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Weekly News Extra (29/09-03/10/2025)

• The marketing agency Sportfive has been selected by Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) to market hospitality at the Bernabéu (Madrid, ESP) in 2025-26. • Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris is opposed to the acquisition of the naming rights to the Stade Jean-Bouin (20,000 capacity), home of Paris FC…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 414034
• Published on 03/10/25 at 17:25
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Leaders Week 2025: "We wanted to improve the game with technology" (J. Holzmüller, FIFA)

"The Frank Lampard incident (see below) was the moment where a lot changed within FIFA when it comes to innovation technology. From the beginning, we were working closely with different tech providers. One of these tech providers was already Hawk-Eye (owned by Sony). Over time, we developed many…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Essentials Sponsors & Partners, …
• Article # 413667
• Published on 03/10/25 at 15:00
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Media: Rob Pilgrim (ex-YouTube) named head of sport EMEA at Meta

Rob Pilgrim has been appointed head of sport EMEA at Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp), he announced via LinkedIn on 02/10/2025. Pilgrim was previously head of sports and prime time for the video platform YouTube (Google) in the EMEA region (from May 2017 to September…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 413902
• Published on 03/10/25 at 09:20
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Women's Champions League: BBC to broadcast 7 matches per season, including the final, until 2030

The BBC has acquired the free-to-air rights to up to seven UEFA Women's Champions League matches per season over the 2025-2030 cycle (five seasons) from UC3, announced the British public broadcaster on 01/10/2025. The matches to be shown on the group's channels include the final, a two-legged…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 413815
• Published on 02/10/25 at 15:20
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2025-26 Champions League: 1.88 million viewers for FC Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain on Canal+

FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) (1-2), on Matchday 2 in the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League, drew an average of 1.88 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+ in France on Wednesday 01/10/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, France
• Article # 413789
• Published on 02/10/25 at 14:30
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beIN Media Group: Rita Herring appointed managing director for North America

Rita Herring has been appointed managing director of beIN Media Group's North American subsidiary (United States and Canada), announced the Qatari group on 01/10/2025. Herring succeeds Antonio Briceño, who has held the position since August 2013 and who will now be a senior advisor to the CEO…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Digital, …
• Article # 413698
• Published on 02/10/25 at 13:40
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WNBA: Versant group acquires domestic TV rights until 2036 after spin-off from NBC

Versant Media Group, a Comcast-founded entity created by the spinoff of NBCUniversal's cable television operations, has acquired the domestic broadcast rights to the WNBA for the 2026- cycle (11 seasons), announced the North American league on 30/09/2025. "USA Network (pay-TV channel) will…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, North America
• Article # 413666
• Published on 02/10/25 at 10:40
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News Tank Football: elections, appointments & departures recorded in September 2025

• Australian John Coates, born on 07/05/1950, a member of the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) since 1994 and president of both bodies since 2010, "announced his decision to step down as president of ICAS and CAS with immediate effect for…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 413471
• Published on 02/10/25 at 10:00
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2025-26 Champions League: 1.17 million viewers for Olympique de Marseille - AFC Ajax on Canal+ Foot

Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 McDonald's) - AFC Ajax (VriendenLoterij Eredivisie) (4-0), on Matchday 2 in the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League, drew an average of 1.17 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+ Foot in France on Tuesday 30/09/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, France
• Article # 413632
• Published on 01/10/25 at 15:45
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LALIGA: 1,600 convictions against hospitality venues illegally broadcasting matches in Spain since 2019

"LALIGA announces that it has surpassed 1,600 convictions against HORECA (hotels, restaurants and cafés) establishments that fraudulently and illegally broadcasted national competition matches. With these rulings, Spanish courts reaffirm the criminal nature of audiovisual piracy in hospitality…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 413501
• Published on 01/10/25 at 11:30