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Mediaset: €90.5m net profit in 2017, loss of €75m for the pay-TV subsidiary Premiumi n Italy

The Italian media group Mediaset announced a turnover of €3.631bn for the 2017 financial year (01/01 to 31/12/2017), following the meeting of its board of directors on 24/04/2018. This represents a decrease of 1% compared to 2016 (€3.667bn). Mediaset recorded operating profit (EBIT) of €316.5m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Essentials Media
• Article # 119266
• Published on 02/05/18 at 17:10
NFL: Amazon extends its "Thursday Night Football" digital broadcast rights for two seasons

The US e-commerce group Amazon has extended, for the 2018 and 2019 NFL regular seasons, its digital broadcast rights to 11 of the 18 "Thursday Night Football" games, for its VoD platform Amazon Prime Video, on 26/04/2018. Amazon would pay $130m (€107m), or $65m (€54m) per season, for the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 119114
• Published on 30/04/18 at 17:40
©  D.R.
Bundesliga: domestic and international TV rights for the 2017-2021 cycle

The tender concerning the domestic TV rights of the competitions organized by the DFL (Bundesliga, 2.Bundesliga, promotion-relegation play-offs, and German Super Cup) has been completed since the acquisition of Lots N and L by the German groups Mediengruppe RTL and the pay-TV group Sky…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 112639
• Published on 30/04/18 at 16:44
©  D.R.
Bundesliga: domestic and international TV rights for the 2017-2021 cycle

The Bundesliga continues to award its TV rights internationally for the 2017-2021 cycle. For all the domestic audiovisual rights of the competitions organised by the DFL (Bundesliga, 2.Bundesliga, promotion/relegation play-offs, and the German Supercup), the German league has already announced an…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 112638
• Published on 30/04/18 at 15:41
Sky: Comcast formalizes a takeover bid of £22.1bn, higher than that of 21st Century Fox

Comcast, a US telecom conglomerate, has launched a £22.1bn (€25.36bn) takeover bid for the British audiovisual group Sky, on 25/04/2018. This offer is superior to that of the US media conglomerate, 21st Century Fox, currently a 39.1% shareholder in Sky, which announced the acquisition of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 119010
• Published on 30/04/18 at 09:59
©  Lega Serie A
2018-2021 Serie A TV rights: Mediapro will not pay the financial guarantees, due to Sky legal appeal

"The legal situation created by Sky to defend their privileged position in the Italian market prevents the Lega Serie A from guaranteeing to Mediapro the full and unfettered control of the audiovisual rights bought in the package. Mediapro will prove the financial guarantees to the Lega when it…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 118994
• Published on 27/04/18 at 14:58
©  SEC
Sport Executive Club: J-M Mickeler, president of the DNCG, will attend Session #1 on 28/05/2018

Jean-Marc Mickeler, president of the DNCG (French football financial control); Luc Dayan, manager at ID+; and Nicolas Blanc, president of Sport Value; will be the three speakers at the Sport Executive Club (SEC) Session #1, which will have the theme "Sell Well, Buy Well: What are French clubs…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 118990
• Published on 27/04/18 at 13:59
Europa League: Marseille - RB Salzburg watched by 3.6 million people in France on free-TV W9

The Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Conforama) - FC Red Bull Salzburg (Tipico Bundesliga) semi-final first leg of the 2017-18 Europa League (2-0), drew an average of 3.658 million viewers in France, on the free-TV channel W9, on Thursday 26/04/2018 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This is a record TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 118965
• Published on 27/04/18 at 11:10
Champions League: 12.7m in Germany and 2.2m in Spain watch FC Bayern Munich - Real Madrid CF

The Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) - Real Madrid (LaLiga Santander), 1-2, the semi-final first leg of the 2017-18 Champions League, drew an average of 11.64 million viewers in Germany on the public TV channel ZDF, on Wednesday 25/04/2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 118938
• Published on 27/04/18 at 10:44
©  DC
Ligue 1 Conforama: tender for 2020-2024 domestic TV rights launched, auctions on 29/05/2018

The LFP launched the tender for the domestic audiovisual rights to the Ligue 1 Conforama for the 2020-2024 period, following the unanimous vote to do so from its board of directors on 25/04/2018. The tender includes seven lots (see below and document to download) and auctions will be held…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, …
• Article # 118838
• Published on 26/04/18 at 15:29