Inter Milan launched an official channel on global video sharing platform TikTok. The club will share an array of videos including goal celebrations, archive footage, behind-the-scenes and dedicated messages from players. Inter Milan CEO Alessandro Antonello said, "After opening a Douyin account focusing on the Chinese market a few months ago, we are happy to now have an international presence on TikTok, a platform that caters to a very young audience" (SPORTZ BUSINESS, 12/15).
A Belfast-based sports tech firm will create at least 15 new jobs in '19. Established by former Ireland rugby int'l players Andrew Trimble and Gareth Quinn, Kairos is a multi-sport technology platform that enables professional sports clubs to streamline planning and optimize performance. Trimble said, "The concept for Kairos stems from a lot of personal frustrations and inefficiencies experienced in the world of professional team sport" (Kairos).
The 2018 European Women’s Handball Championship final, won by host France over Russia (24-21), was watched by an average audience of 5.4 million viewers on TF1. The match drew a peak audience of 8.1 million and had a 29.4% market share (L’ÉQUIPE, 12/17).
