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The “Mineriao” in Belo Horizonte, will have their first test run at the Confederations Cup 2012, prior to the upcoming 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In order to meet the demanding FIFA IT Requirements, the project consortium “Minas Arena” hired BTD, who will bring their World Cup know-how into the project and provide a detailed technical analyses.

BTD will be joining on Soccerex in Rio de Janeiro on 26.11. - 30.11.2011 and is looking forward to inspiring meetings with our clients, partners and potential customers.

The beginning of a new era has come for FC Bayern Munich’s Basketball club. After their spectacular promotion to the top German basketball league and their recent move to the newly modernized Audi Dome, the clubs new "online" presence has been completely enhanced and upgraded. The company behind this development is BTD Newmedia GmbH, the Munich-based “online specialist” and also official partners of FC Bayern basketball.

The Allianz Arena website is shining online. The revamped website includes a new look and feel with several new services and features.
With its re-launch, the Allianz Arena site is now aligned to the modern technologies and capabilities available today. This specifically offers a more modern and fresher design, a completely new navigation system, enhances services for users and improved information for all arena visitors. Some examples include

• Directions to the arena
  
• Predicting the weather arena
  
• Downloadable game schedules from FC Bayern and TSV 1860
  
• Information on Arena sightseeing
  
• Allianz Arena picture galleries and wallpapers for download
  
• Arena Card online top up option (which reduces waiting times in the stadium)
  
• MVV "Munich Transport and Tariff Association" travel schedules
  
• And much, much more.

See for yourself!

Munich-based BTD Newmedi are responsible for this re-launch of the Allianz Arena website to their resume which boasts the online websites of FC Bayern Munich, DFL (German Bundesliga) and many more.

As so often towards the end of the year there is a number of interesting conventions, events and exhibitions happening in the sports industry. BTD will be joining the following events and is looking forward to inspiring meetings with our clients, partners and potential customers.
06. - 08.10.2010 - Leaders in Football – London, UK
06. – 08.10.2010 – Expo Estadio – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25. – 26.102010 – IFA Zurich 2010 – Zürich, CH
07. – 10.11.2010 - Stadium and Venue Design and Development – Doha, Qatar
17. – 19.11.2010 - 7. Deutschen Sportökonomie-Kongresses – Köln, Ger
17. – 19.11.2010 – Sportforum Schweiz – Luzern, CH
20. – 24.11.2010 – Soccerex, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On 28.07.2010 the board of directors of BTD International Consulting AG and the founders of BTD Group had to suspend the former CEO, Johannes Lippert with immediate effect of all his duties. An investigation has been launched. All duties have been taken over immediately by Mr. Bernd Ingerling and Stefan Leibhard.

Munich, 23 March 2010. For over 10 years now, the BTD Group have been providing services for FC Bayern Munich such as the technical operation of their website, online shop, web TV and several other innovative E-services. With the current awarding of the operation of the website and E-services for the next 3 years, BTD once again stood out from the market as the perfect choice for the most successful club in Germany. Being reawarded, BTD will now additionally implement the re-launch of the official website and web-TV feature for FC Bayern Munich.

Zug, March 15th, 2010. Even though BTD is already active in Brazil for almost six months, the Management Team, consistent of Stefan Leibhard, Johannes Lippert and Bernd Ingerling was able to set all the parameters for the successful support of the Brazilian stadium owners for the World Cup 2014 and Olympic Games 2016.
During their stay, they had meetings on the occasion of the nearby FIFA Workshop with officials from FIFA, LOC and other organizations involved in the preparation of the two events 2014 and 2016. There had also been talks about further requirements concerning the World Cup 2014 with all relevant consultancies. Stefan Leibhard, Johannes Lippert and Bernd Ingerling were as well continuing their project meetings with representatives from different states, host cities and stadiums.
Stefan Leibhard, President of the board, was also actively involved in the "1. Symposium: Stadt-und Raumentwicklung - Sportliche Großereignisse und nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung" in Rio de Janeiro as a speaker in one of the panels among other personalities like Mr. Joao Havelange, member of the Brazilian Football Association and the IOC and honorary president of the FIFA, and Mr. Orlando Silva, Brazilian Minister of Sports. This first time event was initiated by the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce due to the visit of Dr. Guido Westerwelle to Brazil with the background to bring together German and Brazilian companies and representatives from relevant organizations who are in particular interested in and working on making the World Cup 2014 and the Olympic Games 2016 two very special and successful events for Brazil.

After being mandated by the organizing committee COCAN as a consultant for the Cup of African nations CAN 2010, BTD provided extensive consulting and conceptual services for nearly a year in co-operation with COCAN and the local IT-consulting partner of COCAN, KBRR.
After the initial audit, analysis, ongoing technology and management consulting...

On Thursday, September 24th, Jeddah’s Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium will not only host a routine football match in the Saudi Zain league, but it will go into history as the first stadium in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

Munich / Zurich, July 8th, 2009. BTD have added the experience from the German Bundesliga to their management board – Bernd Ingerling’s arrival is a timely boost for the innovative service provider.

Cisco Systems B.V has recently completed a Memorandum of Understanding with BTD International Consulting AG to focus on international sports and entertainment events.

The new FC Bayern website hit the net yesterday. A completely revamped design, e-webmail service for fans and RSS feeds are just a few of the most important innovations. For 8 years now, FC Bayern and its Internet agency, BTD Newmedia having been setting standards in the Internet.

The visit of Gianluca Begnini, CEO of Monza (Italy), Carlo Alberto Bonalumi, CEO of AURIS Srl, and Fabio Checchi, systems engineer at Cisco Systems Italia, to the Allianz Arena, Munich, has been of great success for all. Johannes Lippert, CEO of BTD International Consulting AG, showed the highly interested visitors all around the Allianz Arena. Especially the opportunity to being offered a direct overview about the technology capable of access, ticket, payment as well as security system left a lasting impression. The partnership between BTD International Consulting AG and Cisco Systems will allow AC Monza Brianza (supported by Auris Srl) to progress a new stadium.