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Media: FC Porto president fears a conflict of interest between Benfica and its TV channel

"I find it interesting that a club is currently negotiating with other clubs for the rights to broadcast their games. It will be interesting to see the types of relationships and conflicts of interest that arise," said Pinto da Costa, president of FC Porto (Portuguese champions in 2012/13), in the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 8199
• Published on 23/07/13 at 17:18
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Media: Kentaro to sell rights to Bayern vs Barcelona on the 24/07/2013 in more than 140 countries

The Swiss media and marketing rights agency Kentaro has sold the broadcasting rights for the Bayern Munich vs FC Barcelona friendly match, which takes place at the Allianz Arena on the 24/07/2013, in more than 140 countries, the agency announced on the 22/07/2013. Kentaro has sold the rights to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs
• Article # 8196
• Published on 23/07/13 at 15:44
Media: the Portuguese group Sport.TV to launch a "low cost" channel on the 01/08/2013

The Portuguese satellite pay-TV group Sport.TV is launching a low-cost channel on the 01/08/2013, the company announced on the 18/07/2013. The channel, called Sport.TV Live HD will be available via a separate subscription from the group's other channels, from €9.90 per month. The channel will be…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8187
• Published on 23/07/13 at 15:22
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Media: the American channel GolTV acquires the rights of the Dutch championship in the United States

American TV channel GolTV has secured the broadcast rights in the United States to the Eredivisie (Dutch first division) on the 22/07/2013.GolTV, whose programs are in both English and Spanish, will retransmit the Dutch league from the beginning of the 2013-14 season on the 02/08/2013. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 8150
• Published on 22/07/13 at 18:41
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Media: enquiry to be held following match streamed live on Borussia Dortmund's website

The media authority of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) has launched an investigation into Borussia Dortmund (2nd in the Bundesliga in 2012/13) after they broadcast a match live on their website, the German press revealed on the 17/07/2013. German law requires media that broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 8141
• Published on 22/07/13 at 16:09
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England : press group News UK awarded rights to Football Association match clips until 2017

British newspaper group News UK has been awarded the rights to Football Association match clips until 2017, the company announced on the 17/07/2013.The FA's rights are shared between News UK, BT Sport and the BBC. This will allow News UK to show near-live clips across all its digital platforms of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 8092
• Published on 19/07/13 at 19:24
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England : Sky Sports extends its broadcasting agreement with The Football League until 2018

The Football League (2nd, 3rd and 4th divisions in England - 72 clubs) and British pay-TV channel Sky Sports have agreed a new five-year partnership that includes extending their existing broadcasting agreement, running until 2014/15, for a further three years until 2018, on the 18/07/2013.The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities
• Article # 8083
• Published on 19/07/13 at 19:23
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Scandinavia: SBS Discovery Media acquires the TV rights to UEFA qualifiers for 2016 and 2018

SBS Discovery Media has acquired the media rights to Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, UEFA (Union of European Football Association) announced on the 18/07/2013.In Denmark, the national team’s matches will be shown on Kanal 5; Norwegian fans will be able to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 8055
• Published on 19/07/13 at 17:33
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Media: ITV secures the live TV rights to all England's internationals from 2014 until 2018

British free-to-air broadcaster ITV has secured the TV rights for the UK to England's home and away friendly internationals from 2014/15 to 2017/2018, the company announced on the 17/07/2013.The TV network acquired the rights from the FA (Football Association) and the deal is estimated to be worth…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 8005
• Published on 19/07/13 at 15:49
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Premier League wins court order against streaming website FirstRow1

The Premier League has won a court order forcing UK ISPs (internet service providers) to block the Swedish football streaming website, FirstRow1, on the 17/07/2013. The High Court ruled that the site's activity is a "breach of copyright" and will be blocked before the 2013/14 Premier League season…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Legal, …
• Article # 8038
• Published on 19/07/13 at 11:08