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AFC Asian Cup: first edition with 24 teams will end on 01/02/2019 (United Arab Emirates)

The first edition with 24 teams (instead of 16) of the AFC Asian Cup, which started on 05/01/2019 in the United Arab Emirates (1-1 in the opening match between the UAE and Bahrain, in Group A), will end at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday, 01/02/2019. Organized for the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 136957
• Published on 07/01/19 at 12:54
©  Lega Serie A
2018-19 Supercoppa Italiana: controversy over stadium areas in Jeddah (KSA) reserved for men

"The areas indicated for 'singles' are reserved for men, those indicated for 'families' are for men and women," said the Lega Serie A about the 2018-19 Supercoppa Italiana, between Juventus FC and AC Milan and to be held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (60,000 capacity) in Jeddah (Saudi…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 136945
• Published on 07/01/19 at 12:09
©  Formula One Group
Formula 1: more than 4 million spectators attended at least one of the 21 Grand Prix in 2018

"Over four million spectators (4,093,305) attended at least one of the 21 Grands Prix on the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar, with an average attendance of almost 200,000 per weekend (194,919)," announced Formula One Group on 21/12/2018. "According for the adjustments made to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing
• Article # 136855
• Published on 04/01/19 at 13:40
©  D.R.
Rugby: Top 14 (France) 13,445 spectators on average per match for the first half of 2018-19 (+6%)

"At the end of the first half of the season, the Top 14 attendance is 13,445 spectators on average per match, which is +6% over the 2017-18 season (an average of 12,641 spectators per match)," stated the French NRL on 03/01/2019. "This is the best average in the history of the first half of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs
• Article # 136843
• Published on 04/01/19 at 12:10
©  D.R.
2017-18 LaLiga Santander: €1.326bn in TV rights distributed to the 20 clubs (€154m for Barça at top)

€1.326bn of revenue from audiovisual rights (domestic and international) was distributed to the 20 2017-18 LaLiga Santander clubs. This amount is up 6.3% compared to the 2016-17 season. As in 2016-17, FC Barcelona was the club that received the largest amount (€154m gross, €143.2m net, see…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 136731
• Published on 04/01/19 at 10:30
©  D.R.
Tokyo 2020: third version of the organisational budget set at ¥600bn (€4.6bn)

The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (JPN) has announced a third version of its budget at ¥600bn (€4.68bn on 02/01/2019), on 21/12/2018. The organising committee, which specified the allocation of certain costs (see details below), presented a budget…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 136724
• Published on 03/01/19 at 11:39
©  D.R.
All the News Tank Football articles from the past week, plus Think Football in Paris on 07/02/2019

The entire team at News Tank Football & Sport wishes everyone a Happy New Year and much success in 2019. The daily newsletters with all the latest information about sponsorship, clubs, leagues, media, and more in football and the sport business have resumed today, Wednesday 02/01/2019. However…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 136674
• Published on 02/01/19 at 17:49
©  Premier League
Premier League: Susanna Dinnage withdraws from taking chief executive position

Susanna Dinnage, who was to take the role of chief executive of the Premier League in early 2019, has withdrawn from the post, announced the English first division on Sunday, 30/12/2018. "Despite her commitment to the Premier League in early November 2018, Susanna Dinnage has now advised the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Stadiums, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 136652
• Published on 02/01/19 at 09:43
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: nearly 3.6 billion people watched the World Cup in Russia (FIFA)

"A record 3.572 billion people - more than half of the global population aged four and over - watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia which was broadcast live in every territory around the world from 14/06 to 15/07/2018 this year (figure includes those who watched TV at home, out of home or on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 136427
• Published on 27/12/18 at 11:30
©  ProSieben
eSports: match of the "VBL Club Championship" broadcast on ProSieben Maxx in Germany weekly

The German audiovisual group ProsiebenSat.1 (via its subsidiary 7Sports) has acquired, from the DFL, the broadcasting rights to the "VBL Club Championship", the official eSports competition for DFL clubs (Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga) on the video game FIFA 19, indicated the German League on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, esport - gaming
• Article # 136432
• Published on 26/12/18 at 11:45