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Jan Koeppen, president of Fox International Channels for Europe and Africa

Jan Koeppen was named president of the broadcasting company, FIC (Fox International Channels), announced Hernan Lopez, president and CEO of FIC on 02/04/2014. Jan Koeppen, who will report directly to Hernan Lopez, will take office on 30/04/2014. Since April 2009, Jan Koeppen has been chief…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 17118
• Published on 04/04/14 at 11:20
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Brazil 2014: FIFA and Sony to produce three matches and official tournament film in Ultra HD

FIFA and the Japanese company, Sony, major partner of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and official partner of the 2014 World Cup (Brazil, from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), will produce three matches of the competition as well as the official tournament film using Ultra HD (4K…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 17086
• Published on 03/04/14 at 18:02
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Turkey: Saran Medya to distribute TV rights of friendly matches of national team until 2018

The Turkish media rights agency, Saran Medya, has signed an agreement with the TFF (Turkish Football Federation) for the exclusive distribution of audiovisual rights for friendlies of the national team at home until 2018, the company announced on 01/04/2014. Saran Medya has managed the marketing…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 17051
• Published on 03/04/14 at 13:59
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2016-2020 TV rights: the Paris Court of Appeal dismisses Canal+, the tender is upheld

"Canal+, who appealed the decision of the Judge of the Regional Court of Paris was again rejected this Tuesday, on 01/04/2014, regarding their request to suspend the tender, by the Paris Court of Appeal", announced the LFP (French Professional Football League) on 01/04/2014. The French pay-TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 17003
• Published on 02/04/14 at 16:08
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2016-2020 Ligue 1 TV rights: Canal+ may have appealed decision of Paris Court

The French pay-TV group, Canal+, may have appealed the decision of 28/03/2014 by the Regional Court (Tribunal de Grande Instance) of Paris on 31/03/2014, to maintain the tender launched by the LFP (Professional Football League) for the 2016-2020 TV rights for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Canal+ had…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 16941
• Published on 01/04/14 at 13:31
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World Cup 2014: 46% of Americans want to watch the competition on multi-screen

74% of potential U.S. viewers of the World Cup 2014 (Brazil, 12/06 to 13/07/2014) will watch matches of the competition in a bar with friends or from their place of work, and 63% of them will look for summaries of matches on their computer, compared to 25% on their tablet and 23% on their…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 16933
• Published on 01/04/14 at 11:43
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MP & Silva will distribute the Copa Libertadores in 2014 in seven countries in Asia and Oceania

MP & Silva will distribute the Internet, TV and mobile rights to the 2014 edition of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana in several countries in Asia and Oceania, announced the media and marketing rights agency on 27/03/2014. The rights of both CONMEBOL (South American Football…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 16862
• Published on 31/03/14 at 13:40
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England: Marc Watson resigns as CEO of BT TV

Marc Watson resigned as CEO of BT TV, the broadcast service of the telecommunications company BT (British Telecom), owner of the pay-TV channel BT Sport, "to explore new opportunities outside the company," said BT Group on 26/03/2014. At the head of BT TV since 2009, Mark Watson played a key role…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 16723
• Published on 27/03/14 at 12:15
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beIN Sports USA to launch a vuvuzela that can change the channel

beIN Sports USA, the U.S. version of the Qatari pay-TV channel, beIN Sports, launched the "beIN game changer," a vuvuzela that allows its users to change the channel and move onto beIN Sports by blowing into the instrument, on 18/03/2014."Wherever fans are denied their soccer, one sports network…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 16657
• Published on 26/03/14 at 16:59
2016-2020 Ligue 1 & 2 TV rights: Orange sent a "friendly letter" to the LFP

It was "a friendly letter for a partner" that the telecommunications group, Orange, sent to the LFP (French Professional Football League), "to confess their surprise about the disappearance of the 'mobile' lot in the calls for applications of the media rights of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 16564
• Published on 24/03/14 at 19:00