NFL: CBS and NBC acquire the TV rights to Thursday night games from 2016-2018 (€41m per game)

The US national free-TV channels CBS and NBC have acquired the 2016-17 and 2017-18 broadcast rights for "Thursday Night Football", NFL regular season games played on Thursday evenings, on 01/02/2016. CBS and NBC acquired the rights to broadcast 10 Thursday night games (five each) for a…

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China: streaming platform Le Sports becomes the exclusive broadcaster of Milan Channel until 2019

Le Sports, the sports branch of LeEco, the Chinese technology and digital content company, has become the exclusive distributor in China of Milan Channel, the TV channel of AC Milan (Serie A TIM), according to local media on 29/01/2016. The partnership between the Italian club and Le Sports will…

USA: Fox Sports acquires the Copa America Centenario broadcast rights (English language) for $15m

The US pay-TV group Fox Sports has acquired the broadcasting rights, in the United States, to the Copa America Centenario, on 28/01/2016. These rights only cover the English-language broadcast. The 32 matches in the competition, involving in particular the US national team, will be televised live…

China: David Yang (NBA) becomes CEO of Wanda Sports China and executive chairman of Infront China

The Chinese David Yang, senior vice president and CEO of NBA China, has become the executive chairman of Infront China, the Chinese subsidiary of the marketing and media rights agency Infront Sports & Media, on 28/01/2016. Yang succeeds Ma Guoli, who will officially step down from Infront China in…

China: Ma Guoli leaves the presidency of Infront China for the vice-presidency of Le Sports

The Chinese Ma Guoli will leave the presidency of Infront China at the end of March 2016, announced the marketing and media rights agency Infront Sports & Media, on 28/01/2016. He will take up the role of vice-president of Le Sports, the sports branch of LeEco, the Chinese Internet and mobile…

Euro 2016: the final will be broadcast on free-TV in France by M6 and not TF1, on Sunday 10/07/2016

The final of Euro 2016, to be played at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis, north of Paris, 80,000 seats), on Sunday 10/07/2016 at 21:00 CET, will be broadcast in France on the private free-TV channel M6, announced the Groupe M6 on 29/01/2016. TF1 has broadcast the final of every World Cup or a…