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Candidates for main lots of Serie A 2015-2018 TV rights: Sky, Mediaset, Fox and Eurosport

Pay-TV groups Sky Italia, Mediaset, Fox International Channels Italy and Eurosport have each submitted one or several bids for the purchase of lots of media rights for 2015-2018 Serie A, announced the Lega Serie A, the professional league that manages Italy's first division, on 05/06/2014. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 20444
• Published on 09/06/14 at 18:44
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Pay TV: Telefonica negotiates purchase of Mediaset's 22% share in Canal+ Spain for €350m

The Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has initiated negotiations with the pay-TV group Mediaset España to purchase its 22% share in pay-TV group DTS (Canal+ Spain), according to U.S. and Italian outlets on 04/06/2014. The amount of the transaction could reach €350m. The Spanish media…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 20484
• Published on 09/06/14 at 18:22
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Brazil 2014: Google Street View providing virtual tours of 12 World Cup stadiums

Google Maps launched the ability to take virtual tours inside the 12 stadiums of the 2014 World Cup in its Google Street View app on 05/06/2014.Users can see the 12 stadiums from the stands and the pitch, and a listing of matches held in the stadium. Adjacent streets and over a hundred Brazilian…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Authorities, …
• Article # 20377
• Published on 06/06/14 at 14:59
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Brazil 2014: "Audience will increase" compared to 2010 World Cup (Ericson, FIFA)

"We have some reasons to say the [television] audience will increase [for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, from 12/06 to 07/13/2014]. We worked very hard on the match schedule and the times. We think they will be very good for the football fan," said Niclas Ericson, television director for FIFA…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20351
• Published on 06/06/14 at 12:29
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Spain: Prisa formalises sale of 56% stake in Canal+ Spain to Telefonica for €750m

The Spanish broadcaster Prisa formalised an agreement to sell its 56% stake in its subsidiary DTS, a pay-TV platform (known as Canal+ Spain, formerly marketed as Digital+) to the telecommunications group Telefonica. The amount of the sale was €750m, or 3.5% more than announced on 07/05/2014…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 20197
• Published on 04/06/14 at 19:00
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Brazil 2014: MetraWeather offers weather bulletins for broadcasters for each game

A service named Clipstore was launched on 02/06/2014 by MetraWeather, a New Zealand provider of meteorological services, in partnership with Red Touch Media, a software developer. It will provide short weather bulletins for precise locations to broadcasters of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Stadiums
• Article # 20233
• Published on 04/06/14 at 15:59
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Pay TV: Discovery Communications takes control of Eurosport International (51%) for €253.3m

U.S. pay-TV company Discovery Communications announced the completion of its acquisition of a 51% stake in the sports pay-TV group Eurosport International on 30/05/2014. Up to then, Discovery Communications owned 20% of Eurosport France and Eurosport International. Under the terms of an agreement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 20091
• Published on 02/06/14 at 18:11
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Brazil 2014: CNN and Facebook launch interactive platform CNN Facebook Pulse

An interactive platform dedicated to the 2014 World Cup, "CNN Facebook Pulse", was launched by news channel CNN International and the social network Facebook on CNN's website on 27/05/2014. This platform compiles real-time posts and photos posted on Facebook and Instagram (a social network for…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 20105
• Published on 02/06/14 at 17:59
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Ligue 1: 2018-2024 international TV rights sold to beIN Media Group for €80m per year (+146%)

International TV rights for Ligue 1 were sold for 2018-2024 to beIN Media Group, LFP (French Professional Football League) announced on 30/05/2014. The Qatari pay-TV group will guarantee a minimum of €80m per season, or €480m for the six-year period. Beyond the €480m, income will be shared equally…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 20064
• Published on 02/06/14 at 17:35
Brazil 2014: Munich Olympic Stadium offers catering directly to seats during World Cup

Spectators watching the German team's World Cup (12/06 to 13/07/2014, Brazil) matches on the giant screen will be able to have food delivered to their seats in the stands with the free application Opentabs, beginning 16/06/2014, the date of the team's first game (versus Portugal). On installing…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 19963
• Published on 30/05/14 at 18:15