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LFP TV rights: beIN joins Canal in its complaint; Free wants to renegotiate and offers to return lot

The pay-TV group beIN Sports has joined the free and pay-TV group Canal+ in its complaint against the Ligue de Football Professionnel before the Commercial Court of Paris (FRA) on 19/02/2021, according to the French sports daily L'Équipe, on 20/02/2021. A new hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 209108
• Published on 22/02/21 at 15:40
©  FIFA
Covid-19: -36.2% in transfers in January 2021 compared to January 2020 (-49.1% in value)

2,690 international transfers were recorded in January 2021, compared to 4,215 in January 2000: this represents a decrease of 36.2% and the lowest volume of activity recorded in six years, FIFA said on 17/02/2021 (market presentation to download, see links). Regarding the amount of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Transfer Market, …
• Article # 208991
• Published on 19/02/21 at 14:49
©  FIFA
FIFA/CAF: Mauritania then Senegal, first stages of Gianni Infantino's African tour

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Mauritania on 16/02/2021, the first stop on an African tour during which will meet several FIFA member national federations, but also heads of state, as well as the president of the African Union, Félix Tshisekedi (president of DR Congo), announced the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 208828
• Published on 18/02/21 at 14:25
©  OL
LFP TV rights: "We asked to extend the calls for tenders from 4 to 10 years" (J-M Aulas, OL)

"We asked during our meeting with the (French government) ministers (Tuesday 16/02/2021) about the possibility of extending the duration of calls for tenders for TV rights from four to ten years. This is a reform that does not cost anything to the State, and which would allow the League (LFP) to…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 208764
• Published on 18/02/21 at 10:40
©  UEFA
Covid-19: Cancellation of the Youth League 2020-21 by UEFA "due to the pandemic"

"The UEFA Executive Committee has decided to cancel the 2020-21 edition of the UEFA Youth League due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on the staging of competitions," announced the European football body on 17/02/2021. "The committee had initially decided last year to amend the format…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 208810
• Published on 18/02/21 at 10:09
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: launch of "LaLiga Exhibition", an entertainment space exportable around the world

LaLiga will launch, during the second half of 2021, the concept "LaLiga Exhibition", a flexible entertainment space "to make LaLiga and its clubs known more closely to football fans", announced the Spanish League on 11/02/2021. The implementation of the concept will begin in Latin America, with…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 208587
• Published on 18/02/21 at 09:35
©  D.R.
New York: arenas with more than 10,000 seats may reopen on 23/02/2021 at 10% of their capacity

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York (USA), authorized the reopening of stadiums and arenas with more than 10,000 seats, up to 10% of their capacity, as of Tuesday 23/02/2021, he announced on 10/02/2021. To attend a show or a sporting event, spectators must present a negative PCR…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 208497
• Published on 17/02/21 at 17:30
©  D.R.
Covid-19/LFP: "A club-by-club study and concrete and adapted responses" (R. Maracineanu, Minister)

"Among the 40 clubs that make up Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, the losses, the legal status of the clubs and the cash flow difficulties are very variable. We are therefore going to study each situation on a case-by-case basis and provide concrete and adapted responses that will benefit football clubs, but…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 208680
• Published on 17/02/21 at 16:19
©  Tennis Australia
Australian Open: end of lockdown in Melbourne, fans return to the venue from 18/02/2021

"We look forward to welcoming fans back to the Australian Open for the next four days. The crowd will be capped at 7,477 for each session, which is approximately 50% capacity," Grand Slam tournament director Craig Tiley said on 17/02/2021. Lockdown in the state of Victoria will be lifted at…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 208681
• Published on 17/02/21 at 14:55
©  FPF
Football: Portuguese Federation opens its official store on Amazon (e-commerce)

The Federaçao Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF) is opening an official "Portugal Store" on the American e-commerce site Amazon for the sale of its merchandising, the body announced on 15/02/2021. The FPF is the first European football federation to open an official store on Amazon. "This new…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 208686
• Published on 17/02/21 at 11:59