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Tennis: Grand Slam organisers reject proposed reform of the ATP & WTA (press)

The organisers of the four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon & US Open) have rejected a proposed reform of the governance of professional tennis drawn up by the ATP and the WTA, according to a report by the American media outlet The Athletic on 21/03/2025. This…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Governance, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 392472
• Published on 24/03/25 at 16:50

Lega Serie A: VAR-related refereeing decisions to be explained to the public during the Coppa Italia

The Lega Serie A will begin experimenting with public address systems for referees in stadiums and on television to explain decisions taken by the central referee when consulting VAR during the semi-finals (01 and 02 then 23 and 24/04) and the final (14/05) of the 2024-25 Coppa Italia…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, Federations, …
• Article # 392467
• Published on 24/03/25 at 16:25

Mediapro: opening of a London (ENG) office dedicated to the marketing of sports rights

Mediapro has opened an office in London (England) dedicated to the marketing of sports rights, announced the Spanish audiovisual group on 24/03/2025. "The London office will work in collaboration with Mediapro's offices in Europe, Asia, America and Africa to provide consulting services helping…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 392445
• Published on 24/03/25 at 16:00

UNFP: launch of a solidarity committee chaired by Robert Pirès & provided with €500,000 each year

The UNFP has launched a solidarity committee, which will be chaired by former international Robert Pirès (winner of the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France). The eight-member committee (see below) will be provided with €500,000 per year, announced the French National Union of Professional…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Social partners, Finance, …
• Article # 392438
• Published on 24/03/25 at 15:20

United Kingdom: no measures taken against gambling operators in the Football Governance Bill

The Football Governance Bill, which aims to introduce an independent regulator for professional football in the UK, was approved by the House of Lords on 19/03/2025. The revised text, supported by Keir Starmer's government, will undergo a third reading in the upper house of the British Parliament…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Government, Legal, …
• Article # 392439
• Published on 24/03/25 at 14:40

MotoGP: partnership extended with Sportian (Globant-LALIGA) to combat piracy

Dorna Sports, the organising company of the MotoGP World Championship, has extended its partnership with Sportian (a joint venture between LALIGA and the digital transition consultancy Globant) to combat the piracy of MotoGP broadcasts, announced the company on 20/03/2025. The two entities have…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 392429
• Published on 24/03/25 at 14:10

esports: RB Leipzig crowned VBL Club Championship by WOW winners for a record third time in 2024-25

RB Leipzig's (Bundesliga) esports team have been crowned champions of the VBL Club Championship by WOW, played on the EA SPORTS FC 25 (Electronic Arts), for a record third time in 2025, announced the DFL, organiser of the esports competition, on 23/03/2025. "The VBL Club Championship is a…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 392386
• Published on 24/03/25 at 12:30

2024-25 Nations League: over 8.6 million viewers for Germany - Italy on RTL & 7.11 million on Rai 1

Germany - Italy (3-3, 5-4 on aggregate), the second leg of their 2024-25 Nations League quarter-final, drew an average of 8.64 million viewers in the first half and 10.2 million in the second half on the private German TV channel RTL (RTL Deutschland) on Sunday 23/03/2025 (kick-off at 20:45 CET)…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Germany, …
• Article # 392384
• Published on 24/03/25 at 10:40

UEFA: 2024-25 Nations League finals in Munich & Stuttgart (Germany)

Having won the 2024-25 Nations League quarter-final against Italy (5-4 on aggregate) in the second leg (3-3) played at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on 23/03/2025, Germany will host the four matches of the final phase of the tournament from Wednesday 04 to Sunday 08/06/2025. The decision to…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 392353
• Published on 24/03/25 at 10:00

2024-25 Nations League: 6.3 million viewers for France - Croatia, "best audience in 2 years" on TF1

France - Croatia (2-0, 2-2 aggregate, 5-4 on penalties), the second leg of their 2024-25 Nations League quarter-final, drew an average of 6.3 million viewers, with a peak of 7.3 million, on the private free-TV channel TF1 in France on Sunday 23/03/2025 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to data…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Federations, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 392349
• Published on 24/03/25 at 09:20