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IMG acquires the exclusive international TV rights of the Chinese Super League for two years

The US marketing and media rights agency IMG Worldwide has acquired the exclusive international TV rights of the Chinese Super League for two years from China Sports Media (CSM), the media rights holder of the Chinese league, announced the American agency on 02/03/2016. The rights acquired by IMG…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 64059
• Published on 07/03/16 at 14:31

beIN Media Group (Qatar) acquires all the shares of the US studio Miramax

The Qatari group beIN Media Group has acquired all the shares of the US studio Miramax, from the US investment fund Colony Capital to the Qatari investment fund Qatar Investment Authority, announced the Qatari group on 01/03/2016.The cost of the acquisition of Miramax, which has been covered by…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Legal
• Article # 63909
• Published on 04/03/16 at 13:10

UK: FA chairman Greg Dyke named vice-president of BAFTA (British Academy) for television

Greg Dyke, chairman of the FA, was appointed the vice-president of the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) for television, announced the British Academy on 03/03/2016. He succeeds Sophie Turner Laing (2010-2015), who herself had replaced Michael Grade (2004-2010). Greg Dyke…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 63934
• Published on 04/03/16 at 10:25

Coupe de France: 2.98 million viewers for St-Etienne - Paris Saint-Germain in France

AS Saint-Étienne - Paris Saint-Germain (1-3), a quarter-final match of the 2015-16 Coupe de France, drew 2.986 million viewers on average on the public channel France 3, on Wednesday 02/03/2016 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This figure represents a 12.8% audience share, and ranked the channel of public…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 63889
• Published on 03/03/16 at 18:30

Ireland: public broadcaster RTÉ sells the rights to 22 matches of Euro 2016 to free-TV channel TV3

The Irish public broadcaster RTÉ has sold the broadcast rights, in the Republic of Ireland, of 22 of the 51 matches of Euro 2016 to the private free-TV channel TV3 via a sublicense, say several sources on 22/02/2016. Under the agreement, which must be approved by UEFA, RTÉ will retain the rights…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 63861
• Published on 03/03/16 at 16:50

Serie A: increased assistance to relegated clubs in the 2015-18 TV rights distribution agreement

The Ordinary Assembly of the Lega Serie A voted to double, from €30m to €60m maximum, the total amount reserved for the three Serie A TIM teams demoted to the Serie B, announced the Lega Serie A on 26/02/2016, as part of the distribution of audiovisual rights to Serie A clubs for the 2015-2018…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 63701
• Published on 02/03/16 at 12:54

"Our aim is to close the gap with the Premier League; we're LaLiga Amiga" (A. Bara Negro, LaLiga)

"We have done six, seven new deals over the second half of 2015 based on working on our inventory, being able to present it in the right way and obviously being appealing to brands," explained Adolfo Bara Negro, general manager for sales and marketing at LaLiga, to News Tank Football on…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Social Responsibility, …
• Article # 60816
• Published on 02/03/16 at 09:15

Los Angeles 2024: bid committee partners with Snapchat to launch filters featuring the bid logo

The bid committee of the City of Los Angeles (California, USA) to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games has agreed a partnership with Snapchat, the photo and video sharing app based in California, on 25/02/2016. The partnership includes the launch of graphics filters featuring the logo of the US…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities
• Article # 63573
• Published on 29/02/16 at 18:05

Europa League: TV audiences in the UK, Germany and Italy for the Round of 32

The match between Manchester United FC - FC Midtjylland (5-1), in the Round of 32 of the 2015-16 Europa League (United advanced 6-3 on aggregate) drew an average of 603,000 subscribers in the UK on the pay-TV channel BT Sport 2, on 25/02/2016 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This figure represents a 2.9…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 63495
• Published on 29/02/16 at 12:05

Europa League: 1.3 million viewers watch FC Basel-AS Saint-Etienne in France (audience share: 5.3%)

The match between FC Basel - AS Saint-Etienne (2-1) in the Round of 32 of the 2015-16 Europa League (4-4 on aggregate, FC Basel advanced on away goals) drew an average of 1.275 million viewers in France, during the match broadcast on the free DTT channel W9, on Thursday 25/02/2016 (kick-off at…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 63439
• Published on 26/02/16 at 17:05