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AFP,the world’s sports news agency

Agence France-Presse is the number one news agency for sports coverage in French, German and Arabic, as well as the world leader in sports photography. AFP is also an international reference for sports news in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

AFP Sports comprises a worldwide network providing sustained, reliable, round-the-clock coverage. It also mobilises exceptional human and technical resources for major international competitions. Upcoming events: the Sochi Winter Olympics and the FIFA Football World Cup in Brazil.

AFP Sports is synonymous with innovation – for its almost instantaneous transmission of photos from the stadiums or from the motorcycles following the Tour de France, as well as interactive, multimedia applications offering a blend of content and statistics with partners who are recognised in their specialised fields.

Sport: a driving force in afp’s developmentSport at AFP equals:

… enriched content, transmitted in real time and able to generate audience on all platforms.

… 25% of the dispatches sent worldwide by AFP, produced by 155 specialised journalists and correspondents at 200 bureaux throughout the world.

… 50% of the photographs distributed worldwide by AFP, thanks to its unequalled network of 500 photographers as well as specialised partners around the world.

… a fast growing video production, reflecting AFP’s increasing strength in this medium, for television and digital platforms.

… a special production of 3D video graphics to ensure a better understanding of each Olympic discipline.

… text and photo live commentary on major football events as well as other major sports events: rugby, cycling, tennis...

… a specialised Arabic wire created in 1993 and the first of its kind to be launched by an international news agency. Consistently number one in this market, the Arabic language Sports wire has more than 100 subscribers, mainly in the Gulf, and including Al Jazeera, Al Alam, Dubai TV, SPA and Al Bayan.

… the German agency SID, a wholly-owned subsidiary acquired in 1997. Established in 1945, SID is the market leader for sports news in German, with text and video production and some prestigious media clients including ZDF, RTL, Springer and Sat1 and non-media clients including Adidas, Puma, Deutsche Telekom, the Football Federation...

… partners in photography (Getty, DPPI, Mexsport, PhotoSport), video (Lance!) and data (Infostrada, Deltatre, Amisco, infoplum, Impire).

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2012 afp Sports scoreboardPhotos 650,000

Dispatches (French) 85,000 Dispatches (German) 84,000 Dispatches (English) 60,000 Dispatches (Spanish) 45,000 Dispatches (Arabic) 18,000 Dispatches (Portuguese) 6,500Videos 5,000

SPortS APPLICAtIoNS

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AFP Sports applications Your tailor-made sports platform!

Fun, interactive, ready-to-use applications, available in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and German, in online, tablet and smartphone versions.Create your own sports platform by choosing AFP editorial products and data.

flexible and customisable Hosted HTML format applications (for online, smartphones and tablets), that can be customised according to your graphic charter.

a wide range of disciplines and competitionsThe major national and international competitions in the main disciplines with infoplum, a company specialised in data entry and analysis via interactive applications that it develops and distributes worldwide. Choose from the top sporting events: football (Champions League, Europa, etc.), Formula 1, tennis (ATP/WTA, Fed Cup, Davis Cup, etc.), rugby (all Rugby League and Rugby Union tournaments), cycling, golf, basketball and many others.

Text, photo, video and graphics•Live matches (text and photo) •Real time news, commentary, statements, bios•Video: interviews, press conferences, etc. •Slide shows of current and past competitions,

archive photos•Graphics: circuits, stage maps, competition diagrams

data and statistics•Real time results•Classifications •Prognostics: pre-match and live

forecasts, results predictions•Records, classifications of previous

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PHotoS

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Sports photographyExhaustive and innovative coverage

AFP’s sports photo coverage is recognised as the most comprehensive, especially during major world sporting events.

The talent of AFP photographers is recognised, and they have won numerous international awards including the British Sports Journalists’ Photo of the Year award in 2012, the Press Photographer’s Photo of the Year award in 2013, three awards at the UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards in 2012 and five prizes at the 2013 “Sportfolio” in Narbonne.

Sports photography at afp: always ahead of the gameSome figures:• 650,000 sports photos produced in 2012.• Between 2005 and 2012, sports production was multiplied by 6.• Sports production represents 51% of the photos distributed by AFP.

Some records:• 2010 Football World Cup: clients received the first photos two minutes after the opening match kick-off. • Euro 2012: AFP beat its own record by transmitting images from the trophy presentation in only

1 minute 21 seconds.• 2012 London Olympics: after Usain Bolt’s victory in the 100 metres, 100 pictures were sent to the media in less than

10 minutes.

