Rugby World Cup: Live updates to be posted on digital screens on London tube network

ITV, the exclusive broadcaster of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in the UK, has become a trade partner of TfL (Transport for London), the managing body for the London public transport system, on 14/09/2015. As part of this partnership, messages about the latest news and results of the 2015 Rugby World…

Champions League: 1.43 million viewers for Chelsea - Maccabi on Italia 1, a 5.66% audience share

The match between Chelsea FC (ENG) - Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR), on Matchday 1 of the group stage of the 2015-16 Champions League (4-0, group G), attracted 1.432 million viewers on average on the Italian free-TV channel Italia 1, on Wednesday 16/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. This figure represents a 5.66…

Champions League: 8.15 million viewers on ZDF for Olympiakos - Bayern (0-3), a 28.8% audience share

The match between Olympiakos CFP - FC Bayern Munich (0-3, Group F) on Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage, attracted 8.15 million viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on Wednesday 16/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. This figure represents a 28.8% audience share of the…

France is the only country in Europe's Top 5, where the Champions League is only broadcast on pay-TV

France is the only country in the Top 5 European leagues (alongside Germany, England, Spain and Italy) where no Champions League matches (except the final) are broadcast on a free to access TV channel during the 2015-2018 cycle. In Germany (ZDF) and Spain (TV3), a public broadcaster shows one…

Champions League: the broadcasters in the Top 5 European countries for the 2015-18 cycle

Champions League: Real Madrid - Shakhtar draws 6.415 million viewers in Spain and Italy

Real Madrid CF - FC Shakhtar Donetsk (4-0) on Matchday 1 of the 2015-16 Champions League group stage (group A), drew an average of 6.415 million viewers in Spain and Italy, on Tuesday 15/09/2015 at 20:45 CET. In Spain, the match attracted an average of 4.998 million viewers on the channel Antena…

Lagardère Unlimited rebrands to become Lagardère Sports and Entertainment

Lagardère Unlimited, one of the four branches of the Lagardère Group, has been renamed Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, the group announced on 15/09/2015. The sports marketing agencies of the group, including Sportfive, World Sport Group, IEC in Sports, SMAM (Sports Marketing and Management…

UEFA Youth League: Canal+ becomes exclusive broadcaster in France, Sport1 in Germany

The French pay-TV group Canal+ has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights, in France, to the UEFA Youth League, on 11/09/2015. Canal+ did not indicate the duration of the agreement with UEFA for the broadcasting of this competition, reserved for players under the age of 19. Canal+ will broadcast…

United Kingdom: BBC acquires 2015-2017 broadcast rights to the NFL, who season began on 10/09/2015

The British public broadcaster BBC acquired the broadcasting rights, in the UK, to the NFL for the 2015-2017 cycle, on 09/09/2015. The 2015-16 NFL season began on 09/10/2015 with the opening match between the 2014-15 champions New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers (New England won…

Football League: "With fibre optics, we could broadcast to screens all over the world."

The fibre optic network installed in 2014-15 in all 72 stadiums of the Sky Bet Football League for live broadcast and high definition meetings, "would allow us to stream games, subject to all the rights, overseas at the time they are being played", said Shaun Harvey, the chief executive of the…