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Ligue 1: Canal+ wants to switch 2 games onto Canal+ Sport, and change Sunday kick-off to 21:00

Canal+ has asked the LFP to move the kick-off of its Ligue 1 "match of the week" on Sunday nights from 20:45 to 21:00 CET, and also to transfer two games per matchday from the Canal+ generalist channel to the Canal+ Sport channel, according to the French newspaper L'Équipe on 29/07/2016. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 74220
• Published on 02/08/16 at 10:49
©  Olympic.org
IOC: the "Olympic Channel" to be launched at the end of the 2016 Games in Rio, on 21/08/2016

The IOC will launch its "Olympic Channel" after the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, on Sunday, 21/08/2016, announced the International Olympic Committee on 27/07/2016. The "Olympic Channel" will be a digital platform available worldwide on all media, including via the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 74215
• Published on 01/08/16 at 16:10
©  LaLiga
Spain: Telecable and Orange acquire 10 of the 11 games per 2nd division matchday via LaLiga 1|2|3 TV

Telecable, a regional pay-TV operator in Asturias (north-western Spain, around Gijon) and Orange, a telecommunications company, signed a non-exclusive agreement to broadcast the channel LaLiga 1|2|3 TV over the 2016-2019 period, stated LaLiga on 29/07/2016. This agreement allows the carriers to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 74205
• Published on 01/08/16 at 14:40
©  Vivendi Mediaset
Mediaset rejects Vivendi's proposal to "find a new agreement" regarding Mediaset Premium

Mediaset has rejected the proposal for "a new agreement" from Vivendi to acquire 20% of Mediaset Premium, Vivendi stated on 27/07/2016, citing that the offer is "inconsistent with the terms of the contract already signed by the two parties", stated the Mediaset board of directors, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 74171
• Published on 01/08/16 at 11:44
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Euro 2016: new record as BBC iPlayer recieves 290 million views in June 2016

The BBC OTT TV and web radio platform BBC iPlayer saw a record 290 million views in June 2016, taking advantage of Euro 2016 and the Tennis Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon, announced the public broadcasting group on 27/07/2016. 31% of these views come from "triple play boxes" (internet, TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 74150
• Published on 29/07/16 at 14:30
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Australia: Foxtel reach an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur to broadcast Spurs TV (2016-2019)

The Australian pay-TV group Foxtel signed a distribution agreement with Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League) for the exclusive rights to Spurs TV, the club's TV channel, in Australia for the 2016-2019 period, on 26/07/2016. Foxtel signed this deal on the sidelines of the International Champions…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 74134
• Published on 29/07/16 at 12:08
Domino's Ligue 2: Kit suppliers in 2016-17

With four of the 20 clubs (20%) under contract (AC Ajaccio, Amiens SC Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 and Red Star FC) with adidas the German brand is the most represented Domino's Ligue 2 kit supplier at the start of the 2016-17 season (Matchday 1 on 29/07 until 01/08/2016). adidas is ahead…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79914
• Published on 29/07/16 at 11:55
©  Sky
Sky plc: turnover of €14.18bn (+7%), net profit of €785m, and +880,000 subscribers in 2015-16

The British pay-TV conglomerate Sly plc announced an annual turnover of £11.965bn (€14.18bn) as of 30/06/2016, an increase of 7% compared to fiscal year 2015 (01/07/2014 - 30/06/2015), on 28/07/2016. 70% of the group's revenues come from the UK and Ireland market (£8.371bn, or €9.91bn, up 7%)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 74117
• Published on 29/07/16 at 11:20
Premier League: Twitter becomes a partner of Sky Sports and will show clips from the 2016-17 season

Twitter signed a partnership with one of the Premier League's domestic broadcasters, Sky Sports, which allows the social network to broadcast the goals and highlights from all of the 2016-17 season's matches, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on 27/07/2016. This distribution will be carried out…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 74085
• Published on 28/07/16 at 17:20
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Spain: RTVE acquires, via sublicense, rights to LaLiga and Copa Del Rey highlights (€2m per year)

The public broadcaster RTVE has acquired, via sublicense from Mediapro, the non-exclusive rights for weekly highlights of LaLiga Santander and Copa del Rey games for the 2016-2019 period, on 26/07/2016. The agreement could be worth between €2m to €6m per season, according to several Spanish media…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 74079
• Published on 28/07/16 at 15:40