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eSports: NBC Sports launches a competition based on the Rocket League video game in summer 2017

NBC Sports Group has launched a new eSport tournament based on the Rocket League video game (a soccer match with cars instead of players) in the summer of 2017, said the sports subsidiary of the two American media conglomerates on 21/06/2017. The competition will be broadcast via the eSport gaming…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 96770
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China: Sportradar AG signs a partnership with Beitai Digital as sports data solution provider

The Swiss company Sportradar AG, which specialises in the monitoring of sports betting and sports data solutions, has announced a partnership with Beitai Digital, a supplier of sports data products in China, on 22/06/2017. This partnership will offer "Sportradar's engaging sports data solutions to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 96584
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eSport: Blizzard Entertainment signs agreement with Twitch to broadcast events until the end of 2018

Blizzard Entertainment has signed an agreement with Twitch, a social video streaming platform, who are dedicated to "broadcast more than 20 major eSport Blizzard events until the end of 2018," said the North American game and content development company on 20/06/2017. The first part of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 96623
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United States: Univision and Juan Football team up to launch a TV channel on Facebook

UnivisionDeportes.com has signed a partnership with Juan Futbol, a Mexican specialised news website, for the launch of a TV channel that will broadcast on the social network Facebook, announced the website of the Spanish-American pay-TV channel Univision Deportes on 09/06/2017. "The channel, which…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 96621
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Spain: Mediapro acquires the rights to the 2018-2021 Champions League (€230m to €250m per year)

The Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro has acquired the broadcast rights, in Spain, to the Champions League for the 2018-2021 period, according to Spanish media on 22/06/2017. The estimated amount paid by Mediapro would be between €230m and €250m per season. The Telefonica group also submitted a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 96484
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2017 Confederations Cup: 7.44 million viewers for Germany - Cameroon in Germany on ZDF

Germany - Cameroon (3-1), the third and final match of Group B for the German national team at the 2017 Confederations Cup, drew 7.44 million viewers on average during the game on the German public TV channel ZDF on Sunday, 25/06/2017 (kick-off at 17:00 CET). This represented an audience share of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 96609
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Africa: SuperSport International acquires broadcast rights to UEFA competitions from 2018-2022

SuperSport International Ltd acquired the broadcast rights to the UEFA Euro 2020, Euro 2020 qualifying matches, UEFA-zone qualifying matches to the 2022 World Cup, and the UEFA Nations League on all platforms (television, internet, and mobile), reported the South African pay-TV group on…
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• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 96420
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United States: FuboTV (OTT service) raises $55m, Sky and 21st Century Fox among investors

The OTT streaming service FuboTV has raised $55m (€49.1m) from the US media conglomerate 21st Century Fox, British pay-TV group Sky, and the US media group Scripps Networks Interactive on 19/06/2017. 21st Century Fox and Sky were already part of FuboTV's second fundraiser ($15M) on 09/03/2016…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 96449
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©  NTF

SIS 2017: "We need the broadcasters to understand the added value" (J. Newman, Facebook)

"To attract more rights holders and broadcasters to our platform (Facebook), we need these organisations to work on it to understand the added value," said Jerry Newman, EMEA sports partnership lead at Facebook, during the 2017 Sport Innovation Summit organised by the Mexican digital marketing and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 95664
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