Filter by domain
Filter by year
Filter by month
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "Piracy often represents 20% of the audience" (C. Guenneteau, beIN Sports)

"We like fair competition but piracy is not. Illicit consumption of sports competitions frequently accounts for around 20% of the overall audience for an event," said Caroline Guenneteau, legal director of beIN Sports France, during the Think Football conference on 05/02/2020. Caroline…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 174623
• Published on 07/02/20 at 12:14
©  Olympique Lyonnais
2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama: attendance for Matchday 23 (20,217 average spectators per game)

Matchday 23 of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama season drew an average of 20,217 spectators per game, on Tuesday 04 and Wednesday 05/02/2020. The average fill rate was 66%. Olympique Lyonnais - Amiens SC (0-0), on 05/02/2020 (kick-off at 19:00 CET), was the game which drew the highest attendance…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Authorities, Stadiums
• Article # 174555
• Published on 07/02/20 at 11:40
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "The increase in TV rights involves obligations" (D. Quillot, LFP)

"The record value of TV rights in the history of football in France (for the 2020-2024 cycle, +60% compared to 2016-2020) involves obligations. I see five of them: investing in sports policy, strengthening the 'Ligue 1 product', and so on. The goal is to improve the fan experience, invest in…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 174532
• Published on 07/02/20 at 10:55
©  NTF
GSW 2020: "At Marseille, we have rewritten our strategy to a content company" (T. Russell, McCourt)

"I am very positive about the future of the sport business. At OM, we have rewritten our strategk to think of ourselves as a content company. So our focus is to create both local and global content on a mass scale. From a monetization persepctive, we are doing work for our partners. In terms of a…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 174490
• Published on 07/02/20 at 10:10
United States: ESPN+ (OTT) has 7.6 million subscribers (+117% since the launch of Disney+)

ESPN+, the sports OTT platform launched on 12/04/2018 in the United States at a monthly price of $4.99 (4.50 euros), has 7.6 million subscribers, announced Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, parent company of the ESPN, on 04/02/2020. This figure has increased by 117% since November…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 174478
• Published on 07/02/20 at 09:35
©  werderbremen
DFB-Pokal: 7.49 million viewers in Germany for Werder Bremen - Borussia Dortmund on ARD

SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) - Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), Round of 16 of the 2019-20 DFB-Pokal (3-2), drew an average 7.49 million viewers on the German public TV channel ARD, on Tuesday 04/02/2020 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 25.8%, which ranked…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 174502
• Published on 06/02/20 at 16:59
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "Pressure to sell players will decrease (with new TV rights)" (M. Ingla, Lille)

"The pressure to sell players will decrease with the contribution of this new financial windfall (from the new TV rights cycle beginning in 2020-21). We will be able to keep them longer, even if there will always be an obligation to sell at some point," said Marc Ingla, CEO of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Digital, …
• Article # 174505
• Published on 06/02/20 at 16:14
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "We've submitted an application to create our channel" (J. Bergeaud, Mediapro)

"We have submitted an application to the CSA (French audiovisual control body) for an agreement to create our channel. We will truly be the channel and the home of French football, the home of all the clubs, the big clubs, but also of all the others. We are going to broadcast a 24/7 channel…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 174497
• Published on 06/02/20 at 15:19
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "We carry out at least one act of solidarity per day" (V. Rossetti, OGC Nice)

"At OGC Nice, we have decided to carry out at least one act of solidarity per day, to be useful, to give someone a smile," explained Virginie Rossetti, director of communication and brand at OGC Nice (Ligue 1 Conforama), during the fourth edition of Think Football, organised by News Tank Football…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Social Responsibility
• Article # 174447
• Published on 06/02/20 at 14:14
©  RFEF
eSports: RFEF unveils the "eCopa" to recruit players for the Spanish national efootball team

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Spanish publishing and media group Grupo Planeta have unveiled the "eCopa RFEF" an official eSports tournament that "will make it possible for eSports players to represent Spain in official FIFA competitions," said the Spanish Federation on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Stadiums, …
• Article # 174459
• Published on 06/02/20 at 13:30