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SPFL (Scottish League): beIN Media Group acquires TV rights in 26 countries until 2019-20

The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group acquired the rights to broadcast the SPFL in MENA (24 countries), Australia and New Zealand, on 02/10/2018, for two seasons until 2019-20. These rights were acquired from Infront, the Swiss marketing and media rights agency, and holder of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 130167
• Published on 03/10/18 at 13:29
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Piracy: beIN Media Group launches arbitration for $1bn (€862m) in damages from Saudi Arabia

"beIN Corporation (beIN Media Group), today launched an international investment arbitration against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for damages totalling more than US$1bn (€862m), having been unlawfully driven out of the Saudi market and subjected to what has been described as the most widespread…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Legal, …
• Article # 129990
• Published on 02/10/18 at 10:55
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Copa America 2019: Dentsu acquires media and commercial rights, replaces MP & Silva

The Japanese agency Dentsu has acquired "the exclusive global consulting and commercial services" for the Copa America 2019 (in Brazil from 14/06 to 07/07/2019), from CONMEBOL on 28/09/2018. These rights "cover the sales of marketing rights, including sponsorship rights, broadcasting rights…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 129919
• Published on 01/10/18 at 11:09
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LaLiga Santander: 3.6 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 6 of 2018-19

3.665 million TV viewers (2.141 million on the beIN Sports pay channels, 987,000 on the Movistar Partidazo pay channel, and 564,000 on the free-TV channel Gol) watched nine of the ten games of the Matchday 6 of the 2018-19 LaLiga Santander, played on 25/09 to 27/09/2018, according to data from the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 129843
• Published on 28/09/18 at 14:45
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Spain: Liga Endesa (basketball) breaks contract with MP & Silva, to sell TV rights in 140 countries

Liga ACB (Spanish Basketball League) announced the breaking of its international marketing rights contract for the Liga Endesa (Spanish basketball first division) with the British agency MP & Silva, on 26/09/2018. MP & Silva, which has defaulted on several payments to multiple rights holders…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 129735
• Published on 28/09/18 at 14:30
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Bundesliga: 3.28 million Sky Deutschland subscribers watch the 9 games on Matchday 5 of 2018-19

The nine games on Matchday 5 of the 2018-19 Bundesliga season, played from 25 to 26/09/2018, drew an average of 3.28 million subscriber on the channels of the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, according to the data from the German audience measurement institutes AGF and GfK. The TV audiences of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences
• Article # 129777
• Published on 28/09/18 at 11:04
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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 # 129730
• Published on 28/09/18 at 09:35
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2018 Ryder Cup: to be broadcast in more than 180 countries, with 6 hours on free-TV in host France

The 2018 Ryder Cup, which showcases the best American golfers against their European counterparts at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Golf Course, southwest of Paris (FRA), will be broadcast in more than 180 countries from 28 to 30/09/2018. The Canal+ group, the broadcaster in the host…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 129728
• Published on 27/09/18 at 14:39
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Sky buyout: Comcast holds 30% of shares one day after its offer of €19.38 per share

Comcast, a US media conglomerate and cable operator, has announced that it owns 30% of the UK television group Sky, one day after its takeover offer of £17.28 (£19.38) per share, or £30.6bn (€34.3m) in total, on 25/09/2018. Comcast, in competition with another US conglomerate, 21st Century…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 129608
• Published on 27/09/18 at 12:15
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English Football League: beIN Sports extends broadcasting rights in 24 countries

The pay-TV group beIN Media Group has extended its rights to broadcast the matches of the English Football League, organiser of the Carabao Cup, Sky Bet Championship (second division), Sky Bet League One (third division) and Sky Bet League Two (fourth Division), "in 24 countries across the Middle…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 129616
• Published on 26/09/18 at 16:15