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©  D.R.

Discovery: $6.497bn in revenue (+1.61%) and net profit of $1.218bn (+16.2%) in 2016

Discovery Communications recorded a turnover of $6.497bn (€5.98bn at 31/12/2016) for the 2016 fiscal year, an increase of 1.61% compared to the 2015 fiscal year ($6.394bn), announced the US media conglomerate on 14//02/2017. Discovery Communications showed an operating profit of $2.058bn (€1.89bn…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Essentials Media
• Article # 87464
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©  Manchester United

Manchester United: MUTV now accessible in 165 countries via a paid application

MUTV, the TV channel of Manchester United FC (Premier League), is now available in 165 countries worldwide via the MUTV application, announced the club on 16/02/2017. The paid app is available through the Apple Store and Google Play. The price varies according to country: $5.99 (€5.60) per month…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 87461
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©  @DR

Facebook: launch of an application to broadcast video content on a television screen

Facebook has announced the upcoming launch of an application to view the videos posted on the social network on a television screen, on 14/02/2017. This application will be compatible, initially, with the boxes Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV. Facebook users could already watch…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 87458
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©  NT

Ligue 1: AS Monaco makes a offer to acquire Cercle Bruges (Belgian second division)

"AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1) wish to communicate that the club have made an offer to acquire (with suspensive conditions) a majority stake of the club Cercle Brugge KSV (BEL, Proximus League, 2nd division)," announced the Monaco club on 15/02/2017, stating that the general assembly of the Belgian club…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Finance, Legal, Transfer Market
• Article # 87370
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©  DC

UK: free-TV channels want an update of the list of events which must be broadcast free-to-air

A group of free TV channels in the United Kingdom have asked the government to reduce the threshold of the available population that a channel must reach to have access to events of major importance (the "Crown Jewel events" in the UK), according to the daily the Telegraph, on 14/02/2017. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 87436
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©  D.R.

BBC: Sir David Clementi officially appointed chairman of the board until 2021

Sir David Clementi has been officially appointed chairman of the BBC board of directors for a term of four years (from 16/02/2017 to 15/02/2021), the British government announced on 16/02/2017. Sir David Clementi thus becomes the first chairman of this board which replaces the BBC Trust, the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 87369
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©  W9

Europa League: 2.17 million viewers in France for Man United - Saint-Étienne on W9 (share: 9.7%)

Manchester United FC (Premier League) - AS Saint-Étienne (Ligue 1), 3-0, the first leg Round of 32 match of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 2.172 million viewers on average in France on private, free-TV channel W9, on Thursday 16/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This figure represented a 9.7…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87367
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©  beIN Sports

Europa League: 1.63 million viewers in Italy for Villarreal - AS Roma on TV8 (audience share: 6%)

Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander) - AS Roma (Serie A TIM), 0-4, the first leg Round of 32 match of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 1.633 million viewers on average in Italy on the free-TV channel TV8, on Thursday 16/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET).This figure represented a 6% audience share, and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87368
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©  Sport1

Europa League: 1.54 million viewers for PAOK - Schalke 04 in Germany on Sport1 (share: 5.6%)

PAOK (Greek Superleague) - FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga), 0-3, the first leg Round of 32 match of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 1.54 million viewers on average in Germany on the free-TV channel Sport1, on Thursday, 16/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This represented an audience share of 5.6% in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 87371
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Russia: inauguration of the Zenit Arena (62,000 capacity), the new stadium of Zenit St. Petersburg

Zenit Arena (62,000 capacity in football configuration) in St. Petersburg (RUS), built notably to host matches of the 2018 World Cup, was inaugurated on 11/02/2017. It will be definitively delivered, on 31/01/2017, to FK Zenit, its resident club. The stadium was scheduled to be delivered in 2009…
Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Stadiums
• Article # 87357
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