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Sports Ticker (23rd Oct 2020) - Project Big Picture, British horseracing and TRP v SIS
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker (7th October 2020) - Amazon Luna The Laver Cup and a New Boss for F1
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreRPC Sports Ticker (25 September 2020) – esports, wearable tech and Semenya appeal
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreRPC Sports Ticker (11 September 2020) – Lionel Messi contract, rugby midweek games and BT 'Unlimited Subs' subscription
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreRPC Sports Ticker (27 August 2020) - Coutinho's contract, F1's revenue deal, and VR in the NBA
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreRPC Sports Ticker (13 August 2020) – Salary caps, NBA return and esports
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreRPC Sports Ticker (29 July 2020) – Cyber Security, Lions in South Africa and Lululemon
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 17 - Man City, British Gymnastics and Varnish
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 16 - Wigan, Beckham and Rashford
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 15 – Black Lives Matter, Dillian Whyte and Disney
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 14 – PRO14, World TeamTennis and Man United v Football Manager
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 13 – eSports, St Andrews and EFL salary caps
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 12 – F1 restart, virtual NFL Draft and RFL emergency loan
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 11 – 2.6 Challenge, Premier League furlough and #IsolationGames
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 10 – Mercedes F1, Newcastle Falcons promotion and Tokyo 2020 delayed
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 9 – Fury, NASCAR and Sky Sports pause
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 8 – Sturridge ban, Cycling World League and Sun Yang's ban
Welcome to the latest edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 7 – 'Premflix and Chill', McIlroy and Allianz
Welcome to the second edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 6 – Coronavirus, Nike Air Zoom Alphafly and the 'Mozart of Chess'
Welcome to the sixth edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 5 – Saracens, W Series and Speedrunning
Welcome to the fifth edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 4 – Epic Games, acquisition of Charlton and tackling mental health
Welcome to the fourth edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from the sports industry.
Read moreBrewBlog: Sober ad campaign leaves brewery with an unwanted hangover.
In response to complaints about an advertisement published by BrewDog Plc the ASA found that the advertisement had breached CAP code (Edition 12) rules 1.3 (Social responsibility) and 4.1 (Harm and offence) and ordered BrewDog not to run the ad again.
Read moreBrewBlog: Sober ad campaign leaves brewery with an unwanted hangover.
In response to complaints about an advertisement published by BrewDog Plc the ASA found that the advertisement had breached CAP code (Edition 12) rules 1.3 (Social responsibility) and 4.1 (Harm and offence) and ordered BrewDog not to run the ad again.
Read moreSports Ticker 3 – GAME's eSports arena, Amazon broadcasts and Russia's WADA suspension
Welcome to the third edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 2 – The Special One, Juventus FC and Lacrosse
Welcome to the second edition of the RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from the sports industry.
Read moreSports Ticker 1 – Saracens, DeepMind AI, Under Armour
We are delighted to welcome you to the first RPC Sports Ticker - providing fortnightly bite-size updates from around the sports industry.
Read moreeFootball transfers: Juve and Man U snub FIFA to sign for PES
The RPC Sports group round-up football eSports deals: Juventus and Manchester United sign eSports partnerships with Pro Evolution Soccer, whilst Liverpool FC partners with FIFA.
Read moreGuidance on misleading "faux fur" claims in clothes and accessories
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has issued an Enforcement Notice advising that retailers should be careful as to how they may unwittingly advertise products as "faux fur" when they may actually contain real animal fur.
Read moreSpurs suffer Champions League defeat to the Advertising Standards Authority
Spurs' heartbreak in Madrid was not the only loss they suffered on their Champions League journey this year. A tweet from Spurs announcing their line-up for their knock-out game against Borussia Dortmund featured the gambling operator William Hill, and was ruled to contravene the CAP Code.
Read moreSmoke and mirrors? Big Tobacco slip(stream)s back into Formula One sponsorship deals
RPC reports on Philip Morris and British American Tobacco securing major partnerships with Ferrari and McLaren, prompting investigations into their compliance with domestic and international advertising laws.
Read moreCMA clamps down on unfair gambling promotions
The CMA has spoken: online gambling operators must act now to avoid falling foul of misleading terms and practices. See below for our list of dos and don’ts.
Read moreA shot in the arm for football sponsorship – clubs take advantage of new shirt sleeve regulations
As forecasted in our blog post back in April, it wasn't long before other Premier League teams followed Manchester City's lead in announcing major tie-ups for shirt sleeve sponsorship.
Read moreHacked – IAAF victim of cyber-attack compromising athlete data
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has been subject to a data breach – allegedly by Russian hacking group Fancy Bears - potentially compromising the sensitive data of a number of athletes.
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