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Euro 2016 qualifiers: record audience (11.6 million viewers) for RTL for Georgia-Germany

Georgia - Germany (0-4), the Matchday 5 of Group D of qualification for Euro 2016, saw the German free-TV channel RTL, the only broadcaster to show the match live in Germany, attract 11.56 million viewers on average during the match on Sunday 29/03/2015 (kick off at 18:00 CET).This score…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 38059
• Published on 31/03/15 at 16:20

Euro 2016 qualifiers: England-Lithuania attracts 5.3 million viewers on ITV (audience share: 25%)

England - Lithuania (4-0), Matchday 5 of Group E of qualification for Euro 2016, saw the British free-TV channel ITV, the only channel to broadcast the match live in the UK, attract 5.277 million viewers on average during the match on Friday 27/03/2015 (kick-off at 19:45 local time). This score…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 38062
• Published on 31/03/15 at 15:45

France: TFI garners 5.7 million viewers on average for France-Denmark, an audience share of 22.2%

The France - Denmark (2-0) friendly match, played at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (capacity 42,000, match attendance 38,000) in Saint-Étienne (FRA), saw the French free-TV channel TF1, the only channel to broadcast the match live in France, attract 5.707 million viewers on average during the match on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 38025
• Published on 31/03/15 at 12:31

"Our focus is the fans and everything that happens outside of the 90 minutes" (T. Thirlwall, Copa90)

"Our focus is the fans and everything that happens outside of the 90 minutes -- it’s something our fans and we believe that the stories we tell outside the 90 make those 90 minutes matter more," stated Tom Thirlwall, the CEO of BigBalls Films, which includes the Copa90 digital network, to News…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 37904
• Published on 31/03/15 at 11:35

Legal streaming: El Clásico attracts 1.75 million subscribers to Laola1.tv in Germany and Austria

876,948 unique users watched El Clásico, FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (2-1, Matchday 28of the 2014-15 Liga BBVA), live in Germany and Austria, on the web pay-TV site Laola1.tv, on 22/03/2015 (kick-off at 21.00 CET) announced the specialised German site Sponsors.de on 24/03/2015. In total, more…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37872
• Published on 27/03/15 at 18:50

TF1: 6.5 million viewers on average in France for the France-Brazil friendly, 26.9% audience share

The France - Brazil friendly match (1-3), played at the Stade de France (80,000 seats) in Saint-Denis (FRA), allowed the French free-TV channel TF1, the only live broadcaster of the match in France, to gather 6,553,000 viewers on average during the match (kickoff at 21:00 CET) on Thursday…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 37859
• Published on 27/03/15 at 18:30

ZDF: 9.84 million Germans watch the Germany - Australia friendly, 32.1% audience share

The friendly match between Germany and Australia (2-2) at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion (46,000 seats) in Kaiserslautern (GER), saw the German public broadcaster ZDF, the only channel to broadcast the match live in Germany, attract 9.84 million viewers on average during the match (kickoff at 20:30 CET…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 37863
• Published on 27/03/15 at 18:10

Sky Deutschland: Carsten Schmidt will replace Brian Sullivan as CEO on 24/06/2015

The German Carsten Schmidt will replace the American Brian Sullivan as chairman of the board and CEO of Sky Deutschland, as of 24/06/2015, announced the German pay-TV group, on 26/03/2015. Brian Sullivan, who has been the CEO of Sky Deutschland since April 2010, had his contract extended until the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 37823
• Published on 27/03/15 at 16:39

Turkey: beIN Media Group will soon acquire the entire Digiturk pay-TV group (Reuters)

The Qatari audiovisual group beIN Media Group is about to complete the acquisition of the entire share capital of Digiturk, a Turkish pay-TV group, according to Reuters on 24/03/2015. "The negotiations are at an advanced level with beIN. They may be finalised in the next couple of weeks," said a…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37760
• Published on 27/03/15 at 12:08

beIN Sports USA: 2.12 million subscribers watch Barça-Real on English and Spanish language channels

El Clásico, FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (2-1, Matchday 28 of the 2014-15 Liga BBVA) saw the pay-TV channels beIN Sports (English language) and beIN Sports ñ (Spanish language), the only channels that broadcast the match live in the US, attract an average of 2.12 million subscribers during the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 37680
• Published on 26/03/15 at 14:28