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Super Bowl 50: development of technological innovations aid fan experience, refereeing and security

Super Bowl 50, won by the Denver Broncos over the Carolina Panthers (24-10) on 07/02/2016 at Levi's Stadium, (Santa Clara, California, USA), introduced new technological innovations for fan-experience, refereeing and security. With "EyeVision 360", a system of 36 cameras placed around the stadium…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Stadiums
• Article # 62327
• Published on 12/02/16 at 17:05

Champions League: peak audience of 200,000 viewers for matches broadcast by BT on pay-TV

The qualifiers and group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League, broadcast by the British free-TV channel BT Sport Showcase, recorded an average peak audience of 200,000 viewers for each match, according to the British newspaper The Telegraph on 10/02/2016. Before the knockout stage of the 2014-15…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 62304
• Published on 12/02/16 at 13:35

Canal+/beIN Sports: Competition Authority will analyse the French market before allowing agreement

At the request of Vivendi, the French Competition Authority will soon launch (possibly in February 2016) a market test to probe the evolution of competition on the French market for pay-TV, according to information gathered by News Tank Football on 11/02/2016. This procedure will be conducted with…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 62280
• Published on 12/02/16 at 12:24

FA Cup: Peterborough - West Brom draws 3.7 million viewers on BBC One (audience share: 18%)

The match between Peterborough United FC - West Bromwich Albion FC (1-1, 3-4 on penalties), the fourth round replay of the 2015-16 Emirates FA Cup (2-2 in the first leg), allowed the free-TV channel BBC One to draw an average of 3.7 million viewers during the match on Wednesday 10/02/2016…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 62273
• Published on 12/02/16 at 10:29

DFB-Pokal: VfL Bochum - Bayern Munich draws 7.3 million viewers on ARD (audience share: 22.3%)

VfL Bochum - FC Bayern Munich (0-3), a quarter-final of the 2015-16 DFB-Pokal, drew 7.3 million viewers on average in Germany on the public television channel ARD, on Wednesday 10/02/2016 (kick-off at 20:30 CET). This figure represents a 22.3% audience share, and enabled ARD to achieve the best…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 62244
• Published on 11/02/16 at 18:00

Coupe de France: 3.3 million viewers watch PSG - Lyon on France 3 (audience share: 13.8%)

The match between Paris Saint-Germain FC - Olympique Lyonnais (3-0), in the Round of 16 of the 2015-16 Coupe de France, broadcast live and exclusively in France by the public channel France 3, drew an average of 3.308 million viewers during the match on Wednesday 10/02/2016 (kick-off at 21:05…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 62203
• Published on 11/02/16 at 15:44

Altice: "If we are in English football, we could also move into French football" (Nicolas Rotkoff)

"For now, we are first of all going to stick with English football. The rights for French football have been sold until 2020. This leaves us a little time to prove ourselves and see how our customers respond to this first evolution. In one or two years, we can take stock. Then we will see whether…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 62163
• Published on 11/02/16 at 12:19

Liga BBVA: FC Barcelona celebrate 10 years of their Youtube channel, the most followed of any club

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its official channel on the online video hosting and sharing platform YouTube on 06/02/2016. Barça have 2.15 million followers to their channel, created on 06/02/2006, which makes it the most followed sports club in the world on…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 62161
• Published on 11/02/16 at 10:48

France: SFR-Numericable to distribute Porto Canal (FC Porto TV channel) via its "Lusophone" package

The French telecommunications operator SFR-Numericable has added "Porto Canal", the official TV channel of FC Porto (Liga NOS), to its "Lusophone" television package, announced the Portuguese club on 03/02/2016. "Porto Canal", which was relaunched by the club on 11/01/2016, provides news…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 62078
• Published on 10/02/16 at 16:20

2016 Super Bowl: 111.9 million viewers in the US on free-TV channel CBS (-2.2% compared to 2015)

The 2016 Super Bowl (the final of the NFL) between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers (24-10) drew 111.9 million viewers on average in the United States on CBS on 07/02/2016. The kick-off of the 50^th edition of the Super Bowl, played at Levi's Stadium (68,500 seats) in Santa Clara…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 62036
• Published on 10/02/16 at 10:28