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The World Air Sports Federation (FAI) has announced the appointment of Giancarlo Sergi as CEO of FAME, its recently formed marketing and events arm, in an agreement that will also allow Sergi’s Sinergi company to secure a stake in the venture.
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Oliver Slipper, joint chief executive of Perform Group, and Stephen Nuttall, director of sport for YouTube in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will be the lead panellists for a unique online seminar on the latest developments in the consumption of sports media by fans across the globe.
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Madrid mayor Ana Botella says that Madrid 2020 will increase social cohesion.
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The Rio 2016 organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has appointed Renato Ciuchini as its chief commercial officer (CCO).
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The FEI (International Federation for Equestrian Sports) will launch its first branded clothing collection after signing a merchandise license agreement with clothing manufacturer euro-star Reitmoden.
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Turkey’s Paralympians have strengthened Istanbul’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games with the nation’s best ever Paralympic performance at London 2012.
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The English Football Association (FA) has announced a new partnership with Nike running through July 2018, ending its long relationship with Umbro.
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Soccerex has announced the addition of English Premier League club Arsenal and broadcaster SuperSport Nigeria as speakers at Soccerex Seminar Lagos, which takes place from September 27-28.
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Chinese officials have promised that Nanjing will not copy Beijing’s extravagant spending for the 2008 Olympic Games when the city hosts the second edition of the Youth Olympics in 2014.
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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that London Mayor Boris Johnson and Sir Keith Mills, deputy chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), will open the first edition of the IPC Marketing Summit this week.
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Voting is now open for the inaugural International Sports Marketing 360 awards, created to reflect and recognise talent and innovation within the international sports industry.
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International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven believes the London 2012 Paralympics can set a new benchmark after record ticket sales and broadcast deals were unveiled for the event, which kicked off with the opening ceremony last night.
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The Minnesota Twins have been announced as the host of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2014 All-Star Game.
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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that the inaugural Tour of Hangzhou has been postponed amid concerns over preparations for October’s race.
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The failure of G4S to deliver on its contract for the London 2012 Olympic Games is expected to cost the security company £50 million.
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Ángel María Villar Llona, president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has been announced as the latest speaker at the fifth annual Leaders in Football conference, which will be staged at Stamford Bridge in London on October 10-11.
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The International Motorsport Federation (FIA) on Monday detailed plans to launch a new ‘Formula E’ global series of city centre electric car races in 2014, with the commercial rights to the new initiative licensed to a Hong Kong-based consortium.
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The Belgian Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until 2015 after a new three-year deal was signed to retain a race at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit.