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©  FIBA
Olympics: death of the Swiss Patrick Baumann (51 years old), IOC member and FIBA secretary general

"It is with the greatest sorrow and shock that the International Olympic Committee has learned of the death of Mr Patrick Baumann, IOC Member in Switzerland, in Buenos Aires (ARG). He was 51," announced the International Olympic Committee on 14/10/2018. "Despite receiving immediate medical…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 131051
• Published on 15/10/18 at 10:59
©  CIO
IOC: election of 9 new members in Buenos Aires, 3 re-elected members including the Emir of Qatar

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), meeting for its session in Buenos Aires (ARG), has elected nine new members and has re-elected three others whose eight-year term expired on 09/10/2018. Four members whose terms expire become honorary members of the IOC. The nine new members (see…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 130973
• Published on 12/10/18 at 17:39
©  D.R.
Spain: Mazda (car manufacturer) extends as an official partner of LaLiga until 2019-20

Mazda, a Japanese automobile manufacturer, has extended its partnership with LaLiga for two seasons (2018-2020), according to Spanish league on 11/10/2018. The brand has been the "official vehicle" of LaLiga since the 2015-16 season after an agreement signed on 19/08/2015. Mazda has the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 130979
• Published on 12/10/18 at 15:19
©  Leaders
Leaders: the sport business conference to be relocated from Stamford Bridge to Twickenham in 2019

The 2019 edition of the Leaders Sport Business Summit will be staged at Twickenham in London (ENG), home of the Rugby Football Union (RFU), announced Leaders, the organising company of the sports business event, on 11/10/2018. The 2018 edition took place at Stamford Bridge (41,663 capacity)…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 130953
• Published on 12/10/18 at 12:29
©  Mali Foot
Development: ex-Malian player Fatou Camara to head FIFA's West Africa office in Dakar (SEN)

FIFA has recently opened three offices in Africa, based in South Africa, Ethiopia and Senegal. Fatou Camara (MLI), former international footballer, has been appointed to head the West Africa office, based in Dakar (SEN), according to CAF on 07/10/2018. "Fatou Camara, born 16/10/1978 in Bamako…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 130870
• Published on 11/10/18 at 18:10
©  n/a
Leaders 2018: "LaLiga, like the NFL, wants to grow sportainment'" (S. Lancestremere, Microsoft)

"We started with Real Madrid, and we were already working with Mediapro, so this (partnership with LaLiga) was the next logical step. So after working with those two entities in Spain, and also our big partnership with the NFL, our director basically talked directly with Javier Tebas, and the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 130839
• Published on 11/10/18 at 17:00
©  UEFA
UEFA: "Fair Play Regulations have made European football finances stronger than ever before"

"Financial Fair Play is continuing to keep the financial stability and performance of clubs across Europe moving forward positively - the message from the latest UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Annual Workshop, hosted in Antalya (TUR, from 03 to 05/10/2018) by UEFA in conjunction with…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 130872
• Published on 11/10/18 at 16:10
©  UEFA
Nations League: bonuses and solidarity payments revalued, €10.5m for the overall winner

"UEFA has announced it will increase UEFA Nations League payments for the current edition of the tournament, which started in September. This will see a 50% rise in solidarity fees given to all 55 national associations who are taking part in the competition," said the European body on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal
• Article # 130859
• Published on 11/10/18 at 13:10
©  FFF
UEFA: France gained the most Facebook likes and Twitter followers in September 2018

The 55 UEFA member associations, which are taking part in the first edition of the Nations League which began on 06/09/2018, comprise 42.12 million total likes on the social network Facebook and 17.87 million total followers on the social network Twitter, as of 01/10/2018. On average, each…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 130511
• Published on 11/10/18 at 09:50
©  francetv
PyeongChang 2018: the Organising Committee of the Olympic Winter Games announces a surplus of $55m

"The president of the PyeongChang 2018 (Olympic Winter Games) Organising Committee (POCOG), Lee Hee-beom, has announced that his organisation has achieved a surplus of at least $55m (€46m on 09/10/2018)," said the IOC, on 08/10/2018. The POCOG had a budget of $2.4bn (€1.9bn in February 2018)…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 130754
• Published on 10/10/18 at 17:05