Events of the Sports Industry Week (3.18-3.24) | Ecoweek
This week’s sports moment: a superb figure skating feast! Nathan Chen, a Chinese-American player, beat Japanese star Yuzuru Hanyu with a total score of 323.42 to win the championship. China’s Jin Boyang’s freestyle condition rebounded, and finally ranked fifth.
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Torch design of Tokyo Olympic Games announced
On March 20th, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced the torch style and the Olympic torch ambassador for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and revealed the Olympic torch relay plan in Japan.
The shape of the Tokyo Olympic torch is inspired by cherry blossoms, and the color is "Sakura Gold". The top of the torch is designed as a petal, and the Olympic flame will be lit from five petals and the central "stamen". The overall length of the torch is 71 cm and the total weight is about 1.2 kg. The torch is mainly made of aluminum, and the aluminum extrusion process used in Shinkansen manufacturing is adopted.
"2018 China Athletes Communication Influence List" was released.
On March 22nd, the "2018 China Athletes’ Communication Influence List", a series of lists of China’s sports value list initiated and sponsored by China Sports Newspaper Corporation and implemented by New Sports Network, was released in Beijing. Wu Dajing, Olympic champion of short track speed skating, Zhu Ting, a famous volleyball player, and Su Bingtian, the "flying man" in the men’s 100-meter track and field, are among the top three in the list.
Super League’s annual revenue reached 1.59 billion.
On March 20th, Deloitte Financial Consulting, together with Super League Company, officially released the White Paper on Business Value Evaluation of Super League 2018 in combination with the performances of the 15th season of Super League.
In 2018, with the improvement of the quality and economic level of Super League events and the growth of the number of league fans, the overall commercial value of Super League was promoted. In 2018, the total revenue of Super League reached 1.593 billion yuan, and the commercial value reached a new high.
Li Ning’s net profit increased by 40%, and clothing became a new growth point.
On the morning of March 22nd, domestic sports brand Li Ning released its 2018 annual results. The report shows that in 2018, Li Ning achieved an operating income of 10.511 billion yuan, an increase of 18% year-on-year; The gross profit margin reached 48.1%, an increase of 1 percentage point year-on-year; Operating profit was 777 million, a year-on-year increase of 74.4%; The net profit was 715 million, a year-on-year increase of 39%, and the net interest rate increased from 5.8% to 6.8%.
Sneaker Con, a world-renowned shoe exhibition, landed in Shanghai
On March 18th, Sneaker Con, the world’s largest sneaker exhibition, announced that it will open its first stop in Chinese mainland on May 18th and 19th, 2019, and hold a two-day sneaker trend carnival in Shanghai West Coast Art Center.
Since it was held in new york for the first time in 2009, Sneaker Con has attracted wide attention from fans of sneaker culture all over the world, and it is one of the most representative exhibitions of sneaker culture and trend culture in the world.
Interesting headlines signed UFC for two years and will start short video cooperation.
On March 21 ST, the cutting-edge mobile content platform fun headline recently announced with the official UFC of the world’s top MMA event that the two sides reached a two-year short video cooperation.
It is reported that UFC will open an official headline number and release more than 150 official short video content every month, including UFC competition highlights and tidbits. With the rapid expansion of UFC overseas, interesting headlines will become an important stop for the layout of UFC in China. China UFC fans can get all-round information about UFC through interesting headlines.
Star company
ESPN won the broadcasting rights of AAC Alliance under NCAA.
On March 20 th, ESPN renewed its contract with AAC, an American college sports league, for 12 years, with a total broadcast contract amount of $1 billion.
The new contract will take effect from 2020 to 2032. Compared with the previous broadcast contract of AAC Alliance worth $20 million a year, ESPN will pay ACC about $83.3 million a year in the future, and each school in the Alliance will get $6.94 million a year, which is about $5 million higher than the previous contract.
WEsport launched its sub-brand S.E.T. Recruit.
On March 22nd, recently, WEsport, a sports study institution, officially launched its sub-brand S.E.T. Recruit, which is the first recruitment platform for student athletes in American universities in China. It was officially launched in China on March 20, 2019.
Beijing Zhonghe Guoan teamed up with NEW ERA to open a new era of joint cooperation.
On March 22nd, the joint press conference and launching ceremony of NEW ERA, the international top hat fashion brand, and Beijing Zhonghe Guoan Football Club was held in the press room of Beijing Workers Stadium. NEW ERA officially reached a cooperation with Beijing Zhonghe Guoan Football Club, which has a profound football background in China, and became the designated hat brand supplier of Beijing Zhonghe Guoan Club.
Le Hu officially signed the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
On March 20th, Le Hu officially held a signing ceremony with the 2019 Basketball World Cup, becoming the official designated functional drink of this famous international event. The two sides signed the contract as early as the beginning of January this year. At the previous lottery ceremony, Le Hu was officially unveiled as the official partner of the 2019 Basketball World Cup.
Investment financing
Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox came into effect.
