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Digital: Infront Sports & Media acquires a 51% stake in the American agency Omnigon

Infront Sports & Media, the Swiss marketing and media rights agency, has acquired a 51% stake in Omnigon, the US digital solutions consulting agency, on 20/01/2016. The two agencies had begun a strategic collaboration on 07/10/2015, including the creation of the new official DFB-Pokal app and…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 60952
• Published on 27/01/16 at 14:09
©  Sky Deutschland
Germany: the competition authority to end the Sky monopoly on broadcasting the Bundesliga

The Bundeskartellamt (German federal office of competition, the anti-monopoly authority) supports the introduction, into the bidding for the 2017-2021 domestic TV rights for German professional football, of a rule prohibiting a single broadcaster from acquiring all the broadcasting rights to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 60920
• Published on 26/01/16 at 16:45
©  RCS MediaGroup
Italy: Sky aquires a part of the rights portfolio of Gazzetta TV for just over €0.5m

The pay-TV group Sky Italia has acquired a part of the TV rights portfolio of the Italian free-TV DTT channel Gazzetta TV, according to the economic newspaper Milano Finanza, on 22/01/2015. Gazzetta TV, which launched on 26/02/2015, will stop broadcasting via DTT in Italy, announced RCS…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 60792
• Published on 25/01/16 at 14:58
©  D.R.
Fox Sports: first boxing match broadcast live in virtual reality with the NextVR on 23/01/2016

The pay-TV group Fox Sports announced, on 20/01/2016, the live broadcast of the first North American boxing match in virtual reality, in partnership with NextVR, the audiovisual production company specialising in virtual reality, on FOX channel 23/01/2016 at 20:00 EST (East Coast time of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 60772
• Published on 25/01/16 at 12:59
©  D.R.
USA: Facebook launches the second screen application "Sports Stadium"

The social network Facebook has launched the "Sports Stadium" application, a second screen app for group messaging between friends, bloggers and celebrities -- as well as statistics and a live game feeds -- on 21/01/2016. The main feature of the "Sports Stadium" app conveys the live score and the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 60729
• Published on 25/01/16 at 10:34
©  US Soccer
USA: average of 7.8 football matches on TV per day in the U.S. in 2015, only 15 days of no football

An average of 7.8 football matches per day were broadcast on TV in the United States in 2015 (compared to 7.3 matches per day in 2014), according to a report published by the specialised website www.giltedgesoccer.com on 19/01/2016. At least one football match from around the world -- covering 65…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences
• Article # 60660
• Published on 22/01/16 at 11:29
©  Yannick Parienti / OM.net 2016
Coupe de France: Marseille - Montpellier (2-0) draws 2.05 million viewers in France

The match between Olympique de Marseille - Montpellier Hérault SC (2-0), in the Round of 32 of the 2015-16 Coupe de France, drew an average of 2.05 million viewers on the public channel France 3, on Wednesday 20/01/2016 (kick-off 21:00 CET). This figure represents an 8.8% audience share and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 60607
• Published on 21/01/16 at 18:39
©  Telecinco
Spain: any television channel can broadcast 90 seconds of highlights of matches for free (CNMC)

Spanish television channels, on free-TV or pay-TV, have the right to broadcast 90 seconds of highlights of each match of the Liga BBVA, Liga Adelante and Copa del Rey without having to pay for audiovisual rights, confirmed the CNMC, the Spanish competition authority, on 18/01/2016.The CNMC also…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 60419
• Published on 20/01/16 at 14:40
China: €40.54bn turnover for Wanda Group in 2015, including €820m from Wanda Sports

The Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group achieved a turnover of 290.16bn yuan (€40.54bn) during the 2015 financial year, up 19.1% from 2014, the group announced at its annual general meeting of its shareholders on 16/01/2016. Net income for the group has not yet been communicated by Wanda Group. 65.6…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Agencies, …
• Article # 60335
• Published on 20/01/16 at 11:10
©  LeEco
Hong Kong: Letv rebranded as LeEco, acquires the rights of the 2018 World Cup and qualifiers

Letv, streaming platform on mobile and Internet, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, in Hong Kong, to the 2018 World Cup, on 14/01/2016. The rights acquired also include the qualification matches for the World Cup in Russia, with the exception of the UEFA zone.No financial details were…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 60286
• Published on 19/01/16 at 11:30