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Sky Europe: 96% of BSkyB shareholders vote for the acquisitions of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia

96% of the shareholders of the British pay-TV group BSkyB voted in favor of the acquisitions of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, the German and Italian counterparts to BSkyB, at a general meeting of shareholders on 06/10/2014. Nothing now opposes the merger of the three groups in an already…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 26251
• Published on 08/10/14 at 18:45
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North America: TV rights will grow 3.5 times faster than ticketing by 2018 (PwC)

The value of the North American sports market will reach $60.6bn (€47.8bn) in 2014 and grow by 4.5% per year on average to $70.7bn (€55.8bn) in 2018, states the 2014 edition of the "Sports Outlook" from the American subsidiary of the consultancy and auditing agency PwC, published on 06/10/2014…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 26268
• Published on 08/10/14 at 17:06
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: "Everything in the direction of greater visibility is a good thing" (J. Lambert)

"Everything that goes in the direction of greater visibility is obviously a good thing. If instead of 22 games broadcast on free-TV in France, there are 33, it's all good for the tournament and for the organization," said Jacques Lambert, president of the EURO 2016 SAS, on 07/10/2014. The French…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 26195
• Published on 07/10/14 at 19:35
©  NBA
USA: NBA extends domestic TV rights contracts with Disney and Turner for $24bn (€19.1bn) for 9 years

The NBA (National Basketball Association) has extended its domestic audiovisual rights contracts with the American pay-TV groups Disney and Turner for $24bn (€19.1bn) over 9 years (the 2016-17 through 2024-25 seasons), the league announced on 06/10/2014. The contracts amount to $2.67bn (€2.13bn…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 26105
• Published on 07/10/14 at 09:36
©  Europcar
Premier League: Europcar activates partnership with Arsenal with live match blogs

The British subsidiary of the Europcar group has activated its partnership with Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) in the form of live match blogs during the derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur (1-1, Matchday 6 of the Premier League ) on 27/09/2014.The live match blogs, managed and run…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 26091
• Published on 06/10/14 at 15:05
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Top 5: Serie A clubs the most dependent on TV revenue in 2012-13, Bundesliga the least dependent

The Serie A TIM distributed €846.1m in broadcasting revenue to its 20 clubs in 2012-13, 47.7% of the combined turnover of the 20 clubs during the same season (€1.772bn). This percentage is the highest of the Top 5 European leagues.The Barclays Premier League, which distributed the highest amount…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 26067
• Published on 06/10/14 at 13:50
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USA: DirecTV extends its "NFL Sunday Ticket" TV rights until 2023 for €9.5bn

The American pay-TV group DirecTV extended, on 01/10/2014, its broadcast rights in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America for "NFL Sunday Ticket" -- a package that makes broadcasts of games, produced by the national broadcasters Fox and CBS, available to subscribers outside the local…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 26007
• Published on 03/10/14 at 12:30
©  Arsenal
Premier League: RR Media will distribute Arsenal Media content internationally until 2017

RR Media, an Israeli company specialising in the production, management and delivery of content to television, radio and Internet media, has become the media partner of Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) for the 2014-2017 period, the company announced 29/09/2014. The partnership focuses on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 25980
• Published on 02/10/14 at 18:30
Premier League: ESPN "very surprised" by the price paid by BT for domestic rights in 2013-2016

Eric Johnson, the executive vice-president of global multimedia sales for the US-based sports pay-TV broadcaster ESPN, said he was "very surprised" by the (high) price paid by the UK telecommunications group BT to acquire the broadcast rights to the Premier League in the UK and Ireland, he stated…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 25973
• Published on 02/10/14 at 17:06
Premier League: Virgin Media wants Ofcom to investigate the sales conditions of TV rights

Virgin Media, the British telecommunications group and cable-TV provider, has asked Ofcom, the UK independent regulatory authority for telecommunications competition, to investigate the sales conditions of the domestic broadcasting rights to the Barclays Premier League before the launch of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 25927
• Published on 02/10/14 at 15:31