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©  EHF
FAANG Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook/Meta (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 239093
• Published on 12/01/22 at 09:40
©  AO
Tennis: Australian Open, the 1st Grand Slam in the metaverse creates NFTs linked to live match data

The Australian Open, which will be the first Grand Slam tournament to enter the metaverse via the virtual reality platform Decentraland, will also release 6,776 "AO Art Ball NFTs" (tennis balls) "linked to live match data," according to the organisers of the tournament on 11/01/2022. "Each AO…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 239068
• Published on 11/01/22 at 17:40
©  RMCF
2021-22 LaLiga Santander: attendance for Matchday 20 (19,192 spectators on average per game)

Matchday 20 of the 2021-22 LaLiga Santander season drew an average of 19,192 spectators per game, from Saturday 08 to Monday 10/01/2022. The average fill rate was 58.4%. Real Madrid CF - Valencia CF (4-1), on 08/01/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), was the game that posted the best attendance of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums
• Article # 239056
• Published on 11/01/22 at 17:00
©  Lega Serie A
Lega Serie A: collaboration with the "beIT" campaign for the promotion of Italian companies abroad

Lega Serie A has entered a collaboration with Maeci, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ICE Agenzia, the Italian Trade Agency for the promotion and internationalisation of Italian companies abroad, which will become the "international main partner" of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Employment - training, …
• Article # 239039
• Published on 11/01/22 at 15:00
©  D.R.
Exclusive Covid-19/France: "A 50% stadium capacity limit with a cap of 25,000 spectators" (Karl Olive, LFP)

"I said to myself: let's divide the capacity of the stadium by two, let's set the capacity at 50%. With 50%, we're more or less within the two-metre distance. And why a cap of 25,000 spectators? To better manage the flow of spectators in and out of the stadium and to avoid too many calculations,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 239002
• Published on 11/01/22 at 14:00
©  Novak Djokovic
Covid/Tennis: Novak Djokovic (SRB) released pending final decision by Australian government

"I'm pleased and grateful that the Judge (Anthony Kelly) overturned my visa cancellation. Despite all that has happened, I want to stay and try to compete at the Australian Open," said Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic via Twitter on 10/01/2022. Free, the player was able to leave a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Media, Stadiums
• Article # 238970
• Published on 11/01/22 at 12:30
©  D.R.
Spain: Octavi Anoro, former LaLiga delegate in Japan, appointed international director of the body

Octavi Anoro has been appointed international director of LaLiga from 10/01/2022, announced the Spanish league the same day. Anoro succeeds Oscar Mayo Pardo, who held the position until his appointment as executive director of the body on 31/05/2021. Octavi Anoro joined LaLiga in 2017 to be its…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 238948
• Published on 10/01/22 at 17:30
©  Manchester United FC
Attendance: a 25% drop in European Top 5 stadiums during the first half of 2021-22

Attendance at stadiums in the European Top 5 has fallen by an average of around 25% between the 2019-20 season and the first half of the 2021-22 season (excluding matches behind closed doors), according to data collected by News Tank Football for the Premier League, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, Bundesliga…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums, Legal, …
• Article # 238783
• Published on 10/01/22 at 11:40
©  DFB
Germany: Donata Hopfen and Hans-Joachim Watzke appointed as vice-presidents of the DFB

Donata Hopfen has been unanimously confirmed as vice-president of the German Football Association (DFB) at the executive committee meeting on 07/01/2022. "Hopfen succeeded Christian Seifert as chairperson of the management board of DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH and spokesperson of the executive…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal
• Article # 238832
• Published on 10/01/22 at 10:20
©  CAF
AFCON 2021: a $1.85m increase in prize money (+11%), $5m for the winning country

$5m (€4.4m) is the sum that will be paid to the team that wins the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 which began in Yaoundé (CAM) on 09/01/2022, according to CAF following a meeting of its executive committee, in Douala (CAM) on 07/01/2022. The executive committee decided to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 238826
• Published on 10/01/22 at 09:40