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UEFA: "We must ensure that stadiums are considered as a safe environment" (A. Ceferin)

"We must ensure that stadiums are considered as a safe environment for people to share the joy of our beautiful game. This is, and should be our main priority," said Aleksander Ceferin (SLO), UEFA President, at UEFA's first Stadium and Security Strategy Summit in Nyon (SUI), on 12/12/2017. "Today…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 108660
• Published on 15/12/17 at 17:15
©  D.R.
Disney: $52.4bn agreement with 21st Century Fox to acquire its cinema and TV assets, including Sky

The Walt Disney Company has reached an agreement with the 21st Century Fox conglomerate to acquire significant shares in 21st Century Fox including 20th Century Fox, the studio of the US group, and various TV assets including 39.1% of pay TV group Sky, for $52.4bn of dollars (€44.4bn), announced…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Finance, Essentials Media
• Article # 108840
• Published on 15/12/17 at 17:00
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: 8.7 million cumulative viewers for first four last 16 matches of the TIM Cup (Rai 1 and 2)

The first four last 16 matches of the 2017-18 TIM Cup drew a total of 8.736 million viewers in Italy on the public TV channels Rai 1 and Rai 2 from 12 to 14/12/2017. • Inter Milan (Serie A TIM) - Pordenone Calcio SSD (Serie C1) (0-0, 5-4 on penalties): 3,328 million viewers (Audience share: 13.9%…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 108872
• Published on 15/12/17 at 16:45
©  '47
Top 14: brand '47 to produce and distribute custom caps in club colours

'47, an American clothing brand specialising in baseball caps, has obtained, via the LNR, a licensing agreement with the Top 14, in order to produce and distribute personalised caps in the colours of the clubs on 07/12/2017."47 will propose two styles for each Top 14 team, focusing on emblematic…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 108862
• Published on 15/12/17 at 15:45
©  UEFA
UEFA: €6.36m in fines redistributed to clubs that partipated in the 2016-17 European Cups

UEFA has redistributed €6,363,000 "for breaches of the Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations to clubs who participated in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League," said UEFA on 12/12/2017. "In line with the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee of September 2014, 80% of the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 108835
• Published on 15/12/17 at 12:20
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2017 Audi MLS Cup: 2.3 million viewers (-45%) on Fox, Univision and TSN (USA+Canada) watch the final

The 2017 Audi MLS Cup final, Toronto FC - Seattle Sounders FC (2-0), at BMO Field (30,000 capacity) in Toronto, Canada, drew an average of 1.1 million viewers in the United States on 09/12/2017 (kick-off at 16:00 local time, 22:00 CET). This score represented a 45% decrease in audience compared to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 108709
• Published on 15/12/17 at 11:00
©  D.R.
2017-18 Premier League: Matchday 17 attendance, Manchester United - Bournemouth draws 74,798 fans

Matchday 17 of the 2017-18 Premier League season drew an average of 39,867 spectators per game on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13/12/2017. The average fill rate was 87%. Manchester United FC - AFC Bournemouth (1-0), on Wednesday 13/12/2017 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), was the game that posted the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 108696
• Published on 15/12/17 at 10:30
©  D.R.
2017-18 Bundesliga: Matchday 16 attendance, Bayern Munich - 1. FC Köln draws 75,000 spectators

Matchday 16 of the 2017-18 Bundesliga drew 37,867 spectators per game on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13/12/2017. The average fill rate was 82%. FC Bayern Munich - 1. FC Köln (1-0), on Wednesday 13/12/2017 (kick-off at 20:30 CET), was the game that recorded the highest attendance with 75,000…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 108688
• Published on 15/12/17 at 10:00
©  UEFA
Media: Football accounted for 27% of sports programmes worldwide in 2016-17 (Eurodata TV Worldwide)

"In the 45 countries studied (list below), football accounts for a large part of the sports programmes on generalist channels: 27% on average. It amounts to more than 70% in Portugal and Russia," said Eurodata TV Worldwide, a subsidiary of the French audience measurement institute Médiamétrie…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 108572
• Published on 14/12/17 at 17:55
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eSports: Bayer 04 Leverkusen launches an eSport team and recruits FIFA 18 video game player

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) have entered the eSports scene, recruiting Marvin "M4RV" Hintz, "one of the best FIFA 18 players in Germany," said the German club on 07/12/2017. Marvin Hintz will participate in regional, national and international eSports tournaments under the colours of the…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 108750
• Published on 14/12/17 at 17:35