Some innovations: • Remote editing, used during Euro 2012, made it possible to reduce to the time between shooting the image and

delivering to clients to just 1 minute 30 seconds. • During the London Olympics, AFP, a pioneer in the use of subaquatic robots, placed 12 robotic cameras at the bottoms

of the pools, on the stadium roofs and in the ceilings of the gymnasiums in order to get different camera angles.• At the 100th Tour de France, AFP innovated by equipping its motorcycles with antennae continuously oriented towards

the satellite position, enabling photographers to transmit their pictures almost instantaneously during the race. This set-up made it possible to transmit an 8 Mb photo in less than a minute, without interrupting the pursuit of the peloton during the stage.


VIDEoS

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Sports videoWorld Sports in HD

AFP’s video teams and their partners provide high definition video coverage of world sports news, with a unique and innovative perspective: competitions (national and international championships, Olympic Games, etc.) as well as behind the scenes coverage (press conferences, interviews, portraits, presentations of international sporting venues).

Some figures:• In 2012, AFP produced more than 5,000 sports videos• Production rose further in 2013• Sports production represents 12% of total video production • In 2013, first live video of a previously unannounced event in sports news (PSG press conference on the arrival of

David Beckham)

Events and competitions covered:• Top world events: Olympic Games, Football World Cup, Euro, Confederations Cup, African Cup of Nations • Football (Champions League, key matches for the Ligue 1 title)• Other major sports sports: Rugby, Basketball, Handball, Athletics, Judo, Swimming etc.• Outdoor sports, extreme sports, non-mainstream sports

In 2014, AFP’s video service launched Eurofoot, comprising videos of the most highly anticipated matches of each of the five main European championships: Ligue 1, Premier League, Liga, Bundesliga and Serie A, with training footage and press conferences and pictures of clubs, stadiums and football personalities. This production is available for both television and Internet sites. Websites can also access edited, Internet-ready versions via AFP’s online products.

videographics:Since 2008, AFP has produced a special videographics product for the Summer and Winter Olympics. For Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016, AFP will provide a detailed presentation on each discipline featured in the Games.AFP’s videographics are produced in a video format in the agency’s six languages. AFP videographics have aleady won several prestigious awards, including the Malofiej prize for its presentations of 15 Olympic disciplines.


SPort LIVE tExt

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Follow sporting events live, via minute by minute commentary by AFP journalists. All of AFP’s richness and expertise in a fun, unique product combining live text and photos.

a unique, original production Editorial commentary of matches illustrated with live photographs, so you don’t miss anything.

Example of content for a football or rugby match:• Presentation data sheet• Team line-ups • Illustrated, play-by-play live commentary • AFP photos in real time• Report and analysis of the match

advantages of Live Text:• A multimedia product compatible with all

platforms: web, smartphones, tablets• Illustrated with AFP photos live from the ground• Expert commentary

Live Text is available in French, English and German.Delivered in real time or in an application.

Sport Live TextAll sport live in images and text


AFP and its partners:a leading team!

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Partenaires technologiques, producteurs de contenus, détenteurs de droit, l’AFP a su fédérer les meilleurs, leaders mondiaux dans leur propre domaine de compétence, pour constituer son offre sport.

Established in 1995, Amisco is the inventor and world leader in tracking technology and performance analysis solutions for professional football.For over 10 years, Amisco has gained considerable knowledge in the analysis process - especially in the handling of tracking data to distinguish between relevant from non relevant information.With regional offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany and South Africa, the current Amisco network comprises of more than 80 clients from 20 different countries worldwide, resulting in over 3,500 matches being captured per season for analysis. As a result, Amisco possesses the richest international player and team performance database in the world.afp and amisco realized the Ligue 1 matchcenter.

There is a way to make sport events come to life for audiences everywhere. Using innovative technology, creativity and total commitment, the people at deltatre do exactly that. With staff in Torino, London, Manchester, Lausanne, Paris, Munich, New York and Portland, deltatre has over 25 years’ experience at the highest level of international sport. Always striving for the next level of interaction, we consider the future of global sport engagement to be multi-platform and social. Today, the greatest sport events on earth are more immersive, collaborative, and inclusive thanks to our cutting edge technologies. Sport fans become an active part of the event, connecting socially and sharing their passion, wherever they are. By harnessing our experience, technical skills and passion for sport, we are always one step ahead.afp has realized with deltatre the podium product, for the Sochi Winter Olympics.

