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Eurosport acquire broadcast rights for Club World Cup in 2013 and 2014 in 36 European countries

The pay-TV channel Eurosport have acquired the broadcasting rights in 36 European countries, for the FIFA Club World Cup in 2013 (11 to 21/12/2013) and in 2014 (10 to 20/12/2014), the company announced, on the 14/11/2013.Both editions of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities
• Article # 11745
• Published on 15/11/13 at 17:30
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Serie A: IMG applies for role of media consultant and offers €3 billion for TV rights from 2015-2018

The marketing and media rights agency, IMG Media, have applied for the role of media consultant from 2015, of the LNPA (Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A), the national professional league that runs Serie A. They have also offered €3 billion for the TV rights of the Italian first division…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 11733
• Published on 15/11/13 at 17:00
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Sweden: SVT and TV4 groups acquire rights to broadcast Euro 2016

The Swedish public broadcaster SVT and private free-TV company TV4 have acquired the broadcasting rights in Sweden for Euro 2016, the two companies said, on the 13/11/2013.The distribution of the tournament's 51 matches, to be held in France from the 10/06 to 10/07/2016, is not yet known."The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 11687
• Published on 14/11/13 at 15:50
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Eurosport: 5.1% drop in sales, but profitability increased over nine months in 2013

The pay-TV group Eurosport generated €342.5 million in sales over the first nine months of 2013, down 5.1% compared to the same period in 2012 (€360.8 million), indicated the broadcaster TF1, who owns 80% of Eurosport, during the presentation of its results for the first three quarters of 2013, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 11625
• Published on 13/11/13 at 15:35
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The Premier League abandons action against YouTube for breach of copyright

The Premier League, the company that manages the English top tier division, has abandoned its prosecution against the U.S. broadcast and video-sharing platform YouTube, announced the British newspaper The Guardian, on the 11/11/2013.The Premier League, the FFT (French Tennis Federation) and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 11631
• Published on 13/11/13 at 14:00
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BT Sport acquires UK rights for European cups from 2015 to 2018 for €1.07 billion

The British pay-TV group, BT Sport, have acquired the exclusive broadcast rights, in the UK, for the Champions League and Europa League for the period 2015-2018, the company announced on the 09/11/2013.BT bought the rights for €1,075,981,484, or about €359 million per season. The deal includes…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 11606
• Published on 12/11/13 at 18:55
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Spain: Real Madrid have plans to launch free channel on DTT in January 2014

Real Madrid (La Liga, ESP) plan to launch their own free TV channel on Spanish DTT (digital terrestrial television), from January 2014, according to the Spanish newspaper El Economista, on the 02/11/2013.The Spanish DTT market will be reorganised in early 2014, and several broadcast licenses…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 11600
• Published on 12/11/13 at 17:45
Germany: ZDF "very interested" by TV rights to the UEFA Champions League 2015-2018

"ZDF is very interested in the prospect of covering the Champions League in the future. We will make an offer," said Dieter Gruschwitz, sports director of the German public broadcaster on the 04/11/2013.German broadcasters have until the 27/11/2013 to respond to the tender of UEFA (Union of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 11558
• Published on 08/11/13 at 19:20
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Yearly Sport Key Facts 2012-13: "Football is the motor of sport" (Yassine Berhoun Médiamétrie)

"Football is still the motor of sport for TV audiences" in the majority of countries surveyed in the "Yearly Sport Key Facts 2012-13" report by Mediamétrie, said Yassine-Guillaume Berhoun, sales manager for Sport for EurodataTV Worldwide, the international department for the institute of audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 11518
• Published on 07/11/13 at 18:40
Fox International: Simon Thomas, vice president in charge of global sports and content sales

Simon Thomas has been appointed executive vice president of pay television network FIC (Fox International Channels) announced Hernan Lopez, president and CEO of the company, on the 05/11/2013. Simon Thomas will be based in London (England) and Zurich (Switzerland) and will work directly with…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 11474
• Published on 06/11/13 at 16:59