by US-based Fleetcor Group, has become the "official FX payments provider" (2nd level) and training kit sponsor of Real Betis Balompié (LaLiga Santander) until the end of the 2024-25 season, announced the club on 07/03/2023. As part of the partnership…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 282448
• Published on 08/03/23 at 14:30
©  Chelsea FC
Champions League: 2.79 million viewers for Chelsea FC - Borussia Dortmund on Canale 5 in Italy

Chelsea FC (Premier League) - Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), Round of 16 second leg of the 2022-23 Champions League (2-0, 2-1 on aggregate), drew an average of 2.79 million viewers on the Italian private free-TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset group), on Tuesday 07/03/2023 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 282451
• Published on 08/03/23 at 13:40