Serie A TIM: the Italian league will broadcast three matches per weekend on its new TV channel

The Lega Serie A presented its new official TV channel, on 17/09/2015. The channel will broadcast as a streaming platform on Internet, mobile and connected TVs and is currently distributed by the Italian mobile operator TIM (Telecom Italia Group), the title sponsor of the Italian first division…

Germany: The DFL launches video-on-demand archives of the Bundesliga in association with Sky

The DFL has officially launched its VoD service of archival of images and video of the Bundesliga, on 16/09/2015. The first partner and distributor of the service is the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, which is offering the "Bundesliga Collection" to its subscribers of Sky and Sky Go (live streaming…

Rugby World Cup: Live updates to be posted on digital screens on London tube network

ITV, the exclusive broadcaster of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in the UK, has become a trade partner of TfL (Transport for London), the managing body for the London public transport system, on 14/09/2015. As part of this partnership, messages about the latest news and results of the 2015 Rugby World…

Champions League: 1.43 million viewers for Chelsea - Maccabi on Italia 1, a 5.66% audience share

The match between Chelsea FC (ENG) - Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR), on Matchday 1 of the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League (4-0, group G), attracted 1.432 million viewers on average on the Italian free-TV channel Italia 1, on Wednesday 16/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. This figure represents a 5.66…

Champions League: 8.15 million viewers on ZDF for Olympiakos - Bayern (0-3), a 28.8% audience share

The match between Olympiakos CFP - FC Bayern Munich (0-3, Group F) on Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage, attracted 8.15 million viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on Wednesday 16/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. This figure represents a 28.8% audience share of the…

France is the only country in Europe's Top 5, where the Champions League is only broadcast on pay-TV

France is the only country in the Top 5 European leagues (alongside Germany, England, Spain and Italy) where no Champions League matches (except the final) are broadcast on a free to access TV channel during the 2015-2018 cycle. In Germany (ZDF) and Spain (TV3), a public broadcaster shows one…

Champions League: the broadcasters in the Top 5 European countries for the 2015-18 cycle

Champions League: Real Madrid - Shakhtar draws 6.415 million viewers in Spain and Italy

Real Madrid CF - FC Shakhtar Donetsk (4-0) on Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage (group A), drew an average of 6.415 million viewers in Spain and Italy, on Tuesday 15/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. In Spain, the match attracted an average of 4.998 million viewers on the channel Antena…

Lagardère Unlimited rebrands to become Lagardère Sports and Entertainment

Lagardère Unlimited, one of the four branches of the Lagardère Group, has been renamed Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, the group announced on 15/09/2015. The sports marketing agencies of the group, including Sportfive, World Sport Group, IEC in Sports, SMAM (Sports Marketing and Management…

UEFA Youth League: Canal+ becomes exclusive broadcaster in France, Sport1 in Germany

The French pay-TV group Canal+ has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights, in France, to the UEFA Youth League, on 11/09/2015. Canal+ did not indicate the duration of the agreement with UEFA for the broadcasting of this competition, reserved for players under the age of 19. Canal+ will broadcast…