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BSkyB set to target pay-TV non-subscribers with TV on-demand

Pay-TV and Internet service provider group British BSkyB presented its innovations and goals for 2014 during the announcement of its results for the first half of 2014 (01/07-13/12/2013), on the 30/01/2014.Among the items included in the spring 2014 launch is a package providing access to the Now…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 14211
• Published on 31/01/14 at 16:28
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TV rights: FFF choose France Télévisions and Eurosport (Lot 1) and D8/D17 (Lots 2 and 3)

The French Football Federation (FFF) awarded the 2014-2018 rights to broadcast the men's and women's Coupes de France and the French women's championship top division to the public broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-TV channel Eurosport France, on the 30/01/2014. The two companies, which…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 14210
• Published on 31/01/14 at 11:29
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Bundesliga: three matches broadcast live every weekend in Asia, from 2015-16

American television group FIC (Fox International Channels), a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, will broadcast live at least three Bundesliga matches every weekend in Asia from 2015-16, said Hernan Lopez, President and CEO of FIC, to the German website Sponsors, on the the 28/01/2014. Media…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs
• Article # 14168
• Published on 30/01/14 at 15:38
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Premier League: Discovery and Eurosport interested in TV rights of the championship after 2016

The U.S. media group Discovery Communications, the majority shareholder of the pay-TV group Eurosport International, is interested in the acquisition of the domestic distribution rights to the Premier League at the end of the current 2013-2016 cycle, says the British newspaper The Guardian, on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 14090
• Published on 29/01/14 at 12:48
IMG: Nick Moody appointed director of operations of the "Premier League Productions" division

Nick Moody was appointed director of operations for the "Premier League Productions" division in the IMG agency on the 28/01/2014. This department is in charge of the production and distribution of international programmes of the English Premier League. Nick Moody previously served as a producer…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 14079
• Published on 28/01/14 at 18:59
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2014 World Cup radio rights: "Sport runs off information" (François Clauss, Europe 1)

"Those €185,000 go directly into FIFA’s pocket! This is the price to cover the 2014 World Cup, but it only gives you the right to pay more if you want to access the stadiums and comment live on a match of the competition," declared François Clauss, Director of Sports for the French radio station…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 14035
• Published on 28/01/14 at 18:34
Belgium: MP & Silva agency could be a candidate for the Jupiler Pro League TV rights after 2014

The MP & Silva media agency will be a candidate for acquisition and distribution of the audiovisual rights, in Belgium and abroad, of the Jupiler Pro League after 2014, say Belgian media, on the 23/01/2014. The current contract for TV rights of the Belgian first division, which took effect in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 14072
• Published on 28/01/14 at 18:02
Media: the Premier League plans to sue 100 pubs in England and Wales

The English Premier League plans to sue 100 pubs in England and Wales which broadcast the matches of the English championship illegally via foreign satellite operators, the BBC reported on the 23/01/2014.Owners of pubs in the UK use foreign satellites, whose subscriptions are cheaper than BT Sport…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Legal, …
• Article # 14021
• Published on 27/01/14 at 18:59
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American group Discovery Communications to take control of Eurosport International (51%)

US media company Discovery Communications will increase its interest in Eurosport International from 20% to 51%, announced the French broadcaster TF1, Eurosport majority shareholder, on the 21/01/2014. "This transaction will create a leading portfolio of pay-TV networks across Europe," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 13878
• Published on 24/01/14 at 16:45
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Portugal: debate on the legality of Benfica TV regarding FIFA regulations

The activity of Portuguese channel Benfica TV, broadcasting the home games of the Lisbon club (first division) since the beginning of the 2013-14 season and the home games of Farense (2nd division, € 300,000 per season) could be inconsistent with FIFA's (Federation Internationale of Football…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 13917
• Published on 24/01/14 at 12:37