Sky Deutschland: Brian Sullivan re-appointed CEO through 2016

Brian Sullivan (USA) was re-appointed CEO of German pay-TV group Sky Deutschland on 01/07/2014 for a term lasting through the end of 2016. The extension of his contract, which would have ended in December 2014, was requested by James Murdoch, the chairman of Sky Deutschland, a German subsidiary…

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Germany: Brazil 2014 mobile apps by ARD and ZDR downloaded 2m times

1.3m people in Germany have downloaded and installed SportSchau FIFA WM App -- which is dedicated to the 2014 World Cup -- onto their smartphones or computer tablets during the group stage (from 12 to 26/06/2014), announced the app's creator ARD, the German public broadcaster.This is twice the…

Brazil 2014: 4m Belgians watched Belgium-USA; highest TV ratings since 1997

The Belgium - USA (2-1 aet) match in the round of 16 of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) was watched by 4,034,293 Belgians (on average from 22:00 CET 01/07/2014 to 00:30 the next day), the Belgian press reported on 02/07/2014. This constitutes a new TV ratings record for…

Serie A: Sky and Mediaset to share 2015-2018 TV rights for €954m annually

Sky Italia and Mediaset have acquired the domestic TV rights for Serie A for 2015 through 2018 for a total of €945m per year, announced Lega Serie A, the professional football league that manages the first Italian division, on 26/06/2014.This sum is €133m less than the €1.078bn expected, yet…

Facebook top social network for those following World Cup in Brazil, USA & UK

Amongst Brazilian, American and British internet users following the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), 93% use Facebook and 59% use Twitter, according to the study "World Cup Behaviours" published on 27/06/2014 by GlobalWebIndex, an English firm specialised in research on consumer…

German broadcaster ZDF nabs 11.62m viewers for Argentina-Switzerland, 10.35m for Belgium-USA

The round of 16 Argentina - Switzerland match (1-0, aet) of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) was watched on average by 11.62m viewers in Germany on the public channel ZDF. The game went from 18:00 to 20:30 CET on 01/07/2014.ZDF had an audience share of 50% for this game among…

Brazil 2014: beIN Sports achieves ratings records in France with Argentina-Switzerland match

Pay-TV channel beIN Sports broke two of its ratings records in France with the round of 16 Argentina-Switzerland match of the World Cup (1-0 aet, Sao Paulo): an average viewership of 1.273m from 18:00 to 20:30, and a peak audience of 1.682m late in the game, according to the media measurement firm…

Brazil 2014: Germany-Algeria watched by 28.2m viewers on ZDF (audience share: 85.1%)

The round of 16 Germany - Algeria match (2-1 aet) of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014) was watched on average by 28.21m viewers in Germany on the public channel ZDF. It lasted from 22:00 CET on 30/06 to 00:30 CET on 01/07/2014. ZDF had an audience share of 85.1% for this game…

Brazil 2014: New records for TV ratings in many markets, according to European broadcasters

"The group matches have set new TV records in a number of markets, from Belgium to the US. Sales of television advertising and subscriptions have also benefitted" according to a study by European TV and radio broadcasters (see the list below), including the ACT (Association of Commercial…