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21st Century Fox: BSkyB acquires sister companies Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia for at least €6.8m

BSkyB, the British pay-TV group, announced on 25/07/2014 that it had come to an agreement to buy American media group 21st Century Fox's shares in Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia (100%) and in its German sister companies Sky Deutschland (57.4%). BSkyB also belongs to 21st Century Fox at a level of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 23095
• Published on 28/07/14 at 18:47
Pay-TV market valued at €208bn for 2014 by ABI Research

Pay TV will have 936.4m subscribers around the world and generate a turnover of $280.4bn (€208bn) in 2014, according to figures released by the American company ABI Research on 21/07/2014.The North American cable pay-TV market lost 7,000 subscribers during the first quarter in 2014, compared to a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22989
• Published on 28/07/14 at 11:00
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USA: NBC Sports partners with Fathom Events to broadcast Premier League in cinemas

The pay-TV American group NBC Sports partnered with American events company Fathom Events on 23/07/2014 to broadcast the best fixtures of the 2014-15 Premier League in cinemas in the United States.NBC Sports holds the broadcast rights, in the United States, of the Premier League for the 2013-2016…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 23041
• Published on 28/07/14 at 09:52
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USA-Canada: beIN sports renames streaming platform beIN Sports Connect

beIN Sports Play, which is the TV channel beIN Sports' video streaming platform for internet and mobile devices in the United States and Canada, has been renamed beIN Sports Connect, announced the American pay-TV group beIN Sports USA on 22/07/2014.beIN Sports Play is accessible in the United…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22990
• Published on 24/07/14 at 18:16
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Facebook: Dan Reed appointed head of global sports partnerships, effective 01/08/2014

Dan Reed (USA) was appointed head of global sports partnerships of Facebook, effective 01/08/2014. Reed had been the president of the NBA Development League (the National Basketball Association's official minor league organisation in North America) since 2007; his move was confirmed to News Tank…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 22971
• Published on 24/07/14 at 15:18
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Serie A: Communications authority approves exchanging of package D between Mediaset and Sky Italia

AGCOM, the Italian regulatory authority for telecommunications, agreed to the sub-licensing of package D of 2015-2018 broadcast rights for Serie A on 18/07/2014. This decision opens the door for the resale of package D, which is owned by the Italian free- and pay-TV group Mediaset, to its rival…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 22920
• Published on 23/07/14 at 19:30
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United States: 21st Century Fox reorganises TV activities and seeks purchase of Time Warner

The American broadcasting company 21st Century Fox announced the creation of a new entity in the Fox Networks Group on 14/07/2014. The new structure, Fox Television Group, will be led by Gary Newman and Dana Walden, joint-chairmen and CEOs. They will officially take their positions later in July…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 22805
• Published on 23/07/14 at 16:27
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USA: NBA in negotiations with Disney and Time Warner for TV rights; seeks to double price

The NBA (National Basketball Association, North America) launched negotiations on 22/07/2014 with Disney and Time Warner to extend the broadcasters' nation-wide domestic TV rights for the league's games after the 2015-16 season, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported on 15/07/2014. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 22863
• Published on 23/07/14 at 15:42
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Brazil 2014: 2014's final may have better ratings than 2010's, say European broadcasters

"The fully audited global figures for Sunday’s match [Germany-Argentina, 1-0 aet, the final of the 2014 World Cup, 13/07/2014] will not be known for some time, but broadcasters are already optimistic that the numbers may approach or even surpass the 909m who watched the Spain v Netherlands final…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 22705
• Published on 23/07/14 at 09:37
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World Cup: "The exploding cost of TV rights [...] is not sustainable" (J. Raynaud, Sky Sport)

"In recent World Cups we have seen hyper-inflation in the pricing of broadcast rights. For 2018, we have not yet made a decision, but we have to evaluate this, in light of the exploding cost of TV rights, which, at this time, is not sustainable," said Jacques Raynaud, the executive vice-president…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 22866
• Published on 22/07/14 at 18:34