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©  Dodgers
Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) opt for paperless season tickets

The Los Angeles Dodgers, an MLB (Major League Baseball) franchise, are using paperless ticketing platform for 2014 season tickets, the franchise indicated on 04/04/2014. (The franchise played its opening match of the season against the San Francisco Giants (4-8).) The Dodgers use the TDC ProVenue…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 18029
• Published on 23/04/14 at 12:30
"Everyone must feel involved in Euro 2016" (Bernard Lapasset, IRB)

"It's all about strategy; everyone must feel involved. When success becomes social and involves the broader public, it's wonderful. When France wins the football World Cup, it's great, but there are other criteria for successful organisation — it's not just about the score of the match," Bernard…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 17957
• Published on 23/04/14 at 11:55
©  Adidas
Europa League 2015-2018: W9 retains one game a week while beIN sports claims entire tournament

The free-TV group, M6 (owned by W9), and pay-TV company, beIN Sports, have won the tender for broadcasting rights in France for the Europa League 2015-2018, UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) announced on 22/04/2014. M6 acquired the broadcasting rights for the best match of each week…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 18042
• Published on 22/04/14 at 19:28
©  UEFA
European Cups: 5 clubs banned from Champions League and 39 from Europa League since 2004-05

Five clubs have not been allowed to participate in the Champions League and 39 have not been allowed to participate in the Europa League since 2004-05 for non-compliance with participation licensing or financial fair-play criteria. In 2012-13, seven clubs were banned from participating in European…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 17938
• Published on 22/04/14 at 18:00
©  D.R.
Spain: Judge validates offer of state-owned TV company, TVE, for TV rights to Champions League

The National Court, Spain's high legal authority, legally approved the awarding of TV rights to the state-owned TV company, TVE, for the 2012-2015 Champions League on 09/04/2014. The television company, Mediaset España, had challenged the awarding of rights in 2011, believing that TVE had violated…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 17937
• Published on 22/04/14 at 17:45
©  News Tank
KantarSport-News Tank Football joint study: 'Comparing Broadcasting Offers in Big 5 Countries'

News Tank and KantarSport, a leading research institute focused on key actors in the sports world, released a joint study entitled "Comparing Broadcasting Offers in 5 Countries" on 16/04/2014. The paper examines how football is broadcast on television in the five major European championship…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 17800
• Published on 22/04/14 at 17:36
©  UEFA
Financial fair-play: findings of investigation by UEFA supervisory body to be published early May

"The investigatory chamber of the CFCB (Club Financial Control Body of UEFA) held a two day meeting (15 and 16/04/2014) where it deliberated on the investigations relating to financial fair play. The procedure is ongoing and any findings of the Investigatory Chamber will be published after its…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 17943
• Published on 22/04/14 at 17:30
©  FIFA
Brazil 2014: FIFA launches Panini virtual sticker album for 2014 World Cup

FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) launched the Panini online sticker album for the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014), on 15/04/2014. "I am pleased that we are able to provide this experience to fans virtually through FIFA.com. In 2010, over 1.4 million users…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Merchandising - Licensing, …
• Article # 17935
• Published on 22/04/14 at 17:02
©  FIGC
Serie A: €2.9b of debt (+1.9%) and 900,000 fewer spectators than 2012-13

The aggregate debt of the 20 Italian Serie A clubs has continued to grow (+1.9%) to €2.947b at the end of the 2012-13 season, compared to €2.892b a year earlier, indicated the Report Calcio 2014, the fourth annual report published by the Centre for Studies and Development of the FIGC (Italian…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 17984
• Published on 22/04/14 at 16:45
Bundesliga: the League prohibits publication of match clips on Twitter

The DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga, the German Football League) ordered two Austrian brothers, aged 17, not to publish extracts of the Bundesliga on their Twitter account "@BL_Latest," on 20/04/2014. The two boys were posting match highlights of each Bundesliga matchday using Vine, an application that…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 17982
• Published on 22/04/14 at 15:59