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Spain: Mediapro and Canal+ are losing €150 million per year due to illegal streaming of La Liga

The Spanish media groups Mediapro and DTS (Canal+ Spain), the major domestic broadcasters in the Liga BBVA, lose €150m in revenue each year because of illegal streaming of matches in the Spanish first division, indicated their leaders at a conference held in Barcelona on 09/10/2014. Mediapro and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 26940
• Published on 21/10/14 at 15:30

Qatar 2022: Harold Mayne-Nicholls proposes a tournament in May-June with some matches at 1am

"You could play the first games at 7pm, the second games at 10pm and the third matches at 1am," said the Chilean Harold Mayne-Nicholls, former president of the FFC (Football Federation of Chile) from 2007 to 2011 and possible candidate for the presidency of FIFA, regarding the 2022 World Cup in…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 26934
• Published on 21/10/14 at 14:49

Bundesliga: Werder Bremen launches its own platform for ticket exchange for the 2014-15 season

SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) has launched its own platform for the exchange of match tickets for the 2014-15 season, the club announced on 15/10/2014. This platform, managed by the ticketing service of the club, is only available when 95% of tickets are sold for the fixture."The Werder ticket…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 26924
• Published on 21/10/14 at 13:15

La Liga: Javier Tebas in favour of collective marketing of the league's broadcasting rights

Javier Tebas, president of the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), is in favour of the establishment of a system of collective marketing of the domestic TV rights for the top two Spanish professional leagues (Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, the second division), he stated on 09/10/2014.Javier…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 26909
• Published on 21/10/14 at 12:15

Werder Bremen: Marco Bode should succeed Willi Lemke as chairman of the supervisory board

Marco Bode, former German international midfielder (40 caps, 9 goals), will stand for the chairmanship of the supervisory board of SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga), announced the club on 15/10/2014. "It's the right time to take on more responsibility within Werder. I want to help the club to grow in…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Authorities
• Article # 26905
• Published on 21/10/14 at 11:30

La Liga: Mediapro to distribute its pay-TV channel Gol T on the streaming platform Wuaki.tv

Wuaki.tv, a Spanish platform for streaming video on the Internet, mobile media and connected TVs, has partnered with the Spanish broadcaster Mediapro for the distribution, in Spain, of its pay-TV channel Gol T, on 13/10/2014. Gol T broadcasts eight Liga BBVA fixtures per matchday of the Spanish…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 26895
• Published on 21/10/14 at 10:45

Premier League: Arsenal launches an online store dedicated to the Chinese market

Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) launched its official online store in Mandarin dedicated to the Chinese market, announced the club on 17/10/2014. This online store is available on the Chinese e-commerce platform Tmall, the 7^th most visited website in China. Arsenal became the first English…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Digital, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 26887
• Published on 21/10/14 at 10:03

La Liga: Barcelona will submit the extension with Qatar Airways to a vote of its socios in 2015

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) will submit for approval the shirt sponsorship contract extension with the airline Qatar Ariways for the 2016-17 season to a vote of the club's socios, and possibly the arrival of a new advertiser, at the club's 2015 annual general meeting, announced Josep Maria Bartomeu…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 26881
• Published on 20/10/14 at 18:31

Serie A: US Sassuolo removes the barriers between the stands and the field at Mapei Stadium

US Sassuolo (Serie A TIM) is launched the "Stadio aperto senza barrier" (open stadium without barriers) project, a process of the gradual removal of the barriers separating the stands from the field of Mapei Stadium (capacity 20,000) beginning with the match against Juventus (1-1, Matchday 7 of…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Stadiums
• Article # 26876
• Published on 20/10/14 at 17:45

FIFA: "Elect the president and the first vice-president on the same ticket" (Jérôme Champagne)

"At the head of FIFA, elect in the future the president and the first vice-president together on the same 'ticket,' (and) the associated candidates must be from two different continents," are some of the ideas proposed by Jérôme Champagne, candidate for presidency of the international federation…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 26870
• Published on 20/10/14 at 17:05