For more than 20 years, IMPIRE AG has been Germany s biggest supplier of football statistics and editorial services for the media and clubs. Today IMPIRE AG is turning into a leading supplier of cutting edge technologies for football analysis around the globe.With the start of the 2013/14 season, IMPIRE markets the official game data of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga of the German Football League (DFL) and refines this data in their own products and services.afp Gmbh and SId partner with Impire in the bundesliga coverage.

infoplum is a mobile led information technology company focussed on developing and delivering innovative applications with engaging content. The core elements of its business are Data Capture, Analysis and Distribution. infoplum currently services the sports media market through Sportsflash®, its leading sports brand. infoplum uses its sound proprietary technology to develop innovative applications in the sporting world, providing interactive and smart real-time information on leading local and international sports.infoplum – engaging the world with insightful information – always fresh!With infoplum afp has realized the complete Sportcenter HTmL applications, covering all sports.

Infostrada Sports is the world leader in collecting, analysing and managing sports data for every professional sport. This data is published on any platform, in any desired format and at any time. The Infostrada Sports database contains information on results & rankings, athletes & teams and much more. We keep track of more than 300 sports and deliver both live and historical data. No other company in the world has these amounts of historical data available. Three types of services follow from this world class database: Content Services, Media Services and Analytics Services. The sports information from the database also forms the foundation of the Infostrada Sports’ Event Servicesafp uses Infostrada data, for a deep coverage of all sport results.

AFP and its partners:a leading team!

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AGIF is the leading photo agency for sports coverage in Brazil. It is distinguished by its editorial quality and quick response time in its delivery. Based in Rio de Janeiro, AGIF relies on its network of specialized photographers who provide the most comprehensive, and indeed the best coverage of Brazilian football. No matter the competition, no matter the event, AGIF is always on the field.

DPPI Media is a specialized sports photo agency created in 1965. Its initial offer was for photographs around the world of auto racing, but in the 1980s started covering sports of all kinds.Today, DPPI Media’s archives comprise over 10 million photos.

Getty is one of the leading providers of digital media. The agency offers global photo coverage of live action sport events and games, shot by the world’s leading sport photographers.

For the past 14 years, Lance!presse has been recognized as one of the leading photo agencies focusing on sports in Brazil.It is a division of the Lance! Group, that also distributes the best daily sports journal in Latin America. Lance!presse offers a unique angle on sports events in Brazil, in particular football. With partners in each of the 5 regions in Brazil, the agency’s coverage is very extensive, and is noted for its fast delivery of content to its clients.

MexSport Digital, launched in 2000, is the leading photo agency covering sports news in Mexico.Today it is the official agency for Mexico’s Olympic Committee (COM), the Mexico Open (tennis) and the CONCACAF.MexSport tailors its content for the media, websites and communication agencies.

Chile’s premier news agency specialized in sporting events, providing daily coverage of key sports events in Chile, including motor sports, horse racing, rugby, tennis and sailing. It also provides comprehensive coverage of Chilean football, from local fixtures to coverage of all the national team’s matches, training, trips, social events, etc.

Presse Sports, l’Equipe’s photo agency, is dedicated to covering national and international sports events.It offers a vast collection of images portraying all disciplines as well as special reports on sports.

SportFlashback is a multimedia company that develops innovative, interactive, engaging 3D visualization of sport events.Since 2004 the company provides products and services in the area of sports visualization for the world’s most famous and reliable sport dedicated media.SportFlashback provides a wide range of innovative technological solutions and concepts in the area of sports coverage to be used by all means of mass media. All these solutions are aimed at providing sports media with new tools and advanced visualization of sporting events for their communication with the public. Any sport incident can be very well illustrated by means of 3D presentation and enhanced with special effects and graphics. Be it a web resource or a TV channel, mobile content distributor or a traditional print media, the company provide solutions for all of them.

AFP in a day:5,000 dispatches 2,500 photos 100 graphics 200 videos

One of the world’s top three news agencies, Agence France-Presse covers news from around the world in six languages (French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and German). Regional headquarters in Washington, Montevideo, Paris, Nicosia and Hong Kong coordinate the output of bureaus in 150 countries. Under the direction of the Paris-based editor-in-chief’s office, the regional editorial operations provide real-time news coverage, 24/7, 365 days a year.

This network enables AFP to serve its clients as a frontline news gathering force worldwide. AFP teams know the terrain, the issues and the personalities.

AFP provides fast, accurate and complete coverage in text, photo, video and graphics on events around the world, from conflicts to politics, sport and culture as well as the key developments in health, science and technology. All these platforms complement one another to provide a view of the news from every angle. The aim is to give clients independent news coverage with all the background, supported by the sharpest images.

AFP provides news to all the major national and international media through its exceptional network of local correspondents and experienced teams on the ground, backed by its partners around the world.

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200bureaux

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