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Italy: Fox Sports acquires the TV rights to two games per week of the 2017 Chinese Super League

Fox Sports Italy has acquired the TV rights, for Italy, to the Ping An CSL (Chinese Super League), said the Italian pay-TV group on 26/02/2017. Fox Sports Italy will broadcast two of the eight games per matchday of the competition, starting with Guangzhou R&F FC - Tianjin Quanjian FC on Fox Sports…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 88071
• Published on 28/02/17 at 11:49

Poland: Eleven Sports Network acquires TV rights to Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga (2017-2021)

Eleven Sports Network has acquired the TV rights, valid in Poland, to the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga for the 2017 to 2021 cycle, said the British audiovisual group on 16/02/2017. This acquisition was made via DFL Sports Enterprises, and focuses in particular on rights to 8 of the 9 games per…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 87821
• Published on 27/02/17 at 17:50

England: consulting firm Oliver & Ohlbaum becomes a media adviser to the EFL

Oliver & Ohlbaum, a British consulting firm specialising in media, sports, and entertainment, has become the media adviser to the EFL, announced the latter body on 17/02/2017. The firm, associated with businessman Phil Lines, who was responsible for media of the Premier League from 2002 to 2010…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 87875
• Published on 27/02/17 at 12:14

NBA: game broadcasts available in virtual reality, at $7 per unit from 23/02/2017

The NBA is now marketing, by unit, one game per week in virtual reality starting from Thursday, 23/02/2017, announced the American basketball league on 17/02/2017. This game will be accessible via the NextVR platform, an audiovisual production company specialising in virtual reality, at the price…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 87819
• Published on 27/02/17 at 10:05

Europa League: 1.46 million viewers in Italy for Fiorentina - Mönchengladbach on TV8

ACF Fiorentina (Serie A TIM) - VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga), in the Round of 32 of the 2016-17 Europa League (Mönchengladbach advanced 4-3 on aggregate), drew 1.458 million viewers on average in Italy on the free-TV channel TV8, on Thursday, 23/02/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET). This…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87882
• Published on 24/02/17 at 17:30

Europa League: 955,000 viewers in France for Lyon - AZ Alkmaar on W9 (audience share: 4.1%)

Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1) - AZ Alkmaar (Eredivisie), in the Round of 32 of the 2016-17 Europa Leage (OL advanced 11-2 Lyon on aggregate), drew 955,000 viewers on average in France on the free-TV channel W9, on Thursday, 23/03/2017 (kick-off at 21:05 CET).This figure represented a 4.1% audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 87881
• Published on 24/02/17 at 17:00

Champions League: 2.66 million viewers for Sevilla - Leicester City in Germany on ZDF

Sevilla FC (LaLiga Santander) - Leicester City FC (Premier League), 2-1, the first leg match of the Round of 16 of the 2016-17 Champions League, drew 2.66 million viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on Wednesday, 22/02/2017 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 87799
• Published on 23/02/17 at 17:58

Champions League: 1.36 million subscribers watch FC Porto - Juventus on Premium Sport HD in Italy

FC Porto (Liga NOS) - Juventus (Serie A TIM), 0-2, the first leg match of the Round of 16 of the 2016-17 Champions League, drew 1,361,000 subscribers on average on the pay-TV channel Premium Sport HD on Wednesday, 22/02/2017 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented a 5.07% audience share…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 87804
• Published on 23/02/17 at 17:15

USA: 46 Mexican first division matches to be broadcast by Univision on Facebook (in English)

Univision Communications Inc. will broadcast, in the United States, 46 games of the Liga BBVA Bancomer (sponsored name of the Liga MX, the Mexican first division) including the play-off games of the 2017 season, live via the video streaming service Facebook Live, announced the US Spanish-language…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 87786
• Published on 23/02/17 at 15:10

United Kingdom: government wishes to update the list events reserved for free-to-air broadcasting

"We want to future-proof these regulations so that in an ever-changing digital landscape the public will still have access to the crown jewels of sport on free-to-air channels," said Karen Bradley, Minister of Culture, Media, and Sport in the British government, on 18/02/2017. The current access…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 87686
• Published on 23/02/17 at 13:19