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©  Ginx esportsTV
eSports: the Ginx eSports TV channel available in Italy, via Sky, from 11/11/2017

Ginx eSports TV, a UK-based channel dedicated to eSports, began broadcasting in Italy via Sky Italia's channel 219 on Saturday 11/11/2017. Ginx eSports TV has been available in the UK and Ireland on the Sky 470 channel since 23/06/2016.The channel is the result of a partnership between Ginx TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 106135
• Published on 14/11/17 at 13:45
©  Altice
Altice: CEO M. Combes resigns, P. Drahi named chairman of the board, and A. Weill president of SFR

Michel Combes, CEO of Altice and Chairman and president-CEO of SFR, has resigned, announces the Altice Group on 09/11/2017. A new management structure has been put in place, notably to "better implement Altice's strategy." Patrick Drahi, founder and principal shareholder of Altice, becomes…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 106043
• Published on 14/11/17 at 12:29
©  Snap Inc.
Media: Tencent, Chinese internet and mobile services company, acquires 12% of Snap.Inc

Tencent, a Chinese internet and mobile services company, has acquired an additional 12% stake (145,778,246 shares) in Snap.Inc, the parent company of Snapchat, the photo and video sharing app, on 08/11/2017. Tencent previously participated in Snapchat's fundraising in 2013. The announcement came…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance
• Article # 106037
• Published on 13/11/17 at 17:19
©  soccerex
Soccerex Asian Forum: 2017 edition in Doha (Qatar), on Monday 04 and Tuesday 05/12/2017

The 2017 edition of the Soccerex Asian Forum will be held at the Grand Hyatt Doha (Qatar), on Monday 04 to Tuesday 05/12/2017. The event will bring together world football personalities for "two days of unmatched experience, networking and business in Qatar, the host country of the 2022 FIFA World…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 105972
• Published on 13/11/17 at 14:50
©  NTF
GAFA: the American giants of the internet and social networks move into sports rights

"The club football market has once again become a market of pay-TV (examples: Canal+ in France; beIN Media Group in France, Spain, and Turkey; Sky in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy) and telecommunications operators (SFR in France; Orange and Vodafone in Spain; BT in the UK), but we see…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 105497
• Published on 13/11/17 at 11:50
©  A-League
Australia: the FFA and IMG to broadcast the Hyundai A-League internationally via OZ (OTT platform)

The Football Federation of Australia (FFA) and the media rights and marketing agency IMG will make Australian domestic matches available internationlly via the Icelandic OTT platform OZ, on 14/10/2017. The platform, launched in 2015, will now provide access to the broadcast of the Hyundai A-League…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 105814
• Published on 09/11/17 at 18:27
©  D.R.
Spain: Orient Hontai (CHN) buys 54% of Imagina Group (Mediapro) and rights of LaLiga

The Chinese investment fund Orient Hontai Capital has agreed to buy a 54% stake in Imagina Group, the parent group of Mediapro. "The deal has been made. We hope to close it during the first quarter of 2018. The deal was made at a multiple of 10 times 2016 core profit (EBITDA) and values the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance
• Article # 105945
• Published on 09/11/17 at 18:09
©  UEFA
European cups: UEFA launches tender for broadcasting rights in Greece for the 2018-2021 period

UEFA has launched the tender, in Greece, for the broadcasting rights to the Champions League and Europa League for the 2018-2021 period, announced the European body on 07/11/2017. Applicants must submit their offers by 06/12/2017 at the latest. The public group NERIT ("New Hellenic…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 105866
• Published on 09/11/17 at 13:29
©  ESL
PyeongChang: partner Intel organises two eSports tournaments ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics

The Intel Corporation will offer two eSports experiences as a prelude to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games (KOR), announced the US company specialising in IT and electronics, on 03/11/2017. Intel Corporation is a TOP Global Partner (first level) of the IOC from 21/06/2017 until 2024. "The…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 105742
• Published on 08/11/17 at 17:59
©  Bundesliga.at
Austria: Sky acquires the domestic and international rights to the Tipico Bundesliga (2018-2022)

The pay-TV group Sky Deutschland has acquired the domestic and international rights to the Tipico Bundesliga for four seasons, from 2018 until 2022, announced the Austrian League on 31/10/2017. "A binding licence agreement with Sky will be concluded shortly. The league said that the agreement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 105638
• Published on 08/11/17 at 11:10