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©  Lega Serie A
Lega Serie A: the rules for the tender for the Serie A TV rights (2018-2021) unanimously approved

"The meeting of the Lega Serie A unanimously approved the rules for the tender for the (domestic) TV rights to the Serie A TIM for the 2018-2021 period," said Ezio Maria Simonelli, the acting president of the Italian League (the term of Maurizio Beretta having reached its end, see below), on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 90453
• Published on 31/03/17 at 14:49
©  NFL
NFL: Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon interested in the rights to "Thursday Night Football"

The social networks Twitter and Facebook, the US e-commerce group Amazon, and Google's YouTube video sharing platform have submitted bids to acquire the digital rights the games of the "Thursday Night Football" (American football on Thursday night) package of the NFL for the 2017 season, according…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 90373
• Published on 31/03/17 at 13:20
©  FIBA
China: CCTV extends its broadcasting rights to FIBA competitions (2017-2025)

The Chinese public television group CCTV has extended, to China, its broadcasting rights for FIBA competitions for the 2017-2025 period, indicated the group on 22/03/2017. CCTV had acquired these rights for the 2013-2016 period on 01/08/2013. The agreement, which includes the men's basketball…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 90369
• Published on 30/03/17 at 17:40
©  DC
European Cups: UEFA launches tender for the TV rights in France for the 2018-2021 cycle

UEFA has launched the tender, in France, for the TV rights to the Champions League and the Europa League for the 2018-2021 cycle, announced the confederation on 29/03/2017. Candidates must submit their bids no later than 03/05/2017. • Canal+ and beIN Sports are the current rights holders in France…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 90301
• Published on 30/03/17 at 13:49
©  BBC
BBC: 12 of the 14 members of the board formally appointed as of 23/03/2017

Anne Bulford, deputy director of the BBC, the British public broadcaster, Tim Davie, the director of BBC Worldwide (international subsidiary), and Ken MacQuarrie, director of the national and regional offices of the BBC, have been appointed to the board of the BBC, announced the British public…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 90008
• Published on 30/03/17 at 13:04
©  beIN Sports
Italy: 6.4 million viewers for the Netherlands - Italy friendly on Rai1 (share: 23.8%)

The international friendly match, Netherlands - Italy, at the Amsterdam ArenA (Netherlands), drew 6.409 million viewers on average in Italy on the public channel Rai1 on Tuesday, 28/03/2017 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). Audience share 23.8%, and Rai1 posted the best performance of the day in the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 90252
• Published on 29/03/17 at 14:59
©  TF1
France-Spain friendly: 5.9 million viewers on TF1 in France, 5.922 million in on Telecinco in Spain

France - Spain (0-2), an international friendly at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis) drew 5.974 million viewers on average in France on the private, free-TV channel TF1 on Tuesday, 28/03/2017 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data of the French audience measurement institure Médiamétrie…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 90247
• Published on 29/03/17 at 14:30
©  NTF
Sportem 2017: "We want to help develop the eSports ecosystem and Sporting CP brand" (G. Fraga)

"We want to help develop eSports ecosystem and Sporting brand. If it works well for us, other clubs will follow. We want to commit, long term, to reach an audience that is interested less and less in sport," said Guilherme Fraga, co-founder and director of the eSports section of Sporting Clube de…
Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 90181
• Published on 29/03/17 at 13:00
©  Eleven Sports Network
USA: Eleven Sports acquires the rights held by One World Sports, and will replace the channel

Eleven Sports Network has announced its presence in the United States, following the acquisition of certain assets of One World Sports channel, said the British broadcaster on 16/03/2017. The channel which had belonged to multimedia entertainment and sports group One Media Corporation has now been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 90098
• Published on 28/03/17 at 12:44
eSports: DFL launches tenders for interactive products (video games) using the Bundesliga license

DFL Sports Enterprises has launched, on behalf of the Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH, tenders for the "interactive entertainment products" for the broadcasting of sports video games and eSports competitions that use the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga license from the 2018-19 season, announced the DFL on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 89977
• Published on 27/03/17 at 17:09