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Austria: Sky Deutschland reverse decision to broadcast Borussia-Bayern game on free-TV

The Bundesliga meeting on match-day 13 between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, on the 23/11/2013, will ultimately not be broadcast free in Austria, by the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, the leading broadcaster of the Bundesliga in Germany and Austria, and only broadcaster of the game.Sky…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 11952
• Published on 22/11/13 at 18:30
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Estonia: public TV company ERR want to sell their World Cup 2014 rights for financial reasons

"We don't have enough money in next year's budget to cover the expenses on the two major events, the football world championships and the Sochi Winter Olympics," said Margus Allikmaa, chairman of the management board of ERR (Estonian Public Broadcasting), on the 19/11/2013.At the end of September…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 11937
• Published on 21/11/13 at 18:30
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UK: "We’ll look at all opportunities" (Marc Watson, BT TV)

"“I’m not going to comment specifically on the Fifa World Cup. But, like I’ve said before, we’ll look at all opportunities and rights and I wouldn’t, at this stage, rule any in and I wouldn’t rule any out," said Marc Watson, CEO of BT TV, the British TV broadcaster, and owner of pay channel BT…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 11902
• Published on 21/11/13 at 14:00
Sweden: TV4 extend Ligue 1 TV rights in order to continue to broadcast Ibrahimovic's matches

The Swedish pay and free-TV group TV4 extended their broadcasting rights of Ligue 1 (FRA) in Sweden for another season, on the 19/11/2013TV4 have broadcast the French first division since 2012-13, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the Sweden captain, signed for Paris Saint-Germain. The group now has the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 11878
• Published on 20/11/13 at 16:30
Serie A: negotiations with Infront for €6.5 billion TV rights for period 2015-2021

The General Assembly of the LNPA (Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A), Italy's national professional league, who run Serie A, have unanimously agreed a counter-offer by the media and marketing rights agency Infront Italy, on the 18/11/2013.Claudio Lotito, president of Lazio, and Andrea Agnelli…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 11860
• Published on 20/11/13 at 15:55
North America: Premium Sports to acquire rights of Benfica TV in bars and restaurants

Premium Sports, the North American sports television operator in bars, restaurants and gyms, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights in the United States and Canada, of Benfica TV, the Portuguese club's channel, on the 13/11/2013. The duration of the contract has not been disclosed."We…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 11848
• Published on 19/11/13 at 19:25
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Media rights agency Kentaro recapitalise their Swiss office for €27 million

Kentaro AG, the Swiss division of media and marketing rights agency Kentaro, have undertaken a recapitalisation of €27 million, said Philipp Grothe, CEO and co-founder of the agency, on the 14/11/2013."The company has recapitalised and the outcome is a very positive one for us. We are now on a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 11844
• Published on 19/11/13 at 17:12
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Philippines: after the typhoon, UEFA postpone several TV rights tenders

The bidding for the broadcast rights in the Philippines, for the qualifiers and finals of Euro 2016 (France), and the European qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, has been deferred to a later date, indicated UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), on the 14/11/2013.The call for…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 11796
• Published on 18/11/13 at 17:25
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Sommet Sports acquire broadcasting rights in New Zealand for 2013 Club World Cup

New Zealand free-TV channel, Sommet Sports, have acquired the broadcasting rights in New Zealand for the 2013 Club World Cup, the company announced on their Twitter account on the 12/11/2013.The competition, organised by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), takes place in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 11772
• Published on 18/11/13 at 12:05
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Sport Numericus: "Twitter is good for the club and the player" (R. Stopford, Manchester City)

"The use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter can be beneficial for the players and the clubs. There is an interest for both parties if the use is relevant," said Russell Stopford, head of digital for Manchester City, on the occasion of the debate on "the athlete 2.0 manual", organised as…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 11755
• Published on 15/11/13 at 19:20