Canada 2015: FIFA TV and the Japanese channel NHK will produce 10 games, including the final, in 8K

10 of the 52 matches of the 2015 Women's World Cup will be filmed in 8K by FIFA TV production teams in collaboration with the Japanese TV broadcaster NHK, said the international federation on 17/04/2015. 8K technology provides an image quality 16 times great than HD (high definition), that is to…

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich announce excludive media partnership in the USA with MSN

MSN, the media branch of the American computer software company Microsoft, has partnered with FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) for the distribution of premium and exclusive content of the club in the United States, the German club announced on 17/04/2015.The content partnership includes written and…

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Champions League: Bayern Munich - FC Porto attracts 14.4 million viewers in Germany and Portugal

The FC Bayern Munich - FC Porto (6-1) second leg quarter-final match of the 2014-15 Champions League (Bayern Munich advanced 7-4 on aggregate, despite losing 1-3 in the first leg in Porto), was broadcast live in Germany by ZDF, which saw the German public broadcaster attract 11.23 million viewers…

Champions League: Barça-PSG had 5 million viewers in Spain (free-TV), 2.1 million in France (pay-TV)

The FC Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain (2-0) second leg quarter-final match of the 2014-15 Champions League (Barça advanced 5-1 on aggregate, after winning 1-3 in the first leg in Paris), which was broadcast live in Spain by La 1, allowed the Spanish public broadcaster to attract 5.023 million…

Infront will distribute the international TV rights for Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand national teams

Infront Sports & Media will distribute the media rights to qualification matches and international friendlies played at home by the national teams of Bangladesh, Laos and Thailand, announced the Swiss media and marketing rights agency on 17/04/2015. The agreement, the duration of which was not…

MIPTV: "Customer care is at the heart of everything we do" (Jeremy Darroch, Sky)

"Customer care is at the heart of everything we do (...). A large demand for quality content is central to our industry," said Jeremy Darroch, the CEO of the British broadcasting group Sky plc, in his keynote speech to the MIPTV (International market for television programmes) in Cannes, France…

Spain: Telefónica proposal for the purchase of Canal+ España accepted by the regulator

Telefónica has proposed the creation of a platform which will mainly consist of the premium content of its pay-TV groups Movistar TV and Canal+. This service has been proposed in order to ensure and finalise the Spanish telecom operator's acquisition of 100% of the shares of the pay-TV operator…

Anne Zhao appointed as managing director of Infront China

Anne Zhao is the new managing director of Infront China, announced Infront Sports & Media, the Swiss agency for media and marketing rights, on 20/04/2015. She has held this position on an interim basis since the departure of Winston Zheng on 26/09/2014. Anne Zhao has worked at Infront China since…

Portugal: Sport TV extend its rights to the Champions League and Europa League to 2015-2018

Sport TV has retained its broadcasting rights to the Champions League and Europa League for the 2015-2018 cycle in Portugal, announced Bessa Tavares, director of the Portuguese pay-TV group, on 13/04/2015. The sum paid for the acquisition was not disclosed, but it is "significantly" higher than…