YouTube broadcasts the Bundesliga free in the US and New Zealand in an agreement with Fox Sports

YouTube, the Internet and mobile video sharing platform, concluded an agreement with the US pay-TV group Fox Sports on 13/08/2015. The agreement concerned the free, live broadcast on YouTube, via the official channel of Fox Sports, of the FC Bayern Munich - Hamburger SV match (5-0), the inaugural…

Spain: beIN Sports acquires the exclusive rights to the 2015-16 Liga NOS (Portuguese first division)

The pay-TV channel beIN Sports España, a joint venture between the Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro and the Qatari beIN Media Group, acquired the exclusive distribution rights in Spain for the Liga NOS for the 2015-16 season, on 12/08/2015. The rights are valid for all distribution platforms.The…

Spain: no distribution agreement to date between Telefónica and Mediapro to distribute beIN Sports

The Spanish group telecommunications Telefónica and the Spanish broadcaster Mediapro have failed to agree, so far, on the conditions for the distribution of the pay channel beIN Sports España (a joint venture between Mediapro and the beIN Media Group) on the Movistar TV bouquet of Telefónica…

Periscope: 53 clubs in the European Top 5 leagues use the application

Among the five major European leagues (98 clubs in total), 53 clubs have accounts on Periscope, the live video streaming app acquired by Twitter on 10/03/2015 for $100m (€91.9m), according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 13/08/2015. The most followed club among the five major…

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The NFL will continue to offer exclusive audiovisual content to fans on Twitter until 2017

The social network Twitter has extended its partnership with the NFL until 2017, and will continue to offer daily audiovisual content (summaries of games, highlights, analysis) to its users, Twitter announced on 10/08/2015. Twitter and the NFL have been partners since 2013. "Twitter users will…

Spain: Antena 3 draws 5.7 million viewers during extra time of the European Super Cup

FC Barcelona - Sevilla FC (5-4 a.e.t.), the 2015 edition of the European Super Cup played in the Arena Boris Paichadze Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO), allowed the Spanish free-TV channel Antena 3 (Atresmedia group) to draw 5.673 million viewers on average during the extra time of the match, which was around…

United States: NBC extends its TV rights to the Premier League for 2016-2022 (estimated cost: $1bn)

The US broadcasting group NBC Universal, the holder of exclusive broadcasting rights, in the United States, to the Barclays Premier League during the 2013-2016 cycle, has extended these rights for the 2016-2022 cycle, the two parties announced on 10/08/2015. This is the first contract signed by…

Spain: Orange TV becomes the second pay-TV operator to distribute beIN Sports España

The telecommunications group Orange España S.A.U has signed a partnership deal with the Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro to distribute the pay-TV channel beIN Sports España, via its pay-TV platform Orange TV, on 07/08/2015. Orange TV, the third largest operator in the pay-TV market in Spain, is…

Spain: RTVE acquires the free-TV rights for the Liga BBVA and the Copa del Rey in 2015-16

The public broadcaster RTVE has acquired, on 07/08/2015, Lots 1 and 2 of the tender for the domestic free-TV broadcasting rights for Liga BBVA and Copa del Rey fixtures in 2015-16, launched by LaLiga on 17/07/2015. Lot 1 covers the exclusive live free-TV broadcasting (and/or non-exclusive replays…