Filter by domain
Filter by year
Filter by month
©  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
2018 World Cup in Russia: 12.9 million viewers for Uruguay - France on TF1 (audience share: 76%)

The Uruguay - France (0-2) quarter-final of the 2018 World Cup, at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (RUS), drew an average of 12.9 million viewers, with a peak audience of 16.1 million, on the private, free-TV channel TF1, on Friday 06/07/2018 (kick-off at 16:00 CET), according to data from the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 124572
• Published on 10/07/18 at 15:09
©  D.R.
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
• Published on 10/07/18 at 11:50
©  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
• Published on 09/07/18 at 14:40
©  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
• Published on 09/07/18 at 13:39
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
• Published on 06/07/18 at 11:49
©  D.R.
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
• Published on 06/07/18 at 11:19