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ARD and ZDF extend their broadcasting rights for German national team friendlies until 2017-18

SportA, the media rights subsidiary of the German public free-TV broadcasters ARD and ZDF, will extend its partnership with the DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, the German federation), the parties announced on 18/11/2014.The agreement will continue to cover friendlies played by the German men’s and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 28590
• Published on 20/11/14 at 13:14
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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…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 28573
• Published on 20/11/14 at 10:40
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Sony launched PlayStation TV in Western Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania on 14/11/2014

PlayStation TV, which allows users to stream and broadcast PS4 games on another HDTV in their homes, was launched in the PAL region (phase alternating line technology, available in most parts of Asia, Africa, Western Europe and Oceania), announced Sony on 14/11/2014. The PlayStation TV device is…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 28506
• Published on 19/11/14 at 12:12
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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…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28452
• Published on 18/11/14 at 17:29
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…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28450
• Published on 18/11/14 at 16:51
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
• Published on 18/11/14 at 11:28
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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…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 28385
• Published on 17/11/14 at 18:30
©  Mediaset Espana
2014 FIFA Club World Cup: Mediaset acquires the rights to broadcast the tournament in Spain

The television group Mediaset España acquired the broadcasting rights in Spain for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (in Morocco, from 10 to 20/12/2014), on 13/11/2014. Mediaset España will broadcast two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final. The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup will be broadcast on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 28265
• Published on 14/11/14 at 15:43
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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…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 28180
• Published on 13/11/14 at 16:59
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…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 28161
• Published on 13/11/14 at 15:39