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UK: Ofcom will investigate the conditions of the sale of the Premier League's TV rights

Ofcom, UK independent regulator of telecom and audiovisual competition, will take up to the complaint filed in September 2014 by the British telecom group Virgin Media, and will investigate the conditions of the sale of domestic TV rights to the Premier League, stated the regulatory body on…
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BSkyB now becomes "SKY" after the acquisition of 100% of Sky Italia and 87.45% of Sky Deutschland

The British pay-TV group BSkyB confirmed the acquisition of its Italian counterparts Sky Italia (100% of capital) and German Sky Deutschland (87.45%), on 13/11/2014. The BSkyB brand trademark, used since 1990, now disappears and the brand is now called SKY. The new group "will be the first…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
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MP & Silva: establishment of new executive management, Peter Hutton leaves the agency

New executive management of MP & Silva, the media and marketing rights agency, is in place, the agency announced on 17/11/2014. This new structure "will enable the company to continue developing its leadership as the fastest growing media rights group in the sports industry," said MP & Silva…
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Facebook: reduced scope of posted content deemed "too promotional" of brands

Facebook will reduce the scope of posted content of brands on the social network considers "too promotional" in January 2015, Facebook announced on 14/11/2014. These measures concern "posts that solely push people to buy a product or install an app, posts that push people to enter promotions and…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital
• Article # 28411
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RTL Group records stable turnover (€1.2bn) in Q3 2014, a decrease over 9 months (-1.6%)

The RTL Group, a Luxembourg media conglomerate, announced a turnover of €1.259bn for the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 (from 01/07 to 30/09/2014), unchanged from the third quarter of 2013 (€1.257bn), on 13/11/2014. Operating profit in Q3 2014 (€160m) also remained stable compared to 2013…
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Turkey: Digiturk keeps TV rights to the Süper Lig for €361m per year (+40%) until 2017

Rekabet Kurumu, the Turkish competition authority, validated, on 04/11/2014, the agreement concluded on 21/05/2012 between the TFF (Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu, the Turkish federation) and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri A.Ş. ve Prodüksiyon -- the owner of the Digiturk pay-TV group -- for the extension of…
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Argentina: government paid €157m in 2014 to allow broadcasting of the championship on free-TV

The Argentine government paid 1.667bn pesos (€157m) to the AFA (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, the Argentine Association) in 2014 under the programme for TV "Fútbol para Todos" ("Football for All"), stated the Argentine newspaper El Cronista on 10/11/2014. This amount is 18.2% higher than the…
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