On March 20th, the Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox came into effect.
With the extensive business and people series of 21st Century Fox, Disney can provide more attractive high-quality content and entertainment options for consumers around the world, meet the growing consumer demand and expand its international territory.
Nike issued 2019Q3 financial report: the growth rate of Greater China is 24%
On March 22 nd, Nike Group released its third quarter financial report for fiscal year 2019. Driven by accelerating innovation and expanding the new digital consumption experience on a global scale, in the three months ending February 28th, the revenue of Nike Group in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 increased by 7% year-on-year to reach 9.611 billion US dollars, which was basically in line with analysts’ expectations. This is the first time that Nike’s revenue has not exceeded expectations in the past six quarters. Net income reached $1.101 billion, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
"Cutting Wood" E-sports completed the C3 round of financing, focusing on the e-sports brokerage market.
On March 19th, it was reported that logging has completed the C3 round of financing, and this round will introduce strategic new investors. Chenhai Capital will continue to follow suit, and the financing amount has not been disclosed yet. According to Fan Xie, co-founder and (concurrently) CFO, this round of financing funds will be mainly used for market promotion of product business and cash reserve of brokerage business to enhance the flexibility of the company’s operation.
F45 was invested by Hollywood movie star Mark Wahlberg.
Recently, it was reported that Hollywood movie star Mark Wahlberg (mark wahlberg) Investment Group and FOD Capital are buying a minority stake in Australian fitness brand F45. According to Bloomberg, the investment is estimated at 450 million US dollars, mainly to help F45′ s global expansion strategy.
F45 was established in Australia in 2012. This brand course combines high-intensity intermittent training (HIIT), cyclic training and functional training, and is rearranged into a 45-minute high-intensity cyclic training class to help users burn fat faster.
Cooperative sponsorship
Team Liquid, a veteran North American e-sports team, reached a cooperative relationship with Honda.
Recently, Japanese automaker Honda and Team Liquid, a well-known American e-sports club, announced a new cooperative relationship. According to the agreement, Honda will provide equipment such as Team Liquid brand, and will also let Team Liquid players participate in the commercial activities of Honda Odyssey, and will also find players from different branches to shoot a series of related documentaries for publicity and promotion.
Youku Sports became the exclusive new media partner of Premier League Wolves in China.
In the early morning of March 17, the Premier League Wolves once again brought down the giants, causing fans to look askance. At the same time, Youku Sports officially announced that it has reached a cooperation with Wolves, becoming the exclusive new media partner of the team in China, and this message has been conveyed in the most intuitive way on the advertising board beside the competition field.
Shandong Luneng signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yuedong Circle.
On March 19th, Shandong Luneng Taishan Football Club Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Yuedong Tianxia Technology Co., Ltd. recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Jinan to achieve comprehensive strategic cooperation in the field of sports health.
Shandong Luneng will carry out in-depth cooperation based on its S365 platform and Yuedong Circle APP platform, which are developed based on "internet plus" thinking, to provide comprehensive sports platform support for employees of State Grid System, and help the State Grid System to build a team in the field of employee sports and corporate culture.
Puma became the official sponsor of La Liga in the new season.
On March 20 th, according to reports from many Spanish media, Puma has reached a cooperation agreement with La Liga, which will use the football provided by Puma in the 2019-2020 season. The two sides signed a contract for three years until the 2021-2022 season.
Puma will pay 5 million euros for this contract to replace the existing supplier Nike. The partnership between Nike and La Liga has lasted for 23 years, but this new contract is another step for Puma to try to return to the peak of European football.
Clear has become an official partner of KPL.
On March 20th, the dandruff shampoo brand Clear Qingyang announced today that it has officially become the official partner of KPL the glory of the king Professional League.
ESPN and UFC renewed their contract and reached a seven-year cooperation, and won the exclusive right to broadcast PPV events.
UFC officially announced that all its PPV events will land on ESPN+ channel in the future, which means that ESPN+ channel will be the only platform to watch UFC PPV events in the United States in the future.
Carmel cooperated with the Turkish Basketball Association to become an equipment sponsor.
On March 20th, it was reported that Kalmei and the Turkish Basketball Association reached a sponsorship cooperation. In the next three years, starting from 2019, Carmel will provide sportswear and equipment sponsorship for the Turkish national basketball team and help its national basketball team to compete in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
This cooperation marks that Carmel has strengthened the layout of the basketball market. As a partner of the Turkish Basketball Association, Kalmei will help the Turkish national men’s basketball team shine on the stage of the 2019 Basketball World Cup, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2021 European men’s basketball championship through innovative and professional sportswear and equipment.
Razer announced a partnership with Tencent.
On March 21st, Razer announced its cooperation with Tencent, aiming to promote the e-sports mobile phone experience to another peak. The two companies will combine their respective expertise to make mobile games break through the boundaries in hardware, software and services again, and bring the ultimate experience to the active players of 2.4 billion mobile games around the world.
