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21st Century Fox: proposal to acquire Sky which would value the group at £18bn (€21.5bn)

The independent directors of Sky announced it has been approached by the US media conglomerate 21st Century Fox in order to acquire all of the British broadcaster, on 09/12/2016. The two entities have agreed to a proposal at £10.75 (€12.7) per share of Sky, valuing the British group at £18bn…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 83054
• Published on 14/12/16 at 11:54
©  Lega Pro
Italy: third division match broadcast on Facebook Live with the Lega Pro and UNICEF (22/12/2016)

The Calabria Cosenza Calcio - US Catanzaro 1929 derby (Group C of the Italian third division) will be broadcast on the live video streaming service Facebook Live, on 22/12/2016 at 14:30 CET, announced the Lega Pro on 09/12/2016. This is the first time a match is being broadcast on the Facebook…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 83041
• Published on 14/12/16 at 10:19
©  SFR Sport
Premier League: 627,000 viewers for Leicester City - Manchester City on BT Sport 1

The Leicester City FC - Manchester City FC (4-2) game, Matchday 15 of the 2016-17 Premier League, drew on average 627,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel BT Sport 1, on Saturday, 10/12/2016 (kick-off at 17:30 local time, pre-match from 17:00). This figure represented an audience share of 3.4% over…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 82977
• Published on 13/12/16 at 14:14
©  LFP
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain - OGC Nice (2-2) draws 1.5 million subscribers to Canal+ in France

The Paris Saint-Germain - OGC Nice (2-2) match, Matchday 17 of the 2016-17 Ligue 1 season, broadcast live in France on pay-TV channel Canal+, drew 1.5 million subscribers on average, on Sunday, 11/12/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 5.7% of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 82908
• Published on 13/12/16 at 11:09
©  UEFA
Italy: Rai ready to invest €40m per season for one Champions League game per matchday on free-TV

The Italian free-TV group Rai may bid to broadcast one Champions League game per week of the competition on free-TV over the 2018-2021 cycle, according to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on 03/12/2016. Rai are considering investing €40m per season. The free-TV group is also considering…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 82829
• Published on 13/12/16 at 09:58
Australia: Twitter interested in TV rights of the Hyundai A-League for the period 2017-2021

"We are part of the discussions, no doubt," said Jonno Simpson, director of partnerships at Twitter Australia regarding the media rights to the Hyundai A-League, on 05/12/2016. The social network Twitter will respond to the call for tenders from the FFA for the rights of the Australian first…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 82831
• Published on 12/12/16 at 13:19
©  UEFA
Europa League: 477,000 viewers for Anderlecht - Saint-Etienne on W9 in France

RSC Anderlecht (Jupiler Pro League) - AS Saint-Etienne (Ligue 1), 2-3, round 6 of Group C of the 2016-17 Europa League, drew 477,000 viewers on average in France on the free-TV channel W9, on Thursday 08/12/2016 (kick-off at 19:00 CET). This figure represented a 2.2% audience share, and ranked the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 82830
• Published on 12/12/16 at 12:30
©  Sina sports & MUTV
Premier League: Manchester United TV channel now freely accessible in China, via Sina Sports

Sina Sports, a sports channel for internet and mobile platforms, is offering MUTV, Manchester United FC's TV channel (Premier League), free in China, according to British media on 03/12/2016. This is the first English club to offer its TV channel for free in China.The subsidiary of the Chinese…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 82794
• Published on 12/12/16 at 10:40
©  MLS
MLS: Fox Sports to broadcast the Seattle - Toronto final in virtual reality on 10/12/2016

Fox Sports will broadcast, in partnership with the virtual reality platform LiveLike, the final of the Audi MLS Cup between Toronto FC - Seattle Sounders FC (on Saturday, 10/12/2016) in virtual reality, announced the pay-TV group on 06/12/2016. The webcast will be available via the Fox Sports VR…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 82817
• Published on 09/12/16 at 16:59
©  CAN 2017
Africa: Canal+ Afrique acquires broadcasting rights to the Total AFCON for seven years (2017-2023)

Canal+ Afrique has acquired the broadcasting rights, from the CAF, to the Total Africa Cup of Nations, including Gabon 2017, announced the pay-TV group on 07/12/2016. The agreement, for a period of seven years, was negotiated by Lagardère Sports, the sports subsidiary of Lagardère Sports …
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 82750
• Published on 09/12/16 at 15:00