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Swiss Championship TV rights: the competition authority suggests a fine of €134m for Swisscom

The secretariat of Comco, the Swiss competition authority, has requested a fine of 143m Swiss francs (€134.3m on 29/07/2015) against the telecommunications group Swisscom, "due to alleged illegal conduct in marketing sports content via pay TV," on 23/07/2015. The Swiss broadcaster CT Cinetrade AG…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 48238
• Published on 30/07/15 at 16:52
©  LaLiga
LaLiga and the Spanish union of content creators unite to fight against digital piracy

LaLiga and the CCEC ("Coalición de creadores e industrias de contenidos", the Union of Content Creators and Content Industries) formed a partnership to "work together on all fronts against digital piracy", on 21/07/2015. The objectives of the joint action range "from greater social awareness and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 48231
• Published on 30/07/15 at 11:54
©  D.R.
Sky: profit of £1.4m (+18%) and nearly one million new net subscribers (2015 fiscal year)

Sky recorded 973,000 new subscribers (net), including 455,000 in the UK and Ireland between 01/07/2014 and 30/06/2015, a number of new subscribers up 45% from the previous evolution, the pay-TV conglomerate announced during the presentation of its 2015 annual results on 29/07/2015. The adjusted…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Media Audiences
• Article # 74116
• Published on 30/07/15 at 02:02
Australia: SBS acquires free-to-air rights to the Champions League (2015-2018) from beIN Sports

The Australian public broadcaster SBS acquired the free-to-air broadcast rights, in Australia, to the Champions League for the 2015-2018 cycle, on 25/07/2015. The rights were acquired under sublicense from the pay-TV group beIN Sports Australia, the holder of the rights of the 2015-2018 Champions…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 48205
• Published on 29/07/15 at 18:30
©  lfp.es
LaLiga: 2015-16 free-to-air rights to Liga BBVA, Copa del Rey and summaries awarded on 31/07/2015

LaLiga launched a tender for the 2015-16 free-to-air broadcasting rights, in Spain, to 38 Liga BBVA games, 10 Copa del Rey games, and summaries of all the matches of the two competitions, on 17/07/2015. The rights apply to all distribution platforms. The submission of tenders was to be made before…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 48172
• Published on 29/07/15 at 15:39
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Altice group (Numericable-SFR, MCS TV) will gradually buy NextRadioTV (RMC, BFM TV) in 2015

Alain Weill, the chairman, founder and main shareholder of French audiovisual group NextRadioTV, and Patrick Drahi, the chairman and founder of the Luxembourg telecommunications group Altice, today announced a strategic partnership and voluntary tender offer for investment and development in the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 48150
• Published on 29/07/15 at 11:10
©  D.R.
Canada: Sportsnet acquires the rights to the Bundesliga until 2020, via Fox Sports sublicense

The Canadian anglophone pay-TV channel Sportsnet acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, in Canada, to the Bundesliga and the German Super Cup until the end of the 2019-20 season, on 22/07/2015. The rights were acquired via sublicense from the pay-TV channel Fox Sports, who have hold the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 48126
• Published on 28/07/15 at 18:33
©  Globo
Brazil: Globo creates Estádio TV, to be broadcast in stadiums to "increase and retain" audiences

On 13/07/2015, the Brazilian broadcaster Globo launched Estádio TV, a television channel to be shown inside Brazilian football stadiums. "Estádio TV provides a unique entertainment concept, thanks to exclusive content and interactions with fans on the screens of the stadium," said Globo on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 48080
• Published on 28/07/15 at 13:30
©  CNMC
Spain: the competition authority imposes fines of €15.5m on Telefónica and DTS for favouritism

The CNMC imposed a €10m fine on the Spanish telecommunications group Telefónica and a €5.5m fine on the pay-TV group DTS (Canal+ España) for an unlawful agreement, on 24/07/2015. The Spanish competition authority charged both groups for agreeing on the terms of the exclusive distribution for…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 48058
• Published on 28/07/15 at 11:44
©  olympic.org
2018-2024 Olympics: beIN Media Group acquires TV rights for the Middle East and North Africa

The Qatari group beIN Media Group has acquires the exclusive pay-TV broadcasting rights, for the Middle East and North Africa, to the Olympic Games for the 2018-2024 period, announced the IOC on 27/07/2015. These rights are valid for television (free-to-air and pay-TV), Internet and mobile…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 47994
• Published on 27/07/15 at 14:53