Jiu Mu signed a contract with China Short Track Speed Skating Team.
On March 23rd, it was reported that the signing ceremony of sponsorship cooperation between Jiu Mu and China Short Track Speed Skating Team was held in Beijing, and Jiu Mu will join forces with China Short Track Speed Skating Team to jointly bring China’s sportsmanship to the world and show China’s strength on the international stage.
Star broker
Dana White renewed his contract with UFC for seven years and continued to serve as chairman.
Recently, UFC has reached a contract renewal agreement with Dana White. The founder who brought UFC to glory will get a new contract for seven years.
In an interview with Megan Olivier on the UFC YouTube channel, Dana White said: "Ali Emanuel and I just signed a new contract for seven years." "I will stay here for seven years. ESPN has signed a contract with us for seven years, and we are going to do something earth-shattering together. "
Mike Trout signed a 12-year $430 million contract with Angel.
Recently, according to ESPN, Mike Trout (Mike trout), outfielder of MLB los angeles angels team, has reached an agreement with los angeles angels to extend the contract, with a total of 430 million US dollars for 12 years, including complete veto power, without any jump-out clause. The specific contract details include: the existing contract is updated to an annual salary of 33 million US dollars in two years, and the contract of 363.5 million US dollars for 10 years will be implemented in the 2021 season.
Inside and outside the stadium
After the 17th Asian sailing championship in Nokkala, China swept the top three.
On March 19th, after a five-day and 13 rounds of water speed "Nokkala 17 Sailing" feast, the 2019 Asian Nokkala 17th Sailing Championship was successfully completed in Dianshan Lake. There are 6 professional teams from China, Hong Kong, China, China, Taipei and Singapore. After competition, the China team won the top three.
China men’s basketball team will participate in the NBA Summer League for at least 5 games.
On March 21st, the Chinese Basketball Association officially announced that the 2019 NBA Summer League will be held in Las Vegas from July 5th to 15th, and China men’s basketball team will participate in the World Cup. Li Nan, the head coach, expressed the hope that the team will further strengthen the running-in, improve their ability and accumulate experience through this opportunity to compete with top players, so as to better prepare for this year’s Men’s Basketball World Cup.
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the gold medal in double skating at the 2019 Flower Skating World Championships.
On March 21st, it was reported that in the 2019 World Championships in Figure Skating in Saitama, Japan, China’s pair skaters Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, who played with injuries, performed perfectly and won the World Championships again with a total score of 234.84 points. Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won the championship for the first time at the 2017 World Championships. In this competition, they came from behind and reached the top again when they ranked second in the short program.
MLB’s overseas opener landed in Japan for five times.
Recently, MLB once again chose Japan as the venue for the opening match. Since the first overseas opening match was held in Mexico in 1999, MLB has held seven overseas opening matches, five of which were held in Japan. MLB’s emphasis on the Asian market can be seen.
2019 Hohhot Marathon officially launched.
On March 22nd, the press conference of 2019 Hohhot Marathon and Healthy China Marathon Series was grandly held in Studio No.1 of People’s Daily Online (603000). Hohhot, which means "blue city" in Mongolian, is a famous city beyond the Great Wall with distinctive national characteristics and many places of interest with a history of 400 years. It is the capital of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and an important political, economic, cultural and financial center.
The National Opening Ceremony of NYBO Spring Tournament was launched in Zhengzhou.
On March 23rd, the national opening ceremony of the 2018-2019 China Life Insurance (601628)·NYBO Youth Basketball Open was successfully held in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. With the national opening ceremony, the NYBO Spring Tournament has started in seven cities including Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenyang, and the remaining 33 cities will start one after another from April 13th to 14th.
ICC International Champions Cup officially confirmed that 12 teams confirmed to participate in this summer’s competition in the early morning of March 23rd. ICC International Champions Cup officially confirmed that 12 teams including Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United, Arsenal, Bayern, Inter Milan and Milan confirmed to participate in this summer’s competition. This year, the International Champions Cup will include China again, and the schedule will be announced on the 27th.
All the 12 teams participating in this International Champions Cup: AC Milan, Benfica, Manchester United, Bayern, Arsenal, Juventus, Tottenham, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Rome, Guadalajara, Mexico and Real Madrid.
Administrative policy
The black-related president of the International Boxing Federation announced his resignation, and the boxing prospect of the Tokyo Olympic Games was in doubt.
On March 23rd, it was reported that on the occasion of the upcoming meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee, the President of the International Boxing Federation (AIBA) Rasimov announced on the 22nd local time that he had announced his resignation through the conference call of the Executive Committee of the International Boxing Federation.
China Billiards Association announced the addition of Yu Delu’s life ban.
On March 21st, according to Tencent Sports, at the draw ceremony for the main match of the 2019CBSA Chinese Billiards World Championships, the Chinese Billiards Association announced the addition of Yu Delu’s life-long ban, which is also the heaviest ticket in the history of China Taiwan Association.
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