France: beIN Sports to broadcast all Domino's Ligue 2 matches from 29/07/2016

"So as to offer subscribers the greatest shows, beIN Sports will, from the beginning of the 2016/17 season, on Friday, 29/07/2016, present a new and unique way of covering the Ligue 2 championship, with all matches available in full on the channels of the beIN Sports Max offer," announced the…

Premier League: Eleven Sports Network acquires six games per matchday in Taiwan via sublicense

The British broadcaster Eleven Sports Network acquired the TV rights, for Taiwan, for six games (on average) per matchday of the Premier League, sublicensed via the agency MP & Silva, on 04/07/2016. These games will be available on the digital platform of the Eleven Sports network, accessible via…

Digital: investment fund Bruin Sports Capital acquires Italian company deltatre

Bruin Sports Capital, a US investment group specialising in sports, acquired deltatre, the Italian company specialised in digital solutions for broadcasters and organisers of sporting events, announced George Pyne, founder and CEO of Bruin Sports Capital, and Giampiero Rinaudo, CEO and co-founder…

France: free-TV channel L'Équipe 21 announces a "new record with 1.1% audience share in June 2016"

L'Équipe 21 improved its audience record with a 1.1% audience share in June 2016, announced this DTT channel on 04/07/2016. The previous record (1%) took place in May 2016. The free-TV channel of the L'Équipe media group also posted its audience share record over one week: 1.4% from 13 to…

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Euro 2016: 19.2 million for Germany - Italy on Rai1 and Sky Italia in Italy (audience share: 78.8%)

The quarter-final of Euro 2016, Germany - Italy (1-1, Germany qualified 6-5 on penalties) at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique (Bordeaux), drew an average of 16.5 million viewers on the Italian public channel Rai1, on Saturday, 02/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented a 66.34…

Euro 2016: 4.1 million viewers for France - Iceland in Spain on Telecinco (audience share: 29.6%)

The last quarter-final of Euro 2016, France - Iceland (5-2) at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), drew an average of 4.142 million viewers in Spain on the free-TV channel Telecinco, on Sunday, 03/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented a 29.6% audience share and allowed the…

Euro 2016: 28.3 million viewers for Germany-Germany in Germany on ARD (audience share: 79.8%)

The Euro 2016 quarter-final, Germany - Italy (1-1, Germany won 6-5 on penalties), drew an average of 28,320,000 viewers on the German public channel ARD, on Saturday, 02/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 79.8%, and enabled ARD to achieve the best…

Euro 2016: 17.2 million viewers for France-Iceland in France on M6 (audience share: 60%)

The final quarter-final of Euro 2016, France-Iceland (5-2) at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis), drew an average of 17.179 million viewers in France on the private, free-TV channel M6, on Sunday, 03/07/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from Médiamétrie, the French institute of…

Euro 2016: 3.5 million viewers watch Poland-Portugal on RTP1 in Portugal (audience share: 69.9%)

The first quarter-final of Euro 2016, Poland - Portugal (1-1, Portugal won 5-3 on penalties) at the Stade Velodrome (Marseille), drew an average of 3.553 million viewers in Portugal on RTP1, on Thursday, 30/06/2016 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 69.9%, with a…