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Digital: Perform acquires the rights to broadcast Europa League match highlights in the Netherlands

The British company Perform, which specialises in sports content production and distribution on digital platforms, acquired the rights to broadcast clips and highlights of Europa League matches in the Netherlands, on 16/10/2015. The rights are valid for the 2015-2018 cycle. The videos will be…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54235
• Published on 20/10/15 at 16:31
©  D.R.
Digital: Wolfgang Holzhäuser, former CEO of Bayer Leverkusen, becomes a partner at Goldmedia

Wolfgang Holzhäuser (65 years old) has become an associate partner at Goldmedia, the German research and consulting firm specialising in digital business development, on 15/10/2015. He has also joined the company's consultancy team.Holzhäuser was previously the CEO of Bayer 04 Leverkusen…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54209
• Published on 20/10/15 at 14:04
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United Kingdom: BBC and ITV acquire the broadcasting rights to Euro 2016 and Euro 2020

The public broadcaster BBC and the private free-TV broadcaster ITV have acquired the UK broadcasting rights for the Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 competitions, on 17/10/2015. No financial information or details on the division of the 51 matches in each tournament between the two media groups have been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 54170
• Published on 20/10/15 at 13:19
©  MP & Silva
MP & Silva: the agency wants to sell 40% of its shares for $1bn, according to director Marco Auletta

MP & Silva is looking to sell 40% of its capital for a minimum of $1bn (€880m as of 16/10/2015), said Marco Auletta, the executive director of the British media rights agency, to the economic newspaper the Financial Times on 11/10/2015. “We have had a lot of interest in the past from investment…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 54065
• Published on 19/10/15 at 11:29
©  Fox Sports
United States: Fox Sports extends its live broadcasting rights deal for the Bundesliga for 2016

Fox Sports will add eight live broadcasts of the Bundesliga to its broadcast schedule, as of 30/01/2016, for the second half of the 2015-16 season, announced the US pay-TV group on 13/10/2015. This deal includes an additional live game on Saturdays, for eight matchdays in the first quarter of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 54020
• Published on 19/10/15 at 10:14
©  Copa90
Copa90: Bigballs Media, owner of the Copa network, signs $10.6m funding deal with Liberty Global

Bigballs Media, the fan-focused digital football network, signed a $10.6 million (€9.3m) investment deal with Liberty Global and e.ventures on 12/10/2015. The UK-based parent company of the digital channels Copa90 and KICKTV, Bigballs' "Copa network" now reaches more than 10 million young fans…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 54030
• Published on 16/10/15 at 17:14
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NFL: Twitter suspends, with NFL's notice, two accounts that illegally broadcast match highlights

The social network Twitter has suspended the accounts @Deadspin, a sports blog belonging to the US website Gawker.com, and @SBNationGIF, owned by the American group Vox Media, for the unauthorised, wide-scale broadcast of a dozen NFL match highlights, on 12/10/2015. Both accounts were broadcasting…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 53936
• Published on 16/10/15 at 12:40
2015-2018 Serie A TV rights: Tax & Finance company claims to be "completely unrelated to the facts"

"We are completely unrelated to the facts," stated Tax & Finance SA, a tax consulting company based in Lugano (SUI), on 10/10/2015.On 09/10/2015, Andrea Baroni, an accountant and partner of Tax & Finance SA, was arrested by Italian police for "conspiracy toward money laundering". According to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 53868
• Published on 15/10/15 at 12:50
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2015-2018 Serie A TV rights: Mediaset say they "acted in full compliance with the regulations"

"With regard to press reports concerning ongoing investigations into the allocation of TV rights for the Serie A 2015-2018 football championship, Mediaset reiterates that the company and its management have always acted in full compliance with the regulations," said the Italian group of free and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 53857
• Published on 15/10/15 at 12:19
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2015-2018 Serie A TV rights: "Infront as a company is not facing a formal probe"

"We confirm that on Friday 09/10/2015, the prosecutor of Milan (ITA) has opened a probe against Marco Bogarelli (president of Infront Italy), Andrea Locatelli (vice-president) and Giuseppe Ciocchetti (CEO), related to an alleged contribution to undue financing practices in Italian club football…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 53811
• Published on 15/10/15 at 10:35