Media: archives July, 2018 (page 5/6)

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DAZN: Veronica Diquattro (formerly Spotify) appointed vice-president in charge of revenue for Italy

Veronica Diquattro (35 years old) has been appointed executive vice-president in charge of revenue for the OTT sports platform DAZN, for Italy, on 04/07/2018. She was previously managing director of the music platform Spotify, for Southern and Eastern Europe. Veronica Diquattro will "work to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 124483
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©  Sky Sports

Deal Tracker: all the latest media rights agreements for football competitions since 01/01/2018

This info-graphic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 124397
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©  ATN

Hacking: ATN sentenced in Sweden to pay €20m in damages to beIN Media Group and Digitalb

A Swedish court has sentenced ATN, "the largest Arab IPTV provider in the world", to pay €18.8m in damages to the Qatari media group beIN Media Group and €1.4m in damages to the Albanian pay-TV group Digitalb, on 03/07/2018. "The three defendants were tried for various crimes under Swedish law…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 124396
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Premier League: Facebook acquires 2019-2022 broadcast rights in Southeast Asia (The Times)

Facebook has acquired the rights to broadcast, exclusively, the Premier League in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, for the 2019-2022 period, according to the British newspaper The Times on 06/07/2018. The transaction is in the range of £200m (€226m), according to the British daily. This…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 124326
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Russia 2018: "For the first time, broadcasting football brings profits" (P-S Berlusconi, Mediaset)

"We are experiencing a historic case, as for the first time, broadcasting a football competition can generate profits," said Pier Silvio Berlusconi, managing director of the Italian free and pay-TV group Mediaset, about the 2018 World Cup on 05/07/2018. Mediaset, which acquired the broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Finance, …
• Article # 124308
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©  PE

"Copyright" directive: rejection of the negotiating mandate by MEPs, pushed until September 2018

"Parliament’s plenary voted by 318 votes to 278, with 31 abstentions to reject the negotiating mandate, proposed by the Legal Affairs Committee on 20/06/2018. As a result, Parliament’s position will now be up for debate, amendment, and a vote during the next plenary session, in September," stated…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 124283
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Copyright: Lega Serie A/Lega Serie B support the directive submitted to the European Parliament

Lega Serie A and Lega Serie B, "in full agreement with European Leagues, support the directive on copyright in the single market (the so-called "Copyright Directive"), which was put to a vote during a plenary session of the European Parliament, on Thursday 05/07/2018," announced the two Italian…
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• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 124245
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TV Rights: "LaLiga continues to take steps to denounce the pirate channel beoutQ" (LaLiga)

"LaLiga continues to take steps with various other international rights holders to denounce beoutQ, a pirate channel that illegally distributes copyrighted content, including LaLiga, throughout the Middle East and North Africa," said the Spanish professional league on 04/07/2018. "Protecting…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 124237
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Guinness Pro14: RDA acquires international media rights 2018-2021 (excluding UK, IRL, ITA and RSA)

The British agency RDA has acquired the international media rights (excluding the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy and South Africa) to the Guinness Pro14, for the 2018-2021 cycle, on 03/07/2018. RDA also acquired the international media rights (excluding France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 124146
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©  FIFA

2018 World Cup in Russia: 40.9 million views on the BBC's online platforms during the group stage

The BBC recorded 40.9 million live and on-demand views for the matches of the 2018 World Cup group stage on its online platforms BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer, according to the British public broadcaster, on 29/06/2018. England's first match in the competition versus Tunisia (2-1, 18/06/2018) saw…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Digital
• Article # 124117
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