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©  Vivendi Mediaset
Mediaset Premium acquisition: Vivendi "today considers its desire to favour a friendly solution"

"Vivendi today considers its desire to favour a friendly solution (concerning the purchase of Mediaset Premium) and reserves the right to take any action to defend its interests and those of its shareholders," stated the French conglomerate Vivendi on 19/10/2016. This follows particularly…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 79272
• Published on 31/10/16 at 15:50
©  Michael Ma
WME / IMG: Michael Ma (ex-NBA) appointed CEO of the Chinese subsidiary, on 27/10/2016

Michael Ma has been appointed the CEO of the Chinese subsidiary of WME / IMG, at the Shanghai office of the American agency, on 27/10/2016. The Chinese subsidiary is from a joint venture between WME / IMG, the investment funds Sequoia Capital and FountainVest Partners, and the Chinese internset…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 79539
• Published on 31/10/16 at 14:57
Twitter: closing of the Vine application and removal of 9% of company's global workforce

Twitter announced the closure of Vine, an application for 6-second, looped videos, in "the coming months", on 27/10/2016. The social network acquired Vine in October 2012, and the app was launched on 24/01/2013. Twitter will also remove 9% of its global workforce (approximately 350 job positions…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Legal, …
• Article # 80046
• Published on 31/10/16 at 09:30
©  Intel
USA: Intel Capital launches Intel Sports Group, a subsidiary dedicated to investment in sport

Intel Capital, a subsidiary dedicated to investment, mergers, and acquisitions, of the Intel conglomerate, the US company specialising in IT and technology, announced the launch of Intel Sports Group, its new sports division at the Intel Capital Global Summit in San Diego (USA), on 24/10/2016. "A…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 79465
• Published on 28/10/16 at 12:09
©  Chelsea FC
Egypt: ON Sport Group reaches agreement with Chelsea FC to broadcast Chelsea TV (2016-2019)

The Egyptian television group ON Sport has signed a broadcasting agreement with Chelsea FC (Premier League) for the rights to broadcast Chelsea TV, the club's TV channel, in Egypt for the 2016-2019 period, on 24/10/2016 . The agreement, negotiated via the Anglo-Luxembourg media rights agency B4…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 79462
• Published on 28/10/16 at 10:30
©  DFB
DFB-Pokal: Bayern Munich - Augsburg draws 6.33 million viewers on ARD (audience share: 20.9%)

FC Bayern Munich - FC Augsburg (3-1), the second round of the 2016-17 DFB-Pokal, drew 6.33 million viewers on average in Germany on the free-TV channel ARD, on Wednesday, 26/10/2016 (kick-off 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 20.9%, and enabled ARD to achieve the highest…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 79437
• Published on 27/10/16 at 17:49
©  LFP
Coupe de la Ligue: multiplex of final portion of Round of 32 draws 1.7 million viewers (France 3)

The "a chaque région son match" ("in each region, its match") programming on the public broadcaster France 3, which had the multiplex broadcast of the final portion of the Round of 32 for the 2016-17 Coupe de la Ligue (also partly on Canal+), drew 1.729 million viewers on average, on Wednesday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 79436
• Published on 27/10/16 at 16:29
©  Mediapro
Copa del Rey: 1.68 million viewers for Leonesa - Real Madrid on Gol in Spain (audience share: 9.5%)

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (Spanish third division) - Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), 1-7), in the Round of 32 of the 2016-17 Copa del Rey, broadcast live and exclusively in Spain by Gol, allowed the free-TV channel to draw 1.68 million viewers on average during the match, on Wednesday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 79435
• Published on 27/10/16 at 15:34
Italy: StreamAMG group acquires the 2016-2018 TV rights - via OTT - to the Serie B in Europe

The British digital media group StreamAMG has acquired the TV rights - on OTT platforms - in Europe (excluding Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands) to the Serie B ConTe.it, on 24/10/2016. The agreement, negotiated with the Anglo-Luxembourg agency B4 Media Rights Capital, covers both the 2016-17…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 79270
• Published on 27/10/16 at 13:54
©  Sportel
Sportel Monaco: Canal+, NBC Sports, and BBC Sport win Sportel Monaco Awards for 2016

The audiovisual groups Canal+, BBC, and NBC Sports were among the winners of the Sportel Awards 2016, during a ceremony which took place on Tuesday, 25/10/2016 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. "Neymar in slow motion", won the Best Slow Motion award, for the final of the 2016 Olympic Games (Brazil…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 79350
• Published on 27/10/16 at 13:05