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Twitter: CEO Dick Costolo resigns, co-founder Jack Dorsey takes over temporarily

Dick Costolo resigned his post as the CEO of the social network Twitter, effective from 01/07/2015, announced the company on 11/06/2015. Jack Dorsey, a co-founder of the company in 2007 and chairman of the board, has been appointed the interim CEO.Dick Costolo will remain on the board of Twitter…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Legal, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 44423
• Published on 15/06/15 at 13:30
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AFCON 2017: beIN Sports France acquires TV rights for six qualifying round games

The pay-TV group beIN Sports France acquired the audiovisual rights to six matches of the first day of qualifying for Orange AFCON 2017, on 09/06/2015. The six games will be broadcast live and exclusively on the channels beIN Sports 2, 3 and Max 4 between Friday 12/06/2015 and Sunday 14/06/2015…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 44340
• Published on 12/06/15 at 16:48
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Copa America 2015: the competition broadcast in Germany only on YouTube and Xbox Live

The 2015 edition of the Copa America begins with the opening match Chile - Ecuador (Group A), held at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez in Santiago, at 20:30 local time on Thursday 11/06/2015 (01:30 CET on 12/06/2015). Copa America 2015 takes place in Chile from 11/06 to 04/07/2015.In France…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 44269
• Published on 11/06/15 at 19:20
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Canada 2015: France - England draws 1.45 million viewers on average in France, 1.5 million in the UK

France-England (1-0), the first match in Group F of the 2015 Women's World Cup (at Moncton Stadium, New Brunswick, CAN), which was broadcast live by W9 in France, saw the free-TV channel, which belongs to the Groupe M6, attract 1.45 million viewers on average during the match (kickoff at 19:00…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 44096
• Published on 10/06/15 at 17:14
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Champions League: "36% fall in audiences over five seasons" (Barney Francis, Sky Sports)

"Over the last five seasons we have seen Champions League audiences fall 36%. Last season, we saw our lowest ever average match audience and not a single European game appeared in our top 40 football matches. Overall, Champions League accounts for just 2.5% of Sky Sports viewing, while the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, …
• Article # 43951
• Published on 09/06/15 at 17:20
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Champions League: 39.1 million viewers in the Top 5 for the 2014-15 Juventus-Barcelona final

Juventus - FC Barcelona (1-3), the 2014-15 final of the Champions League (at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, GER), achieved the best audience in prime time in the television markets of the five countries of the European Top 5 leagues (Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy) on Saturday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 43803
• Published on 08/06/15 at 13:35
2014-15 Champions League: minimum financial gains to the 32 clubs (after the final)

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA), the winner over Juventus (Serie A TIM) in the final of the 2014-5 Champions League (3-1 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, GER), will receive €36.4m in guaranteed financial gains (€8.6m fixed portion for their participation + sporting result bonuses) paid by UEFA as part of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79730
• Published on 08/06/15 at 13:30
Europa League: Discovery and Eurosport acquire the 2015-2018 rights in Scandinavia and Singapore

The US broadcaster Discovery Communications, the majority owner of the Eurosport pay-TV channels, acquired the 2015-2018 audiovisual rights to the Europa League for Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Singapore on 04/06/2015. The rights are valid for all distribution platforms.During each week of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 43787
• Published on 08/06/15 at 12:51
Eurosport: rights acquired to Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A and Emirates Cup in the Netherlands

Eurosport has acquired the audiovisual rights, in the Netherlands, to Ligue 1, the Barclays Premier League, the Serie A TIM and the Emirates Cup (pre-season friendly tournament hosted by Arsenal FC in the Emirates Stadium), announced the pay-TV group on 04/06/2015.Peter Hutton, the CEO of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 43783
• Published on 08/06/15 at 12:12
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Discovery: launch of a new version of the paying service Eurosport Player on 10/06/2015

The US broadcaster Discovery Communications, the owner of the Eurosport pay-TV channels, will launch a new version of Eurosport Player, the paying service that gives access to live streams of the Eurosport channels, with bonus content and second-screen experiences, on 10/06/2015. This new version…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 43735
• Published on 05/06/15 at 18:35