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Italy: B4 Capital to manage the international TV rights of the Italian national team

The international media rights agency B4 Capital has signed an exclusive agreement to market the rights to the home friendly matches of the Italian national team in the Americas, North Africa and the Middle East, the agency announced on 19/06/2015. The contract runs through 2018.The agreement also…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 44997
• Published on 19/06/15 at 16:30
21th Century Fox: James Murdoch will succeed his father as CEO on 01/07/2015

James Murdoch will officially become the CEO of 21st Century Fox as of 01/07/2015, announced the board of directors of the American media conglomerate on 16/06/2015. Until now, he had been co-chief operating officer of the US group. He succeeds his father Rupert Murdoch, previously CEO of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 44893
• Published on 19/06/15 at 09:28
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NBA: the six games of the 2014-15 finals draw nearly 20 million viewers on average in the USA

The six games of the 2014-15 NBA Finals drew an average of 19.94 million viewers per game in the United States for the national free-TV channel ABC, announced multiple American media outlets on 18/06/2015. According to the American television measurement agency Nielsen, this figure represents an…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Essentials Media
• Article # 44847
• Published on 18/06/15 at 15:12
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UK: 6.4% rise in pay-TV subscribers year on year due to Sky Now TV Service

16.6 million households subscribe to pay-TV in the UK (satellite, cable, IPTV) as of 31/03/2015, compared to 15.6 million on 31/03/2014, according to figures from the North American market research and marketing consulting company IHS, 16/06/2015. This represents an increase of 6.4% year on year…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 44807
• Published on 18/06/15 at 11:30
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Copa America 2015: Kia, ESPN and Twitter form partnership to offer video content to fans

The Korean automaker Kia, the US pay-TV channel ESPN and the social network Twitter have entered into a partnership on the occasion of the Copa America 2015, in order to offer fans, in Latin America only, match highlights on Twitter, announced Kia on 11/06/2015. Kia has partnered with ESPN, the…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 44637
• Published on 16/06/15 at 18:19
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2015-2018 European Cups: BT Sport launches the premium channel Europe and the free channel Showcase

The British group BT telecom presented its editorial system and the price of access to its BT Sport channels for the 2015-16 season on 09/06/2015. BT Sport holds the exclusive broadcasting rights, in the United Kingdom, to the Champions League and the Europa League for the 2015-2018 cycle…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 44539
• Published on 16/06/15 at 10:09
Average attendance of the 5 major European leagues (2009-10 to 2015-16)

The Bundesliga retains the best attendance in Europe in 2015-16 with 43,325 spectators on average per match, ahead of the Premier League (36,409 average attendance) and the Liga BBVA (28,118). After surpassing the Serie A TIM in average attendance in 2014-15, Ligue 1 has fallen back to 5th…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79881
• Published on 15/06/15 at 16:08
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Africa: Sportfive extends as the media and marketing agency to the African Confederation (2017-2028)

Sportfive, the sports marketing agency of Lagardère Unlimited Group, renewed its partnership with CAF for the exclusive management of media rights and marketing for major competitions organised by the African Confederation for the 2017-2028 period, announced the confederation on 12/06/2015. The…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 44485
• Published on 15/06/15 at 15:50
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21st Century Fox: CEO Rupert Murdoch will entrust his responsibilities to his sons Lachlan and James

"The matter of succession (to Rupert Murdoch, the CEO of the group) is on the agenda at our upcoming, regularly scheduled board meeting," stated the US media conglomerate 21st Century Fox on the American channel CNBC on 11/06/2015. The next 21st Century Fox executive committee is to be held in the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 44467
• Published on 15/06/15 at 14:20
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Twitter: CEO Dick Costolo resigns, co-founder Jack Dorsey takes over temporarily

Dick Costolo resigned his post as the CEO of the social network Twitter, effective from 01/07/2015, announced the company on 11/06/2015. Jack Dorsey, a co-founder of the company in 2007 and chairman of the board, has been appointed the interim CEO.Dick Costolo will remain on the board of Twitter…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 44423
• Published on 15/06/15 at 13:30