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NBA: Detroit Pistons install the "WaitTime" system, a digital indicator of waiting times in stadiums

WaitTime, a US digital services company, is developing a system that provides real-time indicators of waiting times for multiple services available in sports arenas and event halls. The first sports franchise to have adopted this technology is the Detroit Pistons (NBA), who have installed the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 65693
• Published on 30/03/16 at 09:30

UK: talkSPORT acquires the 2016-2018 radio rights to La Liga and the Copa Del Rey

The British radio station talkSPORT has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, for the United Kingdom, to La Liga and the Copa Del Rey until the end of the 2017-2018 season, on 24/03/2016. The broadcaster should comment live on approximately 150 Spanish matches on its two stations, talkSPORT…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 65700
• Published on 29/03/16 at 17:54

Germany - England: 11.34m viewers on ZDF, the second highest audience in Germany in 2016

The friendly match, in preparation for Euro 2016, between Germany - England (2-3), played in Berlin (GER), drew an average of 11.34 million viewers on the public television channel ZDF on Saturday 26/03/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to German media reports. This figure represents a 37.4…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences
• Article # 65705
• Published on 29/03/16 at 17:15

Virtual Reality: Sky creates the Sky VR Studio to invest in a market estimated at €6bn in 2016

The British broadcaster Sky plc. has announced the creation of Sky VR Studio, a production studio dedicated to virtual reality, on 17/03/2016. The first content from the studio will be produced for Formula 1 with test videos filmed on the Barcelona circuit (ESP), which will be accessible via the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 65692
• Published on 29/03/16 at 16:29

Copa Libertadores: Santander extends deal as the official bank of the competition until 2018

The Spanish bank Santander has agreed a three year extension to its partnership with the Bridgestone Copa Libertadores, the equivalent of the CONMEBOL Champions League, announced the Argentine newspaper Urgente24 on 16/03/2016 and the Brazilian newspaper Maquina do Esporte on 18/03/2016…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 65691
• Published on 29/03/16 at 15:45

Netherlands-France: 5.58 million viewers in France (TF1) and 2.04 million in the Netherlands (SBS 6)

The friendly match between the Netherlands - France (2-3) drew an average of 5.583 million viewers on the French private free-TV channel TF1, on Friday 25/03/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the French institute of audience measurement Médiamétrie.This score represented a 24.4…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences
• Article # 65678
• Published on 29/03/16 at 14:54

Hull City AFC launch the "Earn Your Stripes" scheme to replace its current season ticket system

Hull City AFC (Championship) will launch the "Earn Your Stripes" ticketing programme for the 2016-17 season, announced the club on 16/03/2016. The new ticketing scheme, the exact details of which will be announced in the future, will be "a fairer, simpler and, for many, cheaper way of watching the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 64891
• Published on 29/03/16 at 14:09

France: Altice could sell part of the rights of the 2016-2019 Premier League to other operators

"The premium rights are not intended to be held or maintained exclusively for our own clients. Prohibiting customers from having access to football because they are not here (subscribers), it would be a bold move which could backfire against us. I do not believe in an exclusivity that blocks the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 65591
• Published on 29/03/16 at 13:20

Digital: Juventus and its sponsor Randstad (HR) recruit an intern via a mini-series on the internet

Randstad, the Dutch recruitment and human resources company, launched the "Randstad is looking for Ju" operation on 29/01/2016. This scheme lead Juventus (Serie A TIM) to recruit Valerio Gori (25 years old) as an intern in its consumer marketing and fan relationship management department, on…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 65632
• Published on 29/03/16 at 12:34

FC Schalke 04: record turnover of €264.5m (+23%) and €22.5m net profit in 2015

FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) posted a record turnover of €264.5m for the 2015 financial year (from 01/01 to 31/12/2015), up €49.2m, +23% compared to 2014 (€215.3m), the club announced on 15/03/2016. The club's (founded 04/05/1904) previous record mark was from 2011 (€224.2m), when Schalke reached…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Sporting Goods & Brands, Stadiums, …
• Article # 65592
• Published on 29/03/16 at 11:44