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Europa League: 1.6 million viewers for Marseille - Athletic Bilbao in France (audience share: 8.6%)

Olympique de Marseille - Athletic Club Bilbao (0-1), the Round of 32 match of the 2015-16 Europa League, drew an average of 1.559 million viewers in France, with a peak of two million viewers, on the free DTT channel W9 on Thursday 18/02/2016 (kick-off at 21:05 CET).This is best football audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 62884
• Published on 19/02/16 at 16:55

France: Vivendi (Canal+) confirms an exclusive distribution agreement with beIN Sports for 5 years

The supervisory board of Vivendi has authorised the board of its subsidiary Canal+ to enter into an exclusive distribution agreement with the pay-TV group beIN Sports France, announced the French telecom and media group during the publication of its 2015 annual results on 18/02/2016. The…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 62825
• Published on 19/02/16 at 12:39

France: Canal+ and beIN Sports have signed an draft agreement for exclusive distribution (Le Monde)

The pay-TV groups Canal+ and beIN Sports France have signed an exclusive distribution agreement on 17/02/2016, according to Le Monde. If the agreement is approved by the French Competition Authority, which received the draft on the same day, French viewers will need to subscribe to Canal+ or its…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 62753
• Published on 18/02/16 at 16:49

NBA: the digital value of LeBron James on social networks is €13.4m over 3 months

The digital value of the social media accounts of LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers, 70.5 million cumulative fans on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Google+) totaled $15m (€13.4m as of 17/02/2016) over three months (from 20/10/2015 to 22/01/2016), indicated MVPindex, a platform…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62711
• Published on 18/02/16 at 12:09

France: Paris SG - Chelsea draws record TV audience of 1.3 million subscribers on beIN Sports

Paris Saint-Germain FC - Chelsea FC (2-1), the Round of 16 of the 2015-16 Champions League, broadcast live and exclusively in France by the pay-TV channel beIN Sports 1, drew an average of 1.301 million subscribers during the match on Tuesday 16/02/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This is a record…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 62685
• Published on 18/02/16 at 10:27

MLS: Columbus Crew SC unveil their new shirt on Periscope, Snapchat and YouTube

Columbus Crew SC (MLS) unveiled their new shirt for the 2016 MLS season via Periscope (live video streaming application), Snapchat (photo and video sharing application) and YouTube (online video hosting and sharing platform) announced the franchise on 10/02/2016. Fans were able to watch the…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62621
• Published on 17/02/16 at 13:29

France: "Television should be the place to see events, not just the news" (C. Linette, L'Équipe 21)

"Television should be the place to see events, not just the news, as the channel was originally designed. L'Équipe 21 suffers heavy losses of around €20m annually. At the current rate, the channel will not be profitable for another 20 years," said Cyril Linette, CEO of L'Équipe, on 16/02/2016. "We…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 62618
• Published on 17/02/16 at 12:35

The NBA, its 30 franchises and the players (90%) have over one billion followers on social networks

The cumulative accounts of the NBA, its 30 franchises and 90% of its players have pass over one billion followers on the social networks Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, announced the North American basketball league on 02/12/2016. The most popular player is LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) with…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 62518
• Published on 16/02/16 at 15:54

Football League: Pitch International extends international distribution of TV rights deal until 2022

The Sky Bet Football League has extended the distribution agreement of its international TV rights (outside the UK) with the British marketing and media rights agency Pitch International for five seasons, on 12/02/2016. The initial contract, which began in 2012-13 and expires at the end of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 62517
• Published on 16/02/16 at 12:19

Italy: Premium offers Champions League package for the Round of 16 - final to non-subscribers (€59)

The audiovisual group Mediaset Premium has launched the "UEFA Champions League Pass," allowing non-subscribers to access its "Calcio & Sport" TV package for €59, in order to watch broadcasts of all the remaining matches in the 2015-16 Champions League (29 in total), from the Round of 16 to the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Merchandising - Licensing
• Article # 62360
• Published on 15/02/16 at 11:29