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RNS Number : 5145R
BNN Technology PLC
12 December 2016
12 December 2016
BNN Technology and FC Barcelona Announce Partnership in
China
FCB team news and unique football camp content available
through
Xinhua News app
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BNN Technology (AIM: BNN), a London-listed Chinese technology,
content and services company, today announces the signing of a
partnership with FC Barcelona (FCB), one of the biggest and most
successful football clubs in the world, through offering various
football events, money-can't-buy experiences and football camp
content online via BNN's partner NewNet on Xinhua News app.
The partnership enables NewNet to distribute some FCB content
such as club news, access to enter competitions and games through
the sports section of Xinhua's News mobile app. It also enables
NewNet to run a series of football camps each season in China,
where over 300 young Chinese amateur football players will be
trained by fully qualified FCB coaches to hone technique, tactical
awareness and fitness, following the renowned and admired FCB
training methodology. One of these camps will be held at
Barcelona's official training centre, where Chinese participants
will experience world class professional coaching right in the
heart of Spanish football. As part of the agreement, BNN will also
take a group of participants to a match at Barcelona's renowned
stadium, Camp Nou.
All the action from the football camps and official FCB original
content will be captured and available on the Xinhua News app,
delivered by NewNet. Prospective football camp participants,
friends, families, and fans can register to access exclusive
football camp content and related information on Xinhua News app.
The content will go live in early 2017.
For the first time in Asia, two of FCB's former stars - defender
Eric Abidal and midfielder Gaizka Mendieta - attended the
partnership signing ceremony held today in Beijing, China. Abidal
('07'-'13), who famously lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy in
2011 at Wembley Stadium, and Mendieta (' 02-'03), a two-time winner
of the UEFA Club Best Midfielder Award, greeted attendees at
today's ceremony, as well as demonstrated their legendary skills to
celebrate the partnership.
The partnership underscores BNN's commitment to supporting
grassroots football in China, by delivering social participation
programmes that build on the company's longstanding operations in
the country.
Darren Mercer, Chief Executive of BNN Technology, said:
"I am thrilled that Barcelona, one of the world's best football
clubs, has chosen BNN Technology as their official regional partner
in China to support grassroots football in the country. China has
real ambition to be a global leader in football, and communities
and schools in provinces up and down the country are at the
beginning of a fascinating football journey.
We are proud to be contributing to a project of national
importance at a formative stage, and to enrich lives by encouraging
both grassroots and top-level involvement in this beautiful game is
something I am particularly proud that BNN Technology is part
of."
Xavier Asensi, Managing Director of FCB APAC, said:
"It is a great honour to welcome BNN Technology and NewNet into
our APAC, and specifically China, family. We have more fans in
China than any single other country around the world and so are
delighted that this partnership with BNN and NewNet allows us to
get closer to millions of our supporters. We are looking forward to
the partnership programme on Chinese soil kicking off and hope that
our fans, and all Chinese citizens, can enjoy and benefit from
it."
For further information, please contact:
BNN Technology plc +44 (0) 1565 872990
Darren Mercer, Chief Executive
Scott Kennedy, Chief Financial
Officer
Stephen Benzikie, Communications
+44 (0) 20 7404
Brunswick Group (Public Relations) 5959
Brian Buckley / Diana Vaughton
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated +44 (0) 20 7409
& Financial Adviser) 3494
Andrew Emmott / Ritchie Balmer
Mirabaud Securities LLP (Broker) +44 (0) 20 7878
Peter Krens 3362
About the Group
BNN Technology plc is a Chinese technology, content and services
company that builds long-term partnerships to deliver China's
citizens with value-added services, content and evolving
opportunities.
Listed on AIM since 2014 the Group principally engages in
providing technology to partners to facilitate fulfilment of
payments online and on mobile apps through partnerships or
affiliate agreements with corporate and key government partners,
and, developing digital content, both online and mobile. Through
its partnership with Xinhuatong and NewNet, BNN facilitates mobile
payments, through its technology platform, on the Xinhua News
mobile app in 12 provinces in China. The Chinese consumer shift to
'life on mobile' is only just beginning and BNN's platform
technology enables urban and rural communities across China to
access exclusive content and pay for more services online.
The Group employs nearly 300 professionals throughout China.
About FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona was founded on November 29, 1899 by initiative of a
Swiss gentleman called Hans Maximilian Gamper, popularly known as
Joan Gamper. Since it was founded, the club has had 46 different
presidents. From Walter Wild to Josep Maria Bartomeu, Barça has
grown into a massive social phenomenon that reaches far beyond the
bounds of mere sport. The club has grown along with the city around
it, and has come to represent Barcelona and Catalonia all around
the world.
FC Barcelona is one of the football clubs with more members in
the world and its achievements have also made it one of the most
successful. The many famous victories and all-time greats that have
played for the club (Kubala, Cruyff, Maradona, Romário, Rivaldo,
Ronaldinho, Messi, and so many more) form an important part of the
Barça legacy.
In the last ten years, FC Barcelona has won the Spanish league
six times, the Spanish King's Cup two times, the UEFA Champions
League three times, and the World Club Cup two times, making them
the world's most decorated team over that period. FC Barcelona
striker Lionel Messi was awarded FIFA's Player of the Year award in
2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
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