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Barcelona Femení scores GLS sponsorship deal
FC Barcelona Femení has announced a sponsorship agreement with logistics firm GLS Spain.
Barcelona adds Heura Foods as women’s team sponsor
FC Barcelona has signed up plant-based food company Heura Foods as a sponsor of its women’s team in a three-year global deal that will run until the end of the 2024-25 season.
Michael Broughton | Making sense of the Barça Studios sell-off
Barcelona's decision to sell two stakes in its Barça Studios unit to Socios and Orpheus Media has raised eyebrows, with some questioning the €400m valuation. Michael Broughton, who sits on a tech-advisory board with Socios, explains the logic for the deal
Barcelona strikes late €100m ‘fourth lever’ deal with Roures’ Orpheus Media
Barcelona has announced the sale of a 24.5-per-cent stake in its Barça Studios production division to Orpheus Media, a production entity run by Mediapro co-founder Jaume Roures, for €100m ($102.8m
Barcelona sells further Barça Studios stake for €100m amid struggle to meet budget rules
Barcelona has activated a fourth ‘lever’ to meet LaLiga budget rules, selling 24.5 p
Barcelona’s Laporta concedes further assets may be sold to meet LaLiga rules
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has admitted that the Spanish club may have to raise further funds in order to gain league approval to start the new LaLiga season
FC Barcelona sells 24.5-per-cent stake of Barça Studios to Socios.com for €100m
LaLiga giants FC Barcelona have sold a 24.5 per cent stake of the club's in-house production operation Barça Studios to the Chiliz-owned fan token and engagement platform Socios.c
Frank Supovitz on imagining the next generation of sports events
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Frank Supovitz, president and chief experience officer of Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment. Fisher and Russo also discuss the National Football League’s development of its NFL+ streaming service, ongoing changes in United States college sports fueled in part by the Big Ten and American Athletic Conferences, the state of the trading cards and collectibles industry, key upcoming business decisions for the NFL, and the improving financial state of LaLiga giants FC Barcelona.
Laporta touts improving FC Barcelona financials on New York trip
Sixth Street deals, new sponsorship, US tour all fuel revenue boost for LaLiga club
Barcelona sells more LaLiga rights income to Sixth Street, enters NFT space
FC Barcelona has sold an additional 15 per cent of its LaLiga television rights income to Sixth Street Partners, taking the US-based investment firm’s stake to 25 per cent, while it has also delved into t…
FC Barcelona hoping to stage women’s El Clasico in United States
LaLiga giants FC Barcelona are hoping to stage a women's El Clasico against bitter rivals Real Madrid in the United States in the coming years, the club's chief commercial officer Sergi Ricart has told…
Spotify expands FC Barcelona partnership in US
Music streaming service Spotify has expanded its partnership with LaLiga giants FC Barcelona in the United States, becoming the main partner of the Barça Academy PRO soccer schools and Barça Residency Ac…
Brad Griffith on creating new markets in ticketing through Gametime
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Brad Griffith, founder and chief executive of mobile-focused ticketing company Gametime. Fisher and Russo also discuss the dramatic move of the University of Southern California and University of California-Los Angeles to the Big Ten Conference, the Big 12 Conference’s hire of new commissioner Brett Yormark, the completion of the revived United States Football League’s first season and new search for additional partners, an investment by US-based Sixth Street into a share of FC Barcelona’s television rights for LaLiga, developing expansion plans for the National Women’s Soccer League, and additional legal turmoil for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.
FC Barcelona, Sixth Street finalize €267m LaLiga TV rights deal
LaLiga giants FC Barcelona has finalized a deal to sell 10 per cent of its LaLiga television rights for the next 25 years to United States-based investment firm Sixth Street Partners
Sixth Street ‘set to add’ Barcelona deal to Real Madrid investment
US investment firm Sixth Street is poised to conclude a deal to acquire a 10 per cent share of FC Barcelona’s LaLiga broadcast rights revenue, according to multiple reports in Spain.
Barcelona seals deal for one-year move to former Olympic stadium
FC Barcelona has today (Tuesday) concluded a one-season deal to play its home games at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys whilst the most significant work on the redevelopment of Camp Nou is carried out, s…
Barcelona members approve sale of minority stake in licensing arm, media rights revenue
FC Barcelona members have approved plans to sell a minority stake in its licensing and merchandising division, and up to 25 per cent of its LaLiga broadcast rights revenue, with the club hoping to generate…
UN refugee agency replaces Unicef on back of Barça shirt
The logo of UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, will feature on FC Barcelona’s back-of-shirt branding position for the next four seasons.