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United States: partnership between IOC, USOC, and NBCUniversal to create an Olympic channel

The IOC, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the American media conglomerate NBCUniversal have signed a partnership, for the United States, around the "Olympic Channel" for content production and distribution of the channel, on 15/12/2016. This partnership will be created the United…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 83518
• Published on 20/12/16 at 11:24

Euro 2016: 2 billion unique viewers and nearly 5 billion cumulative viewers

Euro 2016, from 10/06 to 10/07/2016 drew 2 billion live unique viewers for the games, according to UEFA data released on 15/12/2016. This is about 100 million more viewers than for Euro 2012. The 2016 edition, for the first time, had 24 teams instead of 16 in the final tournament, with 20 more…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Authorities, …
• Article # 83369
• Published on 19/12/16 at 10:00

21^st Century Fox: acquisition of the entirety of Sky for £11.8bn (about €14bn)

21^st Century Fox has acquired the entirety of British audiovisual group Sky for £11.8bn (about €14bn), announced the US media conglomerate on 15/12/2015. The agreement, for £10.75 (€12.70) per share of Sky, must still be approved by UK regulatory authorities.The independent directors of Sky…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 83323
• Published on 19/12/16 at 09:30

Eurosport: Bernard Ross named Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of the Olympic Games

British-born Bernard Ross was appointed chief operating officer and general manager of the Olympic Games at Eurosport, Discovery Communications announced on 14/12/2016. The US telecommunications group, the parent company of Eurosport, announced the position which Bernard Ross will occupy in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 83310
• Published on 19/12/16 at 09:21

2016 MLS Cup final: 3.534 million viewers on Fox, Univision, TSN, and RDS (USA + Canada)

The 2016 Audi MLS Cup final, Toronto FC - Seattle Sounders FC (0-0, 4-5 on penalties), drew on average 2.012 million viewers in the United States, on 10/12/2015 (kick-off at 20:00 local time, 02:00 D+1 CET). This figure represented an audience growth of 74% compared to the 2015 MLS Cup final (not…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 83241
• Published on 16/12/16 at 17:59

FIFA: partnership with the "Olympic Channel" around content creation

The Olympic Channel has signed a cooperation agreement with FIFA, announced the IOC on 13/12/2016. "FIFA joins a roster of 36 International Sports Federations and IOC Recognised Sports Federations who have signed similar agreements with the Olympic Channel. The Olympic Channel team has been…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 83331
• Published on 16/12/16 at 14:59

Premier League: 627,000 viewers for Crystal Palace - Manchester United on BT Sport 1

The Crystal Palace FC - Manchester United FC (1-2) game, of Matchday 16 of the 2016-17 Premier League, drew on average of 627,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel BT Sport 1, on Wednesday, 14/12/2016 ( kick-off at 20:00 local time, pre-game from 19:15). This figure represented an audience share of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 83257
• Published on 16/12/16 at 09:55

UEFA: launch of the tender for TV and commercial rights to the 2018-2021 European cups

UEFA has launched the media and commercial rights tender for the Champions League and the Europa League for the 2018-2021 cycle, announced the body on 12/12/2016. The audiovisual rights tender includes an additional broadcasting time slot for the Champions League at 19:00 CET (see below). The…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 83246
• Published on 16/12/16 at 09:25

Vivendi: French group "crossed the threshold of a 20% stake in the Italian group Mediaset"

"Vivendi has crossed the threshold from 15% to that of a 20% stake in Mediaset," announced the French media and entertainment group on 14/12/2016. Vivendi previously announced it now held a 12.32% stake in the Italian audiovisual group on 13/12/2016. Vivendi had crossed the threshold of 3% of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 83240
• Published on 15/12/16 at 16:10

Coupe de la Ligue: Round of 16 match PSG - LOSC Lille draws 1.87 million viewers (on France 3)

The Paris Saint-Germain - LOSC Lille (3-1) match, in the Round of 16 of the 2016-17 Coupe de la Ligue, drew an average of 1.871 million viewers on the public TV channel France 3, on Wednesday, 14/12/2016 (kick-off 21:05 CET). This figure represented an 8.4% audience share, and ranked France 3…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 83221
• Published on 15/12/16 at 15:30