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UK/Ireland: Eleven Sports acquires Serie A TV rights and partners with IMG

The British audiovisual group Eleven Sports has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights to the Serie A, for the United Kingdom and Ireland, from the media rights and marketing agency IMG, for the 2018-2021 cycle on 13/07/2018. On the same day the group announced a partnership with IMG for the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 124923
• Published on 16/07/18 at 12:09
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: 19.34 million TV viewers for France - Croatia on TF1 (7th best audience ever in FRA)

France - Croatia (4-2), the final of the 2018 World Cupin Russia, drew 19.34 million TV viewers on average in France, with a peak audience of 22.2 million, on the private, free TV channel TF1, on Sunday 15/07/2018 (kick-off at 17:00 CET), according to data from the French audience measurement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124973
• Published on 16/07/18 at 11:39
Sky: after a public consultation period the UK authorises 21st Century Fox's offer

The UK Secretary of State for Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, following a public consultation process which ended on 04/07/2018, has announced that the British broadcasting group Sky is authorised to accept the tender offer from the American conglomorate 21st Century Fox, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 124879
• Published on 13/07/18 at 13:50
©  D.R.
BeoutQ pirate channel: "FIFA has engaged counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia" (FIFA)

"FIFA has observed that the pirate entity named ‘beoutQ’ continues to use illegally the 2018 FIFA World Cup broadcast signal. Accordingly, FIFA has engaged counsel to take legal action in Saudi Arabia and is working alongside other sports rights owners that have also been affected to protect its…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 124811
• Published on 12/07/18 at 17:55
©  TF1
Russia 2018: 24.3 million TV viewers for Croatia - England on ITV in the UK (audience share: 81%)

The Croatia - England (2-1, a.e.t.) semifinal of the 2018 World Cup drew 24.3 million viewers on average in the United Kingdom on the private, free-TV channel ITV, on 11/07/2018 (kick-off at 19:00 UK time). T This figure was good for an average audience share of 81%. This is a record audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 124808
• Published on 12/07/18 at 17:25
Sky: 21st Century Fox and Comcast Increase offers for the acquisition of the company within hours

The US conglomerates 21st Century Fox and Comcast, in competition for the acquisition of the British broadcasting group Sky, have increased their offers on 11/07/2018. Comcast outbid Fox's offering with £14.75 (€16.69) per share, or £25.9bn (€29.3bn) to buy 100% of Sky. 21st Century Fox…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 124802
• Published on 12/07/18 at 16:59
©  Eleven Sports
Eleven Sports: Pedro Pinto (POR, former UEFA director) appointed non-executive director in Portugal

Portugal's Pedro Pinto (43), former director of communications at UEFA (March 2017 - February 2018), has been appointed non-executive director of the British audio-visual group Eleven Sports in Portugal, on 10/07/2018. Pedro Pinto held various positions in the UEFA communications department…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 124731
• Published on 12/07/18 at 10:50
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup in Russia: 19.1 million TV viewers for France - Belgium on TF1 (audience share: 71%)

The France - Belgium (1-0) semi-final of the 2018 World Cup, drew an average of 19.1 million viewers in France, with a peak audience of 22.3 million, on the private, free-TV channel TF1 on Tuesday 10/07/2018 (kick-off at 20:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124651
• Published on 11/07/18 at 14:19
©  DFL
China: PP Sports acquires broadcasting rights for the Bundesliga for five seasons (2018-2023)

The sports branch of PPTV, a Chinese pay-TV group and subsidiary of the multinational corporation Suning, has acquired the broadcasting rights in China for the Bundesliga for the 2018-2023 cycle, announced the DFL at the German Embassy in China on 09/07/2018. "The deal means that PP Sports…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 124645
• Published on 11/07/18 at 13:39
©  D.R.
2018 World Cup: 15.84 million viewers for Sweden - England on BBC One (audience share: 80%)

Sweden - England (0-2), quarter-final of the 2018 World Cup, drew an average of 15.84 million viewers in the UK on BBC One, on Saturday 07/07/2018 (kick-off at 16:00 CET, 15:00 UK time). This figure represented an audience share of 80%. This is the fifth best TV audience in a top 5 European…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 124571
• Published on 10/07/18 at 15:49