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©  NTF
Interviews from News Tank Football (LaLiga, Hisense, Bayern Munich, green initiatives)

Please find below a selection of some News Tank Football interviews, including extended conversations with:• Marta Diaz Bejarano, LaLiga Global Network delegate• Damien Neymarc, head of marketing at Hisense France• Andreas Jung and Stefan Mennerich, board member and head of media, respectively, at…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 109031
• Published on 18/12/17 at 18:39
©  NPA
Premier League: An increase in TV rights fees for 2019-2022 is "likely" (P. Bailly, NPA Conseil)

"The Premier League should at least consider maintaining (the cost of domestic TV rights for 2019-2022), which would already be a significant achievement. Both current holders (BT and Sky) are interested and the tender is open to newcomers. An increase in fees is likely in any case," said Philippe…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 108607
• Published on 18/12/17 at 10:00
©  D.R.
Infront: Julien Ternisien (FRA) appointed director of the "Summer Sports" business unit

The Frenchman, Julien Ternisien, has been appointed director of the "Summer Sports" business unit at the Swiss media rights and sports marketing agency Infront, on 14/12/2017. Ternisien will take office no later than on 01/05/2018. This appointment follows the decision of the Swiss agency to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 108884
• Published on 15/12/17 at 17:55
©  D.R.
Disney: $52.4bn agreement with 21st Century Fox to acquire its cinema and TV assets, including Sky

The Walt Disney Company has reached an agreement with the 21st Century Fox conglomerate to acquire significant shares in 21st Century Fox including 20th Century Fox, the studio of the US group, and various TV assets including 39.1% of pay TV group Sky, for $52.4bn of dollars (€44.4bn), announced…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Finance, Essentials Media
• Article # 108840
• Published on 15/12/17 at 17:00
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: 8.7 million cumulative viewers for first four last 16 matches of the TIM Cup (Rai 1 and 2)

The first four last 16 matches of the 2017-18 TIM Cup drew a total of 8.736 million viewers in Italy on the public TV channels Rai 1 and Rai 2 from 12 to 14/12/2017. • Inter Milan (Serie A TIM) - Pordenone Calcio SSD (Serie C1) (0-0, 5-4 on penalties): 3,328 million viewers (Audience share: 13.9%…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 108872
• Published on 15/12/17 at 16:45
©  MLS
2017 Audi MLS Cup: 2.3 million viewers (-45%) on Fox, Univision and TSN (USA+Canada) watch the final

The 2017 Audi MLS Cup final, Toronto FC - Seattle Sounders FC (2-0), at BMO Field (30,000 capacity) in Toronto, Canada, drew an average of 1.1 million viewers in the United States on 09/12/2017 (kick-off at 16:00 local time, 22:00 CET). This score represented a 45% decrease in audience compared to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 108709
• Published on 15/12/17 at 11:00
©  UEFA
Media: Football accounted for 27% of sports programmes worldwide in 2016-17 (Eurodata TV Worldwide)

"In the 45 countries studied (list below), football accounts for a large part of the sports programmes on generalist channels: 27% on average. It amounts to more than 70% in Portugal and Russia," said Eurodata TV Worldwide, a subsidiary of the French audience measurement institute Médiamétrie…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 108572
• Published on 14/12/17 at 17:55
©  NFL
NFL: Verizon extends its partnership and will stream games "regardless of mobile network"

Verizon, a US-based telecommunications company, has extended its multi-season partnership with the NFL, announced the professional American football league on 11/12/2017. The monetary amount of the agreement would be $2bn (€1.7bn) over five years versus an estimated $1bn (€849m) currently, over…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 108723
• Published on 14/12/17 at 16:30
©  D.R.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Supersport aquires Champions League broacasting rights for the 2018-2021 period

Supersport International has extended its UEFA Champions League broadcasting rights to include sub-Saharan Africa for the 2018-2021 period, according to the South African broadcasting group on 08/12/2017. "SuperSport’s rights include television, mobile and internet platforms, extend across…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 108392
• Published on 12/12/17 at 11:25
©  LaLiga
LaLiga: launch of the call for tenders for broadcasting rights in 32 European countries from 2018-19

LaLiga has launched the call for tenders for broadcasting rights of LaLiga Santander (and LaLiga Santander play-offs), in 32 European countries (excluding Spain), for the 2018-2021 period and 2018-2023 (outside of the European Union) on 05/12/2017. Interested broadcasters have until 15/01/2018…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 108274
• Published on 11/12/17 at 16:30