2015 Rugby World Cup: England - Fiji, draws best audience for a sporting event in the UK in 2015

England - Fiji (35-11), the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, attracted 7.56 million viewers on average for the British private free-TV broadcaster ITV, on Friday, 18/09/2015 (21:00 CET). The match, from the kick-off to final whistle, drew 8.7 million viewers on average and recorded a…

Sky plc: completion of the deal for the acquisition of Sky Deutschland for €245m

Sky plc, which previously held a 96% stake in Sky Deutschland, has completed the takeover of the German network for a fee of €245m, on 15/09/2015. The British pay-TV group acquired the remaining 4% minority interest, set at €6.68 per share, in accordance with the requirements of German law on…

Serie A TIM: the Italian league will broadcast three matches per weekend on its new TV channel

The Lega Serie A presented its new official TV channel, on 17/09/2015. The channel will broadcast as a streaming platform on Internet, mobile and connected TVs and is currently distributed by the Italian mobile operator TIM (Telecom Italia Group), the title sponsor of the Italian first division…

Germany: The DFL launches video-on-demand archives of the Bundesliga in association with Sky

The DFL has officially launched its VoD service of archival of images and video of the Bundesliga, on 16/09/2015. The first partner and distributor of the service is the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, which is offering the "Bundesliga Collection" to its subscribers of Sky and Sky Go (live streaming…

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…