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Netherlands" Eredivisie launches "E-Divisie" eSports competition, in partnership with EA Sports

Fans of the 18 clubs in the Eredivisie can, from 06/02/2017, participate in the E-Divisie, eSports competition organised by Eredivisie CV, the commercial branch of the Dutch League, in partnership with the American video game developer EA Sports and the television production group Endemol…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 85248
• Published on 23/01/17 at 17:06

Real Betis: turnover of €51m (x 2.5) and net profit of €3.98m (x 2.6) in 2015-16

Real Betis Balompié (LaLiga Santander) posted a turnover of €51.05m for the 2015-16 fiscal year (from 01/07/2015 to 30/06/2016), almost 2.5 times more than during the 2014-15 financial year (€20.8m), the Sevilla-based club announced on 19/10/2016.The increase in the Andalusian club's revenue…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Sporting Goods & Brands, …
• Article # 85087
• Published on 23/01/17 at 17:06

Serie A TIM: Super Soccer TV (streaming) becomes a regional partner of Juventus in Indonesia

Super Soccer TV, a pay-streaming platform and information site dedicated to football, has become a regional partner of Juventus (Serie A TIM) "for several years", announced the Italian club on 12/01/2017. Super Soccer TV has the right to use the Juventus trademark and images of the players from…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 85343
• Published on 23/01/17 at 16:24

FIFA: appointment of members to the nine standing committees

"In line with the FIFA Statutes and the FIFA Governance Regulations, FIFA has announced the composition of its nine standing committees. The new members have been appointed by the FIFA Council on the proposal of the member associations, the FIFA president, and the confederations," announced the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 85335
• Published on 23/01/17 at 15:19

UEFA: football represents 29 of the 50 sporting events in the world with the most spectators

With 29 events, football is the most represented sport among the 50 events which draw at least 1 million spectators in total, with a minimum average of 10,000 per game, ahead of rugby (7) and baseball (4), according to UEFA in its eighth club licensing benchmarking report on European football…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 85272
• Published on 23/01/17 at 13:14

BBC: D. Clementi (future chairman) requests a review of the list of events broadcast free-to-air

Sir David Clementi, future chairman of the BBC, has requested a review and revision of the list of "Crown Jewels" events, or sporting events which must be broadcast free-to-air, during his hearing before the Committee for Culture, Media, and Sport in the House of Commons of the British Parliament…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 85205
• Published on 23/01/17 at 12:09

Bundesliga: RB Leipzig will become the owner of the stadium in which it operates, the Red Bull Arena

RB Leipzig (Bundesliga) will become owner of the stadium in which it operates, Red Bull Arena (42,959 seats), the club announced on 22/12/2016. The club has reached an agreement with the current owner of Red Bull Arena, the businessman Michael Kölmel, to purchase the sporting complex which…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 85202
• Published on 23/01/17 at 11:25

Olympique Lyonnais: construction of a hotel at Parc OL, scheduled to open in third quarter of 2018

The construction of a hotel of the Lavorel Hotels group has been launched at Parc OL, announced Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) on 19/01/2016. The hotel will be 3 star, and with 140 rooms of 22m2. "The opening of this new facility in Décines (region of greater Lyon area which includes the stadium)…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Stadiums
• Article # 85297
• Published on 23/01/17 at 10:45

Italy: Rai1 top channel in 2016, notably with 26 of the 51 games of the Euro 2016

The public, free-TV channel Rai1 was the most watched TV channel in Italy in 2016, with an average audience share (calculated over the entire day, all individuals aged four years and older, from 01/01 to 21/12/2016) of 16.71%, according to figures from the Italian audience measurement institute…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 85269
• Published on 23/01/17 at 10:00

Bundesliga: resumption of the 2016-17 season with Matchday 17 from 20 to 22/01/2017

SC Freiburg - Bayern Munich (Matchday 17 of the Bundesliga), scheduled on Friday evening, 20/01/2017 (kick-off at 20:30 CET), is the first Bundesliga match of 2017 after a break of one month. The other eight games of Matchday 17 day will be played on on Saturday 21 and Sunday, 22/01/2017. The…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 85258
• Published on 20/01/17 at 17:20