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©  News Tank

Weekly News Extra (13-17/02/2023)

• An offer of more than €4bn from a group of private Qatari funds has reportedly been made for the purchase of Manchester United FC (Premier League). • Iranian businessman Jahm Najafi, who heads a consortium of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs, has reportedly made a €3.75bn bid to buy Premier League…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 280589
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©  LaLiga

LaLiga Santander: closure of the LaLiga Plus app dedicated to the broadcasting of matches in China

LaLiga is closing its "freemium" model app LaLiga Plus, dedicated to broadcasting LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank matches in China "due to problems unrelated to the competition," announced the Spanish body on 17/02/2023. "LaLiga will continue to work to offer fans in China differentiating…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 280598
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©  D.R.

Exclusive Clermont Foot 63: "I'm not an investor, I'm a football entrepreneur" (Ahmet Schaefer, president)

"The club is healthy, which allows us to make a profit that we reinvest in the training centre, with a new hybrid pitch and a new building. These are significant investments. We have also tripled the number of employees (nine administrative staff when I arrived). You could call it smart money. I…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 280564
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©  FC Barcelona

Europa League: peak audience of 204,966 viewers for Barcelona-Manchester United on Twitch in France

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) - Manchester United FC (Premier League) (2-2), first leg of the play-offs for the knockout stages of the 2022-23 Europa League, posted a peak audience of 204,966 viewers at the end of the match (20:40 CET) on content creator Pierre-Alexis "Domingo" Bizot's Twitch…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 280565
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©  LaLiga

LaLiga: agreement with Netflix for the production of a documentary series about the 2023-24 season

The streaming platform Netflix has partnered with LaLiga to produce a documentary series about the 2023-24 LaLiga Santander season, announced the Spanish body on 17/02/2023. "The documentary series, currently in pre-production, will focus on the 2023-2024 LaLiga Competition, and will be…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Digital, …
• Article # 280581
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©  Clermont Foot 63

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: Off The Pitch becomes a "financial data provider" for Clermont Foot 63

Clermont Foot 63 (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) is partnering with Off The Pitch, a business intelligence platform dedicated to football, to become its "financial data provider" from the 2022-23 season, announced the club on 13/02/2023. "Off The Pitch will provide the club with full access to its data…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 280540
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©  France TV

Tour de France: NBC extends exclusive media rights in the USA for the 2024-2029 cycle

The American media and entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, through its subsidiary NBC Sports Group, has extended its exclusive full broadcasting rights to the Tour de France, in the USA, over the 2024-2029 cycle, announced the group on 15/02/2023. "Beginning with the 111th Tour de France…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 280469
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©  Rugby Australia

Rugby Australia: AU$2m (€1.3m) invested to offer professional contracts to women's players

Rugby Australia (Australian Rugby Federation) will invest AU$2m (€1.3m) in women's rugby, particularly to offer up to 35 players part-time professional contracts, announced the body on 11/02/2023. The players concerned, whether they play for the national team or in the national league (Super…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding, Legal, …
• Article # 280474
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©  FC Nantes

2022-23 Europa League: 1.41 million viewers for Juventus - Nantes on W9 and 1.92 million on TV8

Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) - FC Nantes (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) (1-1), the first leg of their knock out round play-off for the Round of 16 of the 2022-23 Europa League, drew an average of 1.41 million viewers in France on the free DTT channel W9 (M6 group) on Thursday 16/02/2023 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 280524
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©  D.R.

Brazil: point deductions for racist behaviour introduced into the CBF's competition regulations

"The Brazilian Football Confederation is the first in the world to adopt the possibility of sporting sanctions against a club for racist behaviour in its 2023 General Regulations for Competitions," announced the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) on 14/02/2023. "The CBF will strictly…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 280517
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