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©  NextRadioTV

NextRadioTV: takeover by Altice and Alain Weill, IPO scheduled for January 2016

Altice, the Dutch holding group of telecommunications and cable operators founded by Patrick Drahi and Alain Weill, president of the NextRadioTV group, associated with the Groupe News Participations company, now hold 50.4% of the capital and 61.8% of the voting rights of NextRadioTV, the two…
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©  Premierleague.com

Premier League: 2016-2019 TV rights to Sky (ITA), Sport TV (POR), Ziggo Sports (NED) and nc+ (POL)

The Premier League has awarded the broadcasting rights to the English Premier League for the 2016-2019 cycle to the pay-TV groups Sky Italia (Italy), Sport TV (Portugal), Ziggo Sports (Netherlands) and nc+ (Poland), on 04/12/2015. No financial details were disclosed for any of these agreements.In…
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EBU calls for free-to-air broadcasting of major sporting events for the purpose of social cohesion

The EBU has called for the live broadcasting of sporting events "of major importance for society to be available to all on a free-to-air basis to underpin social cohesion," announced the body at its 75th general assembly in Geneva (SUI) on 04/12/2015. "Offering free-to-air sports programmes for…
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©  ARD

Premier League: Perform acquires 2016-19 TV rights in 5 countries including Germany and Switzerland

The British company Perform Group, specialising in the production and distribution of sports content on digital platforms, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, for the 2016-2019 period, to the Barclays Premier League in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein, on 03/12/2015. The agreement…
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Portugal: Benfica sell its domestic TV rights to the NOS group for €400m (2016-2019)

The Portoguese audiovisual group NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais, a subsidiary of the NOS telecommunications group, has acquired audiovisual rights to the home matches of SL Benfica, in the Liga NOS, on 02/12/2015. The contract covers the 2016-17 to 2018-19 seasons, and amounts to €400m over the three…
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©  LaLiga

LaLiga: Lots 5 (Telefonica) and 6 (beIN Sports) of TV rights awarded for €2.65bn over 3 years

The pay-TV group DTS acquired Lot 5 of the tender for the domestic audiovisual rights to the Liga BBVA 2016-2019 cycle, for €750m over the period, while Mediapro acquired Lot 6 for €1.9bn over the three seasons, announced LaLiga on 02/12/2015. These two lots will yield €2.65bn over three season…
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• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 57558
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©  DFB

Germany: ARD and Sky Deutschland extend their TV rights for the DFB-Pokal until 2019 (press report)

The German public broadcaster ARD and pay-TV group Sky Deutschland have retained their domestic broadcasting rights packages to the DFB-Pokal for the 2016-2019 cycle, according to the German daily Bild on 28/11/2015. This information has not been confirmed by the DFB, nor by ARD or Sky, to date…
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©  C.Gavelle/PSG

beIN Sports France: Real-PSG, best Champions League audience since the inception of the channel

Real Madrid CF - Paris Saint-Germain (1-0, Group A), Matchday 4 of the Group Stage of the 2015-16 Champions League, drew, in France, 1.203 million subscribers on average during the match on beIN Sports 1, on Tuesday 03/11/2015, which allowed the pay channel to achieve the best audience for a…
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• Article # 57439
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©  ANFP

Chile: Fox ends negotiations for the purchase of Canal del Fútbol, beIN Sports and Turner remain

The US broadcaster FIC (Fox International Channels) withdrew from negotiations for the acquisition of all or part of "Canal del Fútbol", a pay-TV channel which broadcasts the Chilean professional football competitions, on 26/11/2015. The channel, launched in 2003, is the property of the ANFP…
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