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Bundesliga: the League is considering introducing a broadcasting slot on Monday evening from 2017-18

The DFL is studying the possibility of introducing a new broadcasting slot for Bundesliga matches on Monday evenings from 2017-18, said Christian Seifert, the CEO of the German professional football league in Warsaw (Poland) on 19/03/2015."First of all, this idea is not entirely new. We already…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 37669
• Published on 26/03/15 at 12:11

FIFA: Pitch International to produce and distribute the TV magazine "FIFA Football" from May 2015

The British marketing and media rights agency Pitch International will produce and distribute "FIFA Football", a new weekly TV magazine for FIFA, after the first week of May 2015, stated the agency on 24/03/2015. "FIFA Football" will be a 30 minute TV magazine, including match summaries, news…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37645
• Published on 25/03/15 at 18:45

Illegal streaming: Rojadirecta.me ordered to pay €100,000 to the French LFP and remove LFP content

The TGI (civil court) of Paris (FRA), which has French jurisdiction, ruled in favour of the French LFP by ruling that the Spanish illegal streaming website Rojadirecta.me (hosted in Montenegro) had the legal status of a content publisher, and not just a content host, on 19/03/2015. This…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37585
• Published on 25/03/15 at 17:27

Spain: nearly 1.7 million Canal+1 subscribers watched El Clasico between Barcelona & Real Madrid

El Clasico, FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (2-1, Matchday 28 of the 2014-15 Liga BBVA), saw the Spanish pay-TV channel Canal+1 España, the only channel to broadcast the match live in Spain, attract 1,693,000 subscribers on average during the match on Sunday 22/03/2015 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 37345
• Published on 23/03/15 at 17:50

Sports betting: Sky sells 80% of Sky Bet shares to CVC Capital Partners for at least €831m

The British broadcasting group Sky plc announced the completion of the sale of a 80% stake in Sky Bet, its online games and sports betting subsidiary, to the investment fund CVC Capital Partners and to members of the management of Sky Bet, on 19/03/2015. Sky will receive £600m (€831m) in cash…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Betting, …
• Article # 37341
• Published on 23/03/15 at 16:50

La Liga: El Clasico was broadcast live to 5,000 passengers on 17 Turkish Airlines flights

El Clasico, FC Barcelona - Real Madrid CF (2-1, Matchday 28 of the Liga BBVA) was watched live by about 5,000 passengers on 17 intercontinental Turkish Airlines flights on 22/03/2015. This follows an agreement concluded on 19/03/2015 between Turkish Airlines, which has Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37328
• Published on 23/03/15 at 16:19

UK: Sky to increase its subscription rates an additional €3.45 per month as of 01/06/2015

The British broadcasting group Sky plc announced an average increase of £2.5 (€3.45) per month of its subscription rates as of 01/06/2015, on 19/03/2015. The announcement of Sky's new fee system usually occurs every September. On 10/02/2015, Sky acquired the audiovisual rights to 126 Premier…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 37216
• Published on 20/03/15 at 17:39

Austria: the public broadcaster ORF acquires the audiovisual rights to Euro 2016

The Austrian public broadcasting group ORF acquired the exclusive audiovisual rights, in Austria, to Euro 2016 on 05/03/2015. These rights apply to all broadcast platforms and were acquired by the ORF from the EBU (European Broadcasting Union), stated the Austrian group on 05/03/2015. "The price…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 37001
• Published on 18/03/15 at 18:59

Digital: Italian company deltatre and the French company Netco Sports sign a strategic partnership

deltatre, an Italian company which specialises in digital solutions for the broadcasters and organisers of sporting events, and its French counterpart Netco Sports announced the signing of a strategic partnership on 24/02/2015. "After having successfully cooperated for the major football event of…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 36944
• Published on 18/03/15 at 17:05

Shirt-embedded cameras: Telefonica (telecom), as well as Iniesta and Ibaka, invest in First V1sion

The Spanish telecom group Telefonica has invested €60,000, through its startup incubator Wayra, to acquire a 7% stake in the Spanish company First V1sion on 16/03/2015. First V1sion manufactures mini-cameras which are "wearable" -- imbedded into sports shirts -- that can film in HD and transmit a…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 36887
• Published on 18/03/15 at 11:15