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©  Olympic Channel
IOC: Bridgestone is the first partner of the "Olympic Channel", until 2020

Bridgestone, a Japanese company specialised in tyres and rubber, became the first partner of the "Olympic Channel", announced the IOC on 15/08/2016. The agreement covers a period of four years, until 2020. The IOC will launch its "Olympic Channel" after the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 74781
• Published on 19/08/16 at 09:30
©  D.R.
Premier League: 515,000 viewers for Manchester City - Sunderland on BT Sport (audience share: 3.6%)

Manchester City FC - Sunderland AFC (2-1), from Matchday 1 of the 2016-17 Premier League season, drew an average of 515,000 viewers in the UK on the pay-TV channel BT Sport, on Saturday, 13/08/2016 (kick-off at 17:30 local BST / 18:30 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 3.6% over…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 74745
• Published on 18/08/16 at 11:29
©  Perform
Digital: DAZN is "the biggest investment in the history" of Perform Group (S. Denyer)

"This is without doubt the biggest investment in the company's history. This is certainly a very long-term investment. We have looked at the DAZN project for a long time. We ordered several studies and observed mobile internet distribution and other products such as Netflix. We believe that the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 74695
• Published on 18/08/16 at 09:19
©  UEFA
United States: ESPN acquires audiovisual rights to the Euro 2020 qualifying phase and final tourney

The American pay-TV broadcaster ESPN has acquired, from UEFA, the TV rights to the qualifying phase and to the 51 games of the final tournament of Euro 2020 - valid in the English-language in the USA - on 15/08/2016. ESPN also acquired the rights to the UEFA-zone qualifiers of the 2022 World Cup…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74732
• Published on 17/08/16 at 16:29
©  DFL
2016 German Super Cup: Dortmund-Bayern draws 7.22 million viewers on ZDF (audience share: 23.7%)

The 2016 German Super Cup, Borussia Dortmund - FC Bayern Munich (0-2), played at Dortmund's home stadium Signal Iduna Park (81,359 seats), allowed the German public broadcaster ZDF to draw an average of 7.22 million viewers for the match, which kicked off at 20:30 CET, on Sunday, 14/08/2016. This…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 74717
• Published on 17/08/16 at 14:35
©  Viasat1
Premier League: Viasat acquires the 2016-2019 rights to one game per matchday, in Ghana via Econet

The TV group Viasat acquired the 2016-2019 broadcasting rights to the Premier League, in Ghana, via sub-license from Econet, on 12/08/2016. The free-TV channel Viasat1 will broadcast one Premier League game each matchday live, on Saturdays. The group also has the rights to present a programme on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 74683
• Published on 17/08/16 at 09:45
©  LaLiga.Es
Spain: LaLiga publishes the world map of 2016-17 broadcasters of the Spanish League

The Spanish Professional Football League has included a map of LaLiga Santander's official broadcasters for the 2016-17 season on its website. LaLiga assigned the international distribution of audiovisual rights for Spanish professional competitions for the 2015-2020 cycle to the Mediapro Sports…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74680
• Published on 16/08/16 at 17:05
©  EFL
English Football League: if 5 weeks notice not respected, clubs can refuse a Sky broadcast

"In a joint commitment with broadcast partner Sky Sports, the recently rebranded EFL (English Football League) has vowed to ensure all its clubs are given at least five weeks' notice ahead of any matches selected for live television coverage. If both the EFL and Sky Sports are unable to meet this…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 74660
• Published on 16/08/16 at 14:40
©  Axel Springer
Bundesliga: Bild acquires the rights to broadcast highlights via a sublicense from Perform from 2017

The Axel Springer media group acquired, via sub-license from the Perform Group, the rights to broadcast highlights of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga on digital platforms for the 2017-2021 cycle, on 10/08/2016. These video clips will be accessible on the digital platforms Bild.de and SportBild.de…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74648
• Published on 16/08/16 at 12:44
©  Walt Disney Company
USA: Disney invests $1bn (€896m) in online video by acquiring 33% of BAMTech

The Walt Disney Company has acquired 33% of BAMTech, a subsidiary specialising in online videos, specifically for MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), for $1bn (approximately €896m), on 09/08/2016. Walt Disney will pay the amount in two stages: a first payment in August 2016 and a second in January 2017…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74646
• Published on 16/08/16 at 10:44