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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
©  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
©  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
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: Lega Serie A officially launches the "eSerie A TIM", the league's first eSports competition

The Lega Serie A has officially launched the "eSerie A TIM", the first eSports competition of the Italian pofessional football league on the football video game FIFA, announced the Italian League on 05/02/2020. The "online tournament open to all fans, will allow thousands of gamers to have fun…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 174416
• Published on 06/02/20 at 13:00
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: duel of lawyers about the French sport alcohol ban (F. Honorat / D. Poulmaire)

"The Evin Law is quite hypocritical on several points. First, the ban on the sale of alcohol only applies when the stadium is a sports venue, since when the same stadium hosts a music concert, it is possible to consume there alcohol. Is it normal that a fan cannot drink beer during a football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 174387
• Published on 05/02/20 at 16:19
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Think Football 2020: "CSR is ingrained in football, it's in its DNA" (N. Boy de la Tour, LFP)

"CSR is ingrained in football, it's in its DNA. Football didn't wait for the work of the bodies in order to be able to do things in terms of CSR," declared Nathalie Boy de la Tour, president of the Ligue de Football Professionnel, during the fourth edition of Think Football, organized by News Tank…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 174357
• Published on 05/02/20 at 14:30
©  DC
LFP: "Digital is an important project which is part of our strategic plan" (Didier Quillot)

"The creation of a new digital world is an important project which is part of our strategic plan. We are moving from a single LFP site to a digital environment made up of an institutional site and 'product sites' for each of our competitions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, with two versions for Ligue 1, one…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 174252
• Published on 05/02/20 at 11:39
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Think Football 2020: "Football has a unique ability to reach people" (Y. Djorkaeff, FIFA Foundation)

"CSR is a subject that is particularly close to my heart and football has a vital role that goes far beyond the pitch. It has a unique ability to reach people. Since taking up my position at the FIFA Foundation, I have traveled the world and made more than 30 trips. From the Middle East to Asia…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations
• Article # 174343
• Published on 05/02/20 at 10:48
©  D.R.
Think Football / French Evin Law: "A need for consistency and legal certainty" (F. Honorat, lawyer)

"France cultivates the paradox of being one of the world's leading producers and exporters of alcoholic beverages, and then also of having adopted one of the most restrictive laws in terms of advertising and promotion for alcohol. The Evin Law, voted into force in 1991, does not allow a club to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 174201
• Published on 04/02/20 at 11:55