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Lega Serie A: Mediapro offers €950m/year, no TV rights have been awarded, negotiations continue

The Lega Serie A has not awarded any of the five lots proposed on 06/01/2018 (see details below) for the domestic audiovisual rights to the Serie A TIM for the 2018-2021 period, following private negotiations between operators and the Italian League between 22 and 26/01/2018. The Lega Serie A…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 111773
• Published on 30/01/18 at 16:39

Surf: Facebook extends as the exclusive digital broadcaster of the World Surf League for 2018-2019

"World Surf League (WSL) and Facebook announced a historic partnership today that makes the social media platform the exclusive digital home for the top live events in surfing in 2018 and 2019. This includes all elite men's and women's Championship Tour events, the Qualifying Series 10,000 and Big…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 111744
• Published on 29/01/18 at 16:25

Italy: Rai aquires Azzurri matches (2018-2022), and to share the rights to Euro 2020 with Sky

The Italian public broadcaster Rai has acquired, for Italy, the exclusive broadcasting rights to matches of the Italian men's national team for the 2018-2022 period (excluding the World Cup and Euro) on 25/01/2018. The rights, acquired from the agency CAA Eleven, a Swiss company that has been…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 111658
• Published on 29/01/18 at 14:15

NBA: Verizon renews and extends its partnership and will broadcast 8 games free to non-subscribers

Verizon, an American telecommunications company, has renewed and extended its digital partnership with the NBA for "several seasons", announced the two entities on 17/01/2018. The amount of the deal would be similar to the previous agreement, about $133m a year (€107m), according to US media…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 111672
• Published on 29/01/18 at 11:19

Think Football 2018: Fatma Samoura, FIFA secretary general, guest of honour on 01/02/2018

Fatma Samoura, the secretary general of FIFA, is the guest of honour at the second edition of Think Football, organised by News Tank Football at the University of Paris-Dauphine on Thursday 01/02/2018. "Technology: Transforming the Economy of Sport" is the theme of this one-day Think Football…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Authorities, …
• Article # 111570
• Published on 29/01/18 at 10:45

Formula 1: Sky Italia acquires exclusive rights in Italy, four Grand Prix for free-TV channel TV8

Sky Italia, a subsidiary of the telecommunications and pay-TV group Sky, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights of the Formula 1 World Championship, in Italy, for a period of three years (2018-2020) on 25/01/2018. Sky Italia will co-broadcast the Formula 1 with the public broadcasting…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 111655
• Published on 26/01/18 at 17:44

2017-18 Copa Del Rey: FC Barcelona - RCD Espanyol draws 4.6 million viewers (Telecinco and Gol)

The FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) - RCD Espanyol (LaLiga Santander) quarter-final return leg of the 2017-18 Copa del Rey (2-0, Barcelona advanced 2-1 on aggregate), drew an average of 3.628 million viewers on the free private television channel Telecinco (audience share: 18.6%), and 1.308…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111650
• Published on 26/01/18 at 17:05

France: TF1 and M6 to broadcast France matches alternately excluding the World Cup (2018-2022)

The French private free-TV groups TF1 and M6 have acquired the broadcasting rights to matches of the France men's national team (excluding the World Cup), for the 2018-2022 period on 24/01/2018. The two groups will broadcast, alternately, the qualification matches of the French national team…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 111544
• Published on 26/01/18 at 14:35

2017-18 Coupe de France: 2.06 million viewers for AS Monaco - Olympique Lyonnais on France 3

The AS Monaco (Ligue 1 Conforama) - Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Conforama) match (2-3), in the Round of 32 of the 2017-18 Coupe de France, drew an average of 2.06 million television viewers in France, on the public TV channel France 3 on Wednesday 24/01/2018 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities
• Article # 111549
• Published on 26/01/18 at 10:49

Carabao Cup: Arsenal FC - Chelsea FC draws 836,000 subscribers on Sky Sports Main Event

The Arsenal FC (Premier League) - Chelsea FC (Premier League) semi-final return leg of the 2017-18 Carabao Cup, (2-1, Arsenal qualified for the final 2-1 on aggregate), enabled the pay-TV channel Sky Sports Main Event to draw an average of 836,000 subscribers in the UK, on Wednesday 24/01/2018…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111546
• Published on 26/01/18 at 10:25