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Euro 2016: Sport1 acquires the digital radio rights for all 51 matches via a sublicense

The German public broadcasting companies ARD and ZDF have sublicensed the free digital rights for radio, in Germany, of the 51 meetings of Euro 2016, to the German audiovisual group Sport1, on 10/05/2016. These rights were assigned by SportA, the media rights and marketing agency owned by ARD and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 68914
• Published on 12/05/16 at 14:30

United States: 16% of households with a broadband connection subscribe to an OTT sports package

According to a study from the US marketing intelligence agency Parks Associates, on 05/05/2016, 16% of US households who subscribe to a broadband internet offer have also subscribed to an OTT sports package. 'NFL Game Pass' is the most frequently selected service (6% of households), while 4% of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 68937
• Published on 12/05/16 at 13:15

Premier League: Chinese company Whaley Technology to be the official TV partner of Man City in China

Whaley Technology, a Chinese manufacturer of smart televisions (capable of WiFi connection), has become the official TV partner of Manchester City FC (Premier League) in China, on 09/05/2016. Neither the duration nor the amount of the partnership were disclosed. Whaley will broadcast exclusive…

Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 68785
• Published on 11/05/16 at 14:20

DFB-Pokal: Sky Deutschland group extends its TV rights through to 2019

The pay-TV group, Sky Deutschland, has extended its broadcasting rights for the DFB-Pokal until 2018-19, announced the German Federation, on 09/05/2016. The private channel will broadcast all 63 games of the German Cup, including the final in Berlin, as well as match highlights. "The deal with Sky…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 68746
• Published on 11/05/16 at 09:45

Scotland: BBC extends TV rights deal for the first four divisions in 2016-2020 (€13.4m)

The audiovisual group, BBC Scotland has extended its free audiovisual rights for radio, TV and digital platforms for the top four Scottish divisions (Scottish Premiership, Championship, League One and League Two) with the SFPL for the 2016-2020 period, on 05/05/2016. The Scottish branch of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 68734
• Published on 10/05/16 at 18:30

BT Consumer: €5.84bn turnover in 2016 (+7.3%), 24% of the entire BT Group (€24bn)

BT Consumer, the division of the British telecommunications group BT which provides the BT Sport channel, posted a turnover of £4.598bn (€5.84bn) for the 2016 financial year (from 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016), announced the group on 05/05/2016. This is an increase of 7.3% compared to 2015 (£4.285bn…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 68706
• Published on 10/05/16 at 16:30

NFL: American pay-TV group DirecTV to offer Sunday afternoon games via streaming in 2016-17

The US pay-TV group, DirecTV, has announced that streaming of Sunday afternoon NFL games will be available on all mobile platforms for subscribers of the OTT offer "NFL Sunday Ticket" for the 2016-17 season, on 02/05/2016. Sunday afternoon american football games that are not broadcast by any…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 68679
• Published on 10/05/16 at 14:30

USA: NBC and Snapchat agree a deal to broadcast highlights of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Snapchat, the photo and video sharing application, has concluded a non-exclusive agreement with NBC, the television network owned by the Comcast group, to allow the application to broadcast highlights of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Brazil) every day in the United States, from 05 to…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 68620
• Published on 09/05/16 at 15:30

Europa League: Liverpool - Villarreal draws 1.3 million viewers in France on W9

The match between Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF (3-0) in the semi-final of the 2015-16 Europa League (Liverpool FC qualified 3-1 on aggregate) drew an average of 1.305 million viewers in France during the match on the free DTT channel W9, on Thursday, 05/05/2016 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This figure…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 68543
• Published on 06/05/16 at 16:45

Champions League: Real Madrid-Man City draws 944,000 subscribers in the UK on BT Sport Europe

The match between Real Madrid CF - Manchester City FC (1-0) in the semi-final of the 2015-16 Champions League (Madrid qualified 1-0 on aggregate), drew an average of 944,000 subscribers in the UK on the pay-TV channel BT Sport Europe, on Wednesday 04/05/2016 (kick off at 20:45 CET). This figure…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 68525
• Published on 06/05/16 at 14:30