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Australia: SBS acquires the broadcasting rights of the 2016 Copa America Centenario

The Australian public broadcaster SBS has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, for free-TV in Australia, of the Copa America Centenario 2016, on 11/04/2016. The channel announced all eight knockout rounds (from the quarter-finals forward) in HD on SBS. SBS also holds exclusive broadcasting…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 67022
• Published on 14/04/16 at 17:20

Champions League: 10.31 million Germans watch Benfica - Bayern on ZDF (32.8% audience share)

SL Benfica - FC Bayern Munich (2-2), the second leg quarter-final match of the 2015-16 Champions League (Bayern advanced 3-2 on aggregate) drew 10,310,000 viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on Wednesday, 13/04/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences
• Article # 66993
• Published on 14/04/16 at 13:15

UK: BBC and BT Sport extend their broadcast rights to the FA Cup until 2021

The public broadcaster BBC and the pay-TV channel BT Sport have extended, for three seasons, their broadcasting rights, in the United Kingdom, to the Emirates FA Cup, on 12/04/2016. The current agreement began in 2014-15 and was scheduled to end after the 2017-18 season. The extension is valued at…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 66916
• Published on 14/04/16 at 12:25

Champions League: record audience for beIN Sports France for City - PSG (1.55 million subscribers)

Manchester City FC - Paris Saint-Germain (1-0), the second leg quarter-final match of the 2015-16 Champions League (City advanced 3-2 on aggregate), broadcast live and exclusively in France by beIN Sports 1, drew with 1.552 million subscribers on average for the pay-TV channel on Tuesday…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 66934
• Published on 13/04/16 at 18:05

Bundesliga: matches on Monday night and "no single buyer" rule in the tender for the 2017-21 rights

The DFL has revealed the composition of lots and new features in the tender for the domestic audiovisual rights to the Bundesliga, 2.Bundesliga and German Supercup for the 2017-2021 cycle, on 12/04/2016. This tender was launched on 21/03/2016 by the German league, which hopes to award the lots…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, …
• Article # 66825
• Published on 13/04/16 at 13:24

Champions League: Real - Wolfsburg draws 9.45 million viewers in Spain and Germany

Real Madrid CF - VfL Wolfsburg (3-0), the second leg quarter-final match of the 2015-16 Champions League (Real advanced 3-2 on aggregate) drew 8.363 million viewers on average on the Spanish private channel Antena 3, on Tuesday 12/04/2016 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 66860
• Published on 13/04/16 at 12:24

France: Ma Chaîne Sport acquires broadcasting rights to the Chinese Super League (2016 and 2017)

The French pay-TV group MCS TV has acquired the broadcasting rights, in France, to the CSL, on 11/04/2016. During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Ma Chaîne Sport will broadcast two games of Chinese Super League each matchday. The channel of the Altice group begins its CSL broadcasts on Saturday…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 66824
• Published on 13/04/16 at 10:54

China: the streaming platform LeSports launches LeSports VIP, its first pay offer (€80/year)

LeSports has launched "LeSports VIP", its first pay offer in China, announced the OTT platform for Chinese sports on 06/04/2016. This offer is available from 14/04/2016. "LeSports VIP" was previously available in Hong Kong. For 590 yuan per year (about €80 as of 11/04/2016), 159 yuan per quarter…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Ticketing, Digital, …
• Article # 66726
• Published on 12/04/16 at 15:30

DFL: Amazon Video (video on demand) to broadcast two programmes on the history of the Bundesliga

The DFL reached an agreement with Amazon Video, the VoD platform of the US e-commerce company Amazon, announced the German football league on 06/04/2016. This partnership will run until 2016-17, and provides for the broadcast, on German territory, of two programmes entitled "Great Matches" and…

Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 66692
• Published on 11/04/16 at 16:30

Vivendi: partnership with Mediaset to create an OTT platform and acquire Mediaset Premium

Vivendi, the French telecommunications and media group, concluded an "important binding strategic and industrial" agreement with the Italian broadcaster Mediaset, on 08/04/2016. "The two companies have agreed to develop an industrial partnership at international level to, on one hand, jointly…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 66669
• Published on 11/04/16 at 14:30