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Italy: Mediaset files lawsuit against Vivendi over the sale of Mediaset Premium

"With regard to the ongoing litigation between Mediaset SpA and Vivendi S.A., Mediaset today filed a suit at the Central Court of Milan, for notification to Vivendi of the action taken, in defence of the effective completion of the binding contract signed between the parties 08/04/2016," stated…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 74954
• Published on 23/08/16 at 12:44

Premier League: 591,000 viewers for Leicester City - Arsenal on BT Sport 1 (audience share: 3.8%)

Leicester City FC - Arsenal FC (0-0), from Matchday 2 of the 2016-17 Premier League season, drew an average of 591,000 viewers in the UK on the pay-TV channel BT Sport 1, on Saturday, 20/08/2016 (kick-off at 17:30 local time). This figure represented an audience share of 3.8% over the whole of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 74918
• Published on 23/08/16 at 12:00

France: SFR launches bundle offers containing SFR Sport and beIN Sports channels

"The SFR Sport and beIN Sport channels and will be offered in the SFR Sport "Box Power" offer for €29.99 per month for 12 months, thanks to a partnership with beIN Sports," announced the French telecommunications group SFR, on 16/08/2016. This offer, which includes the channels of the "Box…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 74916
• Published on 22/08/16 at 17:04

Sky Deutschland: one Bundesliga game per matchday to be broadcast in Ultra HD from autumn 2016

Sky Deutschland, the official broadcaster of the Bundesliga in Germany, will broadcast one game per matchday of the German championship in Ultra HD (also known as 4K) from the autumn of 2016, announced the DFL on 17/08/2016. These games will be broadcast on "Sky Bundesliga UHD", one of Sky's two…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 74890
• Published on 22/08/16 at 15:29

2016 Olympics: Brazil - Germany men's final drew 8.25 million viewers on ARD (audience share: 43.6%)

Brazil - Germany (1-1, 5-4 on penalties), the final of the men's football tournament in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, at the Maracana (73,500 seats) in Rio de Janeiro, drew, in Germany, an average of 8.25 million viewers on the public television channel ARD, on Saturday, 20/08/2016…

Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 74882
• Published on 22/08/16 at 14:00

MENA: beIN Media Group acquires rights to the 4 next Olympic Games, 2018 to 2024 (official)

beIN Media Group acquired, from the IOC, the exclusive rights to the next four Olympic Games until 2024 for MENA (Middle East and North Africa regions), on 17/08/2016. This officially confirms the agreement announced by the IOC on 27/07/2015. beIN Sports is the official broadcaster, in MENA, for…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 74806
• Published on 19/08/16 at 14:28

Premier League: Veqta platform concludes distribution agreement with Manchester City FC in India

Veqta, the premier Indian platform for sports streaming content, has concluded a distribution agreement with Manchester City FC (Premier League), valid in India, on 16/08/2016. "This landmark partnership will engage the club with millions of Blues and sports fans in one of the world’s fastest…

Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 74818
• Published on 19/08/16 at 13:40

Serie A: broadcasters in the Top 5 countries for Matchday 1 of the 2016-17 seasons

AS Roma - Udinese Calcio, the opening match of the 2016-17 Serie A TIM season, will be co-broadcast in Italy on the pay-TV channels Mediaset Premium Sport 1 and Sky Super Calcio, on Saturday, 20/08/2016 (kick-off at 18:00 CET). The two Italian audiovisual groups will also co-broadcast the two…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74786
• Published on 19/08/16 at 13:00

Spanish Super Cup: 5.1 million viewers on Telecinco over both legs of Barça-Sevilla (5-0 aggregate)

FC Barcelona - Sevilla FC (3-0), the second leg of the 2016 Supercopa de España (won by Barça 5-0 on aggregate), enabled the private, free-TV channel Telecinco (owned by the Mediaset España group) to draw an average of 2.479 million viewers during the match, held on Wednesday, 17/08/2016 from…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 74799
• Published on 19/08/16 at 11:10

USA: 745,000 viewers for Arsenal-Liverpool, Matchday 1 of the 2016-17 Premier League season on NBCSN

Arsenal FC - Liverpool FC (3-4) from Matchday 1 of the 2016-17 Premier League season, drew an average of 745,000 viewers in the USA on the sports pay-TV channel NBCSN, on Sunday, 14/08/2016 (kick-off 16:00 BST, 11:00 on the East coast of the United States). This is a record audience for the United…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 74800
• Published on 19/08/16 at 10:40