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Sub-Saharan Africa: lower rates for pay-TV, but strong growth into 2022

Most pay-TV operators in sub-Saharan Africa have lowered their prices in 2016, causing a rise in the number of subscribers (19.5 million), a trend that should continue into 2022 (36.7 million), according to estimates from Digital TV Research in a study on pay-TV in sub-Saharan Africa, and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 85083
• Published on 18/01/17 at 17:24

Premier League: 1.96 million viewers for Manchester United - Liverpool on Sky Sports 1

Manchester United - Liverpool (1-1), the final game of Matchday 21 of the 2016-17 Premier League, drew 1.961 million viewers on average on the pay-TV channel Sky Sports 1 in the UK on Sunday, 15/01/2017 (kick-off at 16:00 local time, pre-match from 15:30). This figure represented an audience share…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 85024
• Published on 18/01/17 at 10:10

MP & Silva: Wu Swee Sin appointed managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, from 01/02/2017

Wu Swee Sin has been appointed CEO of MP & Silva for the Asia-Pacific region, announced the media rights agency on 10/01/2017. He will take office on 01/02/2017.Wu Swee Sin arrives from Lagardère Sports Asia, where he held the joint roles of vice-president in charge of commercial football Asian…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Legal
• Article # 84958
• Published on 17/01/17 at 15:40

CONCACAF: Lagardère Sports to manage the international media rights from 2017

Lagardère Sports, the sports branch of Lagardère Sports & Entertainment, has acquired the management of the international media rights to CONCACAF, announced the confederation on 15/01/2017. These rights apply to all countries outside the 41 that make up the North American, Central American, and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 84956
• Published on 17/01/17 at 14:40

BBC: Sir David Clementi chosen by the British government to chair the audiovisual group

Sir David Clementi has been selected the government to chair the BBC, announced Karen Bradley, the UK Minister of Culture, Media and Sport, on 10/01/2017. He must pass an assessment before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the British Parliament on 17/01/2017. This choice of the government…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 84779
• Published on 16/01/17 at 18:31

Golf: Twitter gets TV rights for first two rounds of the PGA Tour tournaments (4 rounds total)

The social network Twitter has the digital rights to broadcast the PGA Tour, the men's professional golf circuit in North America, announced the American body on 05/01/2017. The broadcast will include the first 60 to 90 minutes of the first two rounds of every tournament on Thursday and Friday…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 84808
• Published on 16/01/17 at 15:24

MLS: TSN (English) and TVA Sports (French) to broadcast the 2017 and subsequent seasons in Canada

The private pay-TV group TSN has extended its English-language broadcasting rights to the MLS in Canada, announced the division of Bell Media on 10/01/2017. The duration of the contract, which "spans several seasons" could include through the 2021 season, according to Canadian media.TSN has been…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 84834
• Published on 16/01/17 at 10:39

Copa del Rey: 3.1 million viewers for Sevilla - Real Madrid on Gol channel (audience share: 16.3%)

Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander) - Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) (3-3), in the Round of 16 of the 2016-17 Copa del Rey (Real Madrid advanced 6-3 on aggregate) drew 3.158 million viewers on average in Spain on the Spanish free-TV channel Gol, on Thursday, 12/01/2017 at 21:15 CET. This represented…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 84777
• Published on 13/01/17 at 15:50

Serie A TIM: 8.1 million Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium subscribers watched Matchday 19 of 2016-17

The nine of ten games already played of Matchday 19 of the 2016-17 Serie A TIM, from 07 to 08/01/2017, drew a cumulative total of 8,185,563 subscribers on the channels of the Italian pay-TV groups Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium, according to AGB (Nielsen group) and Auditel, and published by the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 84718
• Published on 13/01/17 at 15:29

Coupe de la Ligue: Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz draws 1.66 million viewers on France 3

Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz (2-0) in the quarter-finals of the 2016-17 Coupe de la Ligue, drew 1.665 million viewers on average on France 3, on Wednesday, 11/01/2017 (beginning of the programme from 20:55 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 7.3%, and ranked France 3 fourth in the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 84685
• Published on 12/01/17 at 15:39