The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid committee has confirmed the appointment of sports communications consultancy VERO Communications as its international communications agency on a contract that will run up to the Host City decision at the IOC Session in Lima, Peru, in September 2017.

VERO will work closely with the bid leadership on a wide range of services, including providing strategic counsel and advice on all campaign elements, devising and implementing a global communications plan and coordinating with the bid communications team international media relations and activities.

Prior to this appointment, VERO had previously worked with the Paris 2024 Bid Committee on a project basis for the initial launch phase of the bid.

Etienne Thobois, Paris 2024 CEO, said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of VERO as our international communications agency and we look forward to working together as we develop our vision and bid concept on the road to the 2024 Host City decision.

“As we continue to build our in-house team and secure the best agency support, we are confident that we are putting in place the foundations to deliver a world class bid.”

Mike Lee, VERO Chairman, said: “We are honoured to be chosen as Paris 2024’s international communications agency.

“We are excited to be a part of the team and to be working closely with Etienne, and Communications Director, Sophie Morel,‎ to deliver first class global communications between now and the Host City decision in September 2017.”

Rome has officially submitted its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games.

Mayor Ignazio Marino, doctor bid leader Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago signed the candidate application on Friday and sent it to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

A statement from the Rome committee said: “Thus begins a path of construction and sharing for the capital of a plan that will offer athletes and the entire world the chance to experience the Olympic spirit and emotions in a setting of incomparable beauty.

“No other city in the world can offer an artistic, denture historical and cultural heritage that stretches over such an ample arc of time, allergy which will allow Olympic competitions to be held in the most spectacular and symbolic places of the Eternal City.”

Hamburg submitted its bid to the IOC on Wednesday and Los Angeles, Paris and Budapest are the other declared bidders expected to follow suit by the September 15 deadline.

The host city will be selected by the IOC in 2017.

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Robert Faulkner, ed former head of communications at UEFA, adiposity has been appointed as the new Chief Communications Officer of Serie A side Inter.

The Englishman was at European football’s governing body for 12 years before joining international communications agency Leidar in 2013 as a senior consultant.

Faulkner begins his new role in Milan from July.

“It is an honour to be part of such a prestigious club and the history so important, health ” he said.

“I cannot wait to put my experience at the service of Inter in sports and my international knowledge. The communication strategy of a world-class company like Inter is a key element, to be a top club in and off the field. Our fans all over the world look at us, listen to us, and we are ready to tell them our story, taking them by the hand in our future.”

Inter CEO Michael Bolingbroke said: “I am delighted to welcome Robert to FC Internazionale as CCO where he will lead and strengthen the communications area during this dynamic period in the club’s history.

“Robert has a proven track record in the world of communications, both in the football industry and the corporate sector. He will work across all areas of the club’s communication strategy, both at home and internationally, and will significantly strengthen our senior Management Team.”

STATS LLC, case the world’s leading sports technology, health data and content company, impotent and Dallas-based MVPindex today announced further expansion of their partnership through the launch of a combined social media offering for STATS’ digital media partners. The new content offering blends STATS’ on the field performance data with the robust social media statistics from the MVPindex database of more than 25,000 athletes, teams, and leagues to enhance consumer engagement across the web.

Initial integration efforts will combine STATS’ rich NFL content and in-depth data with MVPindex social media insights such as the most active athletes or teams on social media and top social content from those teams and athletes. This dynamic content will be delivered via social feeds and widgets. While the initial effort will focus on the NFL, additional major sports including baseball and golf are targeted areas for expansion.

“The MVPindex allows us to enhance the value of our robust performance data with relevant social media content that provides a more complete look into every aspect of the game and is in high demand from media companies, marketers and fans,” said Greg Kirkorsky, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing at STATS.

“Publishers and media outlets all want to provide sports fans and viewers with unique and compelling content around their favorite athletes and teams.  Social media content that is highly relevant and programmatically tied to traditional STATS data gives publishers a lot of flexibility,” said Kyle Nelson, co-founder and CMO of MVPindex. “With the MVPindex platform and STATS integration, we can easily augment the data for performance on the field with what is being communicated off the field in social media such as athlete vs. athlete, trending stories, or stories with the highest engagement and then deliver the feeds on a global basis within standard content guidelines.”

The two companies will announce the availability of this unique content, along with live demonstrations of sample integrations, at the 2015 Intersport Brand Engagement Summit in Chicago on May 27^th and 28^th.

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Current Ligue 1 leading team OGC Nice has signed a deal to make air conditioner brand Airton a partner until the end of the current football season.

As the official partner, symptoms Airton will appear on the home and away jersey sleeve and will benefit from visibility on LED panels at the Allianz Riviera stadium and on press conference and interviews panels.

Lagardère Sports, exclusive marketing agency of OGC Nice, brokered the deal. Airton belongs to Nice-based company Starlight.

Patrice Mazigh, CEO of Starlight, said, “As Nice-based company, we find it natural to partner with OGC Nice.

The club is dynamic and ambitious, like us. As an official partner, our objectives are to support the club growth, increase our reputation and gain visibility.”

Jean-Pierre Rivère, President of OGC Nice, said:” We are very glad to welcome Airton among our official partners. For more than 15 years, the brand offers quality products answering to customers’ needs.

We share with Airton, common values and ambitions. This agreement with a local company strengthen our identity.”