MP & Silva: A. Radrizzani sells a portion of his shares to R. Silva, wants to focus on Eleven Sports

Andrea Radrizzani, co-founder and a major shareholder of the British media rights and marketing agency MP & Silva, sold part of his shares to Riccardo Silva, the other co-founder and principal shareholder of the agency, on 04/08/2015. The exact share of the MP & Silva capital transferred by Andrea…

Spain: Vodafone TV is the first pay-TV platform to distribute beIN Sports channels

The Spanish telecommunications group Vodafone España has partnered with the Spanish broadcaster Mediapro to distribute, through its pay-TV platform Vodafone TV, the beIN Sports pay-TV channels on 04/08/2015. Vodafone, which bought the Ono operator in January 2015, is the third largest actor in the…

India: Multi Screen Media (Sony Kix) acquires the rights to Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante in 2015-2018

The Indian pay-TV group Multi Screen Media Private Limited, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights for the 2015-2018 seasons of the Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante on 03/08/2015. The rights are valid for all distribution platforms in India, Pakistan…

UK and Ireland: Sky Sports extends its broadcasting rights for the Liga BBVA until 2018

The British pay-TV group Sky plc extended its exclusive broadcasting rights of the Liga BBVA in the United Kingdom and Ireland for three more seasons, until the end of the 2017-18 season, on 05/08/2015. The agreement, reached with the Spanish broadcaster Mediapro, includes the 2016, 2017 and 2018…

China: Suning and LaLiga partner for the the 2015-20 Liga BBVA broadcast rights on PPTV (€250m)

Suning, the Chinese company specialising in the distribution of electronic products, formed a strategic partnership in China with LaLiga for the 2015 to 2020 period on 05/08/2015. The purpose of the partnership is two-fold: • The exclusive distribution of the Liga BBVA on PPTV Internet and mobile…

France: free DTT channel L'Équipe 21 acquires rights to the Russian first division from 2015-2018

The free DTT channel L'Équipe 21 has acquired the exclusive distribution rights, in France, to the SOGAZ Russian Football Championship from 2015-2018, on 03/08/2015. The broadcasting rights for the Russian first division in France were held by the pay-TV group MCS TV from 2012-2015.The amount of…

Eurosport: "Transform the business to a must-have sports channel across Europe" (Peter Hutton, CEO)

After Discovery's 100% takeover of Eurosport, and the group's €1.3bn acquisition of Olympic TV rights in Europe for 2018-2014), "we really can say this is a new company. We’re going to transform the business and turn it into a must-have sports channel across Europe," stated Peter Hutton, the CEO…

Germany: Wolfsburg-Bayern 2015 DFL-Supercup draws 5.76 million viewers on ZDF (audience share 23.6%)

VfL Wolfsburg - FC Bayern Munich (1-1, 5-4 on penalties), the 2015 DFL-Supercup played in the Volkswagen Arena (30,000 seats) in Wolfsburg (GER), allowed the German public TV channel ZDF to draw 5.76 million viewers on average during the match, which kicked off at 20:30 CET Saturday…

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Spain: League to jointly sell free-TV Liga BBVA and Copa del Rey matches for 2015-16

Lots 1 and 2 of the of domestic free-TV broadcast rights tender for Liga BBVA and Copa del Rey 2015-16 fixtures, launched by LaLiga on 17/07/2015, have now been made jointly available to broadcasters by the Spanish league, according to the Spanish press on 31/07/2015.Lot 1 covers exclusive live…