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eSports: Twitch acquires international broadcast rights to the inaugural NBA 2K League

Twitch, a video game streaming platform, has acquired the broadcast rights to the NBA 2K League 2018, an eSports competition created by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software (publisher of the NBA 2K video game series), on 18/04/2018. The NBA 2K League, which begins on 01/05/2018, is the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 118346
• Published on 20/04/18 at 14:19

Video games: Konami will not retain the rights to the UEFA Champions League beyond 2017-18

The Japanese video game publisher Konami and UEFA will end their collaboration with the UEFA Champions League license at the end of the 2017-18 season, European football's governing body said on 18/04/2018. Konami has held the exclusive licenses to use the images and logos of the UEFA…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 118355
• Published on 20/04/18 at 13:30

LaLiga: "The challenge is a balanced mix of business, so club revenues are diversified" (J. Guerra)

"One of the main challenges we see today is for clubs to achieve a balanced 'mix' of business, so that the sources of club revenue is diversified among other lines or business areas that are not audiovisual revenues," stated José Guerra Álvarez, the head of corporate operations at LaLiga, to News…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 118377
• Published on 20/04/18 at 12:59

LaLiga Santander: attendance of Matchday 33 of 2017-18, Real Madrid - Athletic Club draws 59,193

Matchday 33 of LaLiga Santander's 2017-18 season drew an average of 26,655 spectators per game, from 17 to 19/04/2018. The average stadium fill rate was 69%. Real Madrid - Athletic Club (1-1), on Wednesday 18/04/2018 (kick-off at 21:30 CET), drew the highest attendance of the mid-week round…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 118400
• Published on 20/04/18 at 11:55

Serie A TIM: attendance for Matchday 33 of 2017-18, Inter - Cagliari draws 47,467 to the San Siro

Matchday 33 of the 2017-18 Serie A TIM season drew an average of 23,898 spectators per game on 17 and 18/04/2018. The average stadium fill rate was 60%. FC Internazionale Milano - Cagliari Calcio (4-0), on Tuesday 17/04/2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), drew the highest attendance of the mid-week…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 118398
• Published on 20/04/18 at 11:39

BT Sport: launch of the BT Sport Box Office pay-per-view channel in 2018

BT Sport will launch BT Sport Box Office, a pay-per-view channel, "in the year 2018," announced the British pay-TV group on 17/04/2018. This channel will be distributed by BT and also its competitor Sky. The two groups signed a multi-year agreement, in order to reciprocally market, in "early…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 118345
• Published on 20/04/18 at 10:45

DFB-Pokal: 15.5 million cumulative viewers for the two semi-finals on public channel ARD

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga) - FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), 2-6, in the semi-finals of the 2017-18 DFB-Pokal, drew 8.23 million viewers on average in Germany on the free public channel ARD, on Tuesday 17/04 2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented audience share of 28.2%…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 118343
• Published on 20/04/18 at 10:15

Coupe de France: 3.18 million TV viewers for Caen - PSG on France 3 (audience share: 14.2%)

SM Caen (Ligue 1 Conforama) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Conforama), 1-3, in the semifinals of the 2017-18 Coupe de la France, drew 3.185 million viewers on average in France on the public channel France 3, on Wednesday 18/04/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 118342
• Published on 20/04/18 at 09:45

LaLiga: €3.6bn in cumulative revenue in 2016-17 (+15.6%), €234 million in pre-tax profit

€3.662bn is the cumulative revenue of LaLiga (which includes the 20 first division clubs in LaLiga Santander, and and the 22 second division clubs in LaLiga 1|2|3) in 2016-17, announced the Spanish professional football league in presenting its 2016-17 financial report on 19/04/2018. Spanish…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 118365
• Published on 20/04/18 at 09:15

Australian Rugby Union: $149.9m turnover and $2.5m loss (excluding state aid) in 2017

Australia Rugby Union (national federation) posted a turnover of $149.9m Australian dollars (€97.7m) and a net profit of $17.8m Australian dollars (€11.6m) for fiscal year 2017 ($3.7m in 2016), announced the union at its annual general meeting, held at the Rugby Australia Building in Sydney (AUS…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 118111
• Published on 19/04/18 at 17:29