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21^st Century Fox: UK Competition and Markets Authority gives negative opinion on Sky acquisition

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given a negative opinion (on 23/01/2018), at the end of the inquiry opened at the request of the British government, on 29/06/2017, on the full acquisition of the British audiovisual group Sky by the US media conglomerate 21^st Century Fox on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 111435
• Published on 26/01/18 at 09:50

Italy: Rai acquires one match per round of the Champions League (2018-2021) from Sky Italia

The Italian public broadcaster Rai has acquired, for Italy, via sub-license from Sky Italia, the exclusive TV rights for one match per round of the Champions League for the 2018-2021 period, on 25/01/2018. Rai will broadcast, free-to-air, a match involving an Italian team on Wednesday night, in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 111545
• Published on 25/01/18 at 17:49

Serie A TIM: 7.88 million Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium subscribers watch Matchday 21 of 2017-18

The 10 games of Matchday 21 of the 2017-18 Serie A TIM 2017-18 drew a total of 7.88 million subscribers on the pay-TV channels of the Italian groups Sky Italia and Mediaset Premium, on 21 and 22/01/2018, according to data from the audience measurement institutes AGB (Nielsen group) and Auditel…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111458
• Published on 25/01/18 at 12:34

LaLiga Santander: 5.57 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 20 of the 2017-18 season

5.577 million viewers (3,433 million on the pay-TV channel beIN LaLiga, 1.378 on the pay-TV channel Movistar Partidazo, and 766,000 on the free-TV channel Gol) watched the 10 games of Matchday 20 of the 2017-18 LaLiga Santander season, played from 19 to 22/01/2018, according to data from the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111370
• Published on 25/01/18 at 11:56

Ligue 1 Conforama: Canal+ draws 1.96 million viewers for Lyon - PSG (audience share 8.3%)

Olympique Lyonnais - Paris Saint-Germain (2-1, Matchday 22 of the 2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama season) drew 1.96 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Sunday 21/01/2018 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). The figure represented an audience share of 8.3%, and ranked Canal+ fifth in the French TV…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111143
• Published on 25/01/18 at 11:29

Premier League: 794,000 subscribers for Manchester City - Newcastle (Matchday 24) on BT Sport 1

Manchester City FC - Newcastle United FC (3-1) drew an average of 794,000 subscribers on the pay-TV channel BT SPort 1 on Saturday 20/01/2018 (kick-off 17:30 local time, pre-game at 17:00). The 46 games broadcast on the pay-TV channel Sky Sports Main Event, of which the audience figures were…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111371
• Published on 25/01/18 at 10:44

2017-18 Bundesliga (mid-season): 489,850 subscribers per average match on Sky Bundesliga

At mid-season, the 134 matches of the 2017-18 Bundesliga broadcast on the Sky Bundesliga pay-TV channels totaled 65.64 million subscribers, or an average of 489,850 viewers per game. In mid-season 2016-17, the 149 games broadcast on Sky Bundesliga drew 54.63 million viewers (366,644…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111309
• Published on 24/01/18 at 18:24

2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama (mid-season): audience +37% (1.48 million) on Sunday nights on Canal+

At mid-season, the 17 matches of the 2017-18 Ligue 1 Conforama season broadcast on Sunday evening (kick-off at 21:00 CET) on the pay-TV channel Canal+, drew an average of 1.48 million viewers per game, a 37% increase compared to the first part of the 2016-17 season, where the 16 matches broadcast…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 111374
• Published on 24/01/18 at 16:20

Serie A TIM: TV rights bids below the floor price of €1.05bn per season, negotiations to continue

The total of the bids for the domestic audiovisual rights to the Serie A TIM for the 2018-2021 period did not reach the floor price of €1.05bn set by Lega Serie A. "The total of the highest offers received for the packages were less than €800m per season," according to multiple Italian press…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 111311
• Published on 24/01/18 at 11:48

Think Football 2018: a look back at the first edition, held in Paris (FRA) on 10/01/2017

While the second edition of the Think Football, organised by News Tank Football, is scheduled on Thursday 01/02/2018 at the University of Paris-Dauphine with the theme "Technology: Transforming the Economy of Sport", take a look back on the first edition of this annual event which took place at…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 111245
• Published on 23/01/18 at 18:25