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Spain: Real Madrid to challenge the LaLiga - Mediapro agreement for international TV rights

Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA) have brought a challenge before the CMBC (Comisión Nacional de la Competencia y los Mercados), the Spanish competition authority, over the agreement between LaLiga and Mediapro which should enable the Spanish telecommunications group to become the agency responsible for…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 45824
• Published on 30/06/15 at 11:30
©  CIO
IOC: Discovery Communications obtains the rights to Olympics in Europe for €1.3bn (2018-2024 period)

The US broadcaster Discovery Communications, the owner of the Eurosport pay-TV channels, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights in Europe to the Olympic Games for €1.3bn for the 2018-2024 period, announced the IOC on 29/06/2015. These rights include broadcast television (free-TV and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 45772
• Published on 29/06/15 at 18:17
©  FFF
Canada 2015: France-Germany quarter-final draws 7.5m viewers in Germany and 4.12m viewers in France

The 2015 Women's World Cup France - Germany quarter-final match (1-1, 4-5 on penalties, at the Stade Olympique in Montreal, Quebec, CAN) on Friday 26/06/2015 (kick-off at 22:00 CET) drew 7.5 million and 4.12 million viewers on average in Germany and France, respectively.In Germany, the match was…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 45737
• Published on 29/06/15 at 16:35
©  D.R.
Belgium: non-exclusive TV rights to the national cup (2015-2018) for Telenet, VRT and RTL Begium

The non-exclusive broadcast rights to the Croky Cup (sponsored name of the Belgian Cup) for three seasons (2015-16 to 2017-18) have been awarded to the Belgian media groups Telenet (Dutch), RTL Belgium (French) and VRT (Dutch), announced the URBSFA on 24/06/2015. The private TV groups RTL Belgium…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 45608
• Published on 26/06/15 at 15:55
©  n/a
Canada 2015: Round of 16 matches draw 6.12m viewers in Germany, new records in France and Canada

The 2015 Women's World Cup Round of 16 match between Germany and Sweden (4-1, Saturday 20/06/2015, kick-off at 22:00 CET) drew 6.12 million viewers on average in Germany on the German public-TV channel ARD, for an audience share in the German TV market of 26%. This was the largest domestic TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Essentials Media
• Article # 45396
• Published on 25/06/15 at 15:15
Euro 2016: EBU acquires the exclusive media rights to the final tournament for 26 European countries

"The European Broadcasting Union has reached agreement with UEFA for the exclusive media rights on all platforms in 26 countries to the UEFA Euro 2016," announced the EBU on 24/06/2015.The agreement covers the broadcasting of at least 23 games (out of 51) live and free-to-air, as well as magazines…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 45432
• Published on 25/06/15 at 12:54
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: B4 Capital retains the international TV rights to the Coppa Italia until 2017-18

The international media rights agency B4 Capital has retained the rights to distribute the international audiovisual rights to the TIM Cup for an additional three seasons (2015-16 through 2017-18), the agency announced on 23/06/2015.In addition to the Italian domestic cup, the agreement also…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 45329
• Published on 24/06/15 at 13:29
©  Rojadirecta
Spain: Court orders the website Rojadirecta to stop the illegal broadcasting of games

"Commercial Court number 11 in Madrid has ordered the immediate end to illegal transmissions of LaLiga games via www.rojadirecta.me allowing the precautionary measures requested by Mediapro and Gol T (two broadcasters of the Liga BBVA)," announced the Spanish professional football league on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 45221
• Published on 23/06/15 at 15:44
©  lfp.es
Spain: LaLiga wants to install centralised TV rights from 2015-16, Mediapro to market abroad rights

"LaLiga aims to put the wheels in motion of centralised commercialisation of television rights for the 2015-2016 season. As such, on Friday 19/06/2015, LaLiga announced to its clubs and SAD (sports limited companies) during a meeting being held in Villarreal (ESP) that an agreement had been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 45235
• Published on 23/06/15 at 15:06
©  ICC
2015 International Champions Cup: Canal+ and Sky acquire TV rights in Spain and the UK respectively

The pay-TV groups Canal+ España and Sky have acquired the audiovisual rights, in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively, to the 2015 Guinness International Champions Cup, the high-profile pre-season friendly tournament organised by the American company Relevant Sports, on 18/06/2015. The 2015…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 45142
• Published on 22/06/15 at 18:32