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Europa League: Sevilla - Fiorentina match draws 5.1 million viewers on average in Spain and Italy

The Sevilla FC - ACF Fiorentina (3-0) first leg semi-final of the 2014-15 Europa League drew 5.1 million total viewers on average in Spain and Italy during the match (kick-off at 21:05 CET), on Thursday 07/05/2015.In Spain, the game was broadcast by the Mediaset España group on the free-TV channel…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 41364
• Published on 11/05/15 at 17:45
Marketing and media rights: Lagardère Unlimited acquires the German agency UFA Sports

The French marketing and media rights agency Lagardère Unlimited acquired its German counterpart UFA Sports on 07/05/2015. The agency was acquired from the Luxembourg media organisation RTL Group. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed.Lagardère Unlimited hopes to "reinforce its football…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41375
• Published on 11/05/15 at 15:27
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UK: BT will launch a free version of BT Sport in 2015-16 for the Champions League

BT will launch a free version of its pay-TV channel BT Sport at the start of the 2015-16 season, announced John Petter, the chief executive of the consumer division of the British telecommunications group to the London Evening Standard on 06/05/2015. From 2015-16 (until the end of the 2017-18…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41335
• Published on 11/05/15 at 14:32
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Barcelona - Bayern: nearly 15.4 million viewers on average in Spain (Canal+) and Germany (ZDF, Sky)

FC Barcelona - FC Bayern Munich (3-0), the first leg semi-final of the 2014-15 Champions League, broadcast live in Germany by ZDF, saw the German public broadcaster attract 13.46 million viewers on average on Wednesday 06/05/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). The match was co-broadcast in Germany by…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 41268
• Published on 07/05/15 at 16:42
TV rights in Spain: federation says it was "ignored" and announces suspension of competitions

The board of directors of the RFEF announced, on 06/05/2015, that it was indefinitely suspending all Spanish domestic competitions as of 16/05/2015. The Spanish Federation is also protesting against the signing of the royal decree of 30/04/2015 from the Spanish government, which allows the…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 41234
• Published on 07/05/15 at 15:38
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Juventus-Real: 17.8 million viewers in Italy (Canale 5) and Spain (La 1) combined

Juventus - Real Madrid CF (2-1), the first leg of the semi-final of the 2014-15 Champions League, attracted 8.143 million viewers on average in Spain for the public TV channel La 1 on Tuesday 05/05/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). In Italy, the match attracted 9.7 million viewers on average to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 41102
• Published on 06/05/15 at 15:45
Greece: Nova TV extends its audiovisual rights to the Super League until 2018-19

The Greek telecommunications group Forthnet, which owns the pay-TV group Nova TV, has extended its audiovisual rights for four more years to the Super League (Greek first division) in Greece, on 04/05/2015. The contract, which initial expiry was at the end of May 2015, was extended until the end…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41065
• Published on 06/05/15 at 12:59
Football League: Channel 5 acquires TV rights to summaries of matches for 2015-2018

The British free-TV network Channel 5 has acquired the UK audiovisual rights to summaries of matches from the Sky Bet Football League, the Capital One Cup and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for the 2015- 2018 period, a total of 1,813 games per season, announced the Football League, which manages the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41063
• Published on 06/05/15 at 12:15
Facebook: €3.29bn turnover and €476m net profit in Q1 2015

Facebook achieved a turnover of $3.54bn (€3.29bn at the exchange rate on 31/03/2015) in the first quarter of 2015 and a net profit of $512m (€476m), down 25% compared to the first quarter of 2014 ($642m), announced the company on 22/04/2015. Advertising revenues amounted to $3.32bn (€3.09bn), 73…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance
• Article # 40970
• Published on 05/05/15 at 14:27
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Mayweather - Pacquiao: €359m of revenue for the pay-per-view broadcast via HBO and Showtime

The pay-per-view broadcast of the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA) and Manny Pacquiao (PHI), on 02/05/2015 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), generated nearly $400m (€359m) in revenue, according to several estimates released on 02/05/2015. Showtime (audiovisual group CBS Corporation) and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 40961
• Published on 05/05/15 at 12:30