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Switzerland: SRG SSR extends broadcast rights to the European cups for the 2018-2021 period

The Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR has extended (in a limited package) its broadcast rights, valid for Switzerland, to the European cups for the 2018-2021 period, announced the Swiss public broadcasting corporation on 06/07/2017. The deal was made via Team Marketing, the agency mandated by UEFA…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 97803
• Published on 13/07/17 at 18:12
Asia: Fox Sports reaches an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur to broadcast Spurs TV (2017-2019)

The pay-TV group Fox Networks Group Asia has signed a broadcast agreement with Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League), valid for 14 Asian territories (see list below), for the exclusive rights to Spurs TV, the club's TV channel, for the 2017-2019 period, on 12/07/2017. Under this agreement, Fox…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 97916
• Published on 13/07/17 at 14:40
©  UPC
Switzerland: UPC (MySports) and Swisscom (Teleclub) acquire Bundesliga TV rights from 2017-18

UPC has signed, valid in Switzerland, a partnership with the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland to broadcast the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga matches from the 2017-18 season, said the Swiss telecommunications group on 07/07/2017. UPC will broadcast the 572 matches of which Sky holds the broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 97704
• Published on 12/07/17 at 17:29
©  CIO
Sub-Saharan Africa: Econet, SuperSport, and SABC acquire Olympic broadcast rights for 2018-2024

The South African audiovisual groups Econet Media, SuperSport, and SABC have acquired, for 43 territories in Sub-Saharan Africa (see below), the exclusive broadcast rights to the Olympic Games for the 2018-2024 period, said the IOC on 10/07/2017. These rights will cover the 2018 Winter Olympics in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 97811
• Published on 12/07/17 at 17:21
©  EPCR
Rugby: BT Sport extends its broadcast rights to the European cups in the UK for 2018-2022

The pay-TV group BT Sport will be extending its broadcast rights, valid for the UK and Ireland, to the European rugby cups for the 2018-2022 period, announced the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) on 04/07/2017. The deal would be worth more than €50m, according to British media. BT Sport and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 97373
• Published on 11/07/17 at 18:02
©  Chelsea FC
United Kingdom: 36% of fans watch at least one Premier League match per month via illegal streaming

36% of fans said they watched Premier League matches online via an unofficial broadcaster at least once a month, and 22% at least once a week, according to a survey carried out by Radio 5, the radio service of the British audiovisual group BBC, on 04/07/2017. The survey, carried out between 07 and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 97701
• Published on 11/07/17 at 11:50
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Sky Italia: redesign of "NowTV Sport" offers in Italy, "Now TV Calcio" stops its offers

Sky Italia has redesinged its "NowTV Sport" offer with a less expensive one-day subscription (€6.99) and a one week subscription (€10.99), on 03/07/2017. The monthly offer remains at the same price of €29.99. The "Now TV Calcio" offer will no longer exist, as the broadcast of Serie A TIM and Serie…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 97476
• Published on 10/07/17 at 18:19
©  beIN Sports
Turkey: beIN Sports France acquires broadcast rights to the Süper Lig from 2017-18

beIN Sports France has acquired the broadcast rights, valid in France, to the Süper Lig, from the 2017-18 season, announced the pay-TV group on 05/07/2017. The agreement, in which the duration has not been specified, will broadcast up to "four games per matchday" of the Turkish first division…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 97479
• Published on 10/07/17 at 15:14
©  Sky
Germany: Sky Deutschland launches free sports website "skysport.de" on occasion of Wimbledon 2017

Sky Deutschland has launched the sports website skysport.de, "free and mostly funded by advertising," the pay-TV group announced on 03/07/2017. This launch took place on the occasion of the beginning of the Wimbledon 2017 Grand Slam tennis tournament (from 03 to 16/07/2017), broadcast on the pay…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 97574
• Published on 10/07/17 at 09:29
©  DFB
2017 Confederations Cup final: record audience in Germany, the only Top 5 European country involved

The final of the 2017 Confederations Cup, Chile - Germany (0-1, on Sunday, 02/07/2017, kick-off at 20:00 CET), drew a total of 19.54 million viewers on average in four of the Top 5 European countries (Germany, France, Spain, and England), for which the audience figures were…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 97480
• Published on 07/07/17 at 16:40