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Spain: the competition authority approves the acquisition of Canal+ España by Telefónica

The CNMC, the Spanish national commission for markets and competition, has conditionally approved the purchase, by the telecommunications operator Telefónica, of the 56% share in the pay-TV operator DTS (Canal+ España) held by the audiovisual group Prisa, on 23/04/2015. Telefónica already holds…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 40405
• Published on 28/04/15 at 11:38
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France: Delphine d’Amarzit appointed secretary general of the Canal+ group

Delphine d’Amarzit was appointed secretary general of the Canal+ group, on 23/04/2015. She replaces Laurent Vallée, appointed secretary general of the constitutional council by decree on 16/03/2015, and who took up his new post on 02/04/2015. Delphine d’Amarzit served as head of the finance…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 40385
• Published on 27/04/15 at 19:00
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Italy: pay-TV Sky group acquires the Europa League TV rights for 2015-2018

The Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia has acquired the exclusive audiovisual rights, in Italy, to the Europa League for the 2015-2018 period, according to Italian press on 10/02/2014. The amount of the acquisition from TEAM Marketing, the agency that manages and markets the TV rights to the club…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 39769
• Published on 27/04/15 at 16:06
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Europa League: 3.24m viewers for Fiorentina-Kiev in Italy, 2.51m total viewers for Napoli-Wolfsburg

The ACF Fiorentina - FC Dynamo Kiev (2-0) second leg quarter-final match of the 2014-15 Europa League (Fiorentina advanced 3-1 on aggregate, after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Kiev, Ukraine) drew 3.24 million viewers on average in Italy on the Mediaset group's free-TV channel Rete 4 during the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 40165
• Published on 24/04/15 at 13:34
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NHL: league bans accredited journalists from using the applications Periscope and Meerkat

The NHL has banned accredited journalists from broadcasting games via the live video applications Periscope and Meerkat to protect the holders of its audiovisual rights, announced Bill Daly, the deputy commissioner of the North American ice hockey league, on 21/04/2015. "The NHL's media…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 40127
• Published on 24/04/15 at 12:59
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Singapore: Eurosport acquires exclusive TV rights to the Champions League for 2015-2018

The pay-TV group Eurosport acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, in Singapore, to the Champions League for the 2015-2018 cycle, on 23/04/2015. No financial details were communicated. Eurosport replaces the Singtel telecommunications group, the rightsholder for the 2012-2015 period. Eurosport…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 40160
• Published on 24/04/15 at 12:29
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Champions League: Real - Atlético brings 1.54 million subscribers to Canal+ Liga de Campeones

The Real Madrid CF - Atlético de Madrid (1-0) second leg quarter-final match of the 2014-15 Champions League (Real Madrid advanced 1-0 on aggregate after the first leg at Atlético finished in a 0-0 draw), which was broadcast live in Spain by Canal+ Liga de Campeones, the only channel to broadcast…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 40061
• Published on 23/04/15 at 15:40
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Champions League: 8.43 million viewers on the Italian channel Canale 5 for AS Monaco - Juventus

The AS Monaco FC - Juventus (0-0) second leg quarter-final match of the 2014-15 Champions League (Juventus advanced 1-0 on aggregate, after a 1-0 win in the first leg in Turin), which was broadcast live in Italy by Canale 5, saw the Mediaset private free-tv channel to attract 8.429 million viewers…
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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 40045
• Published on 23/04/15 at 12:44
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Sky: 20,840,000 subscribers on 31/03/2015 (+4.75% YoY), +13.2% for Sky Deutschland

Sky plc has 20.84 million direct subscribers at the end of the third quarter of the 2015 fiscal year (from 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2015), or 947,000 more (+4.75%) than on 31/03/2014 (19.9 million) and 242,000 more (+1.17%) than on 31/12/2014 (20.6 million), stated the British broadcasting group…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 40019
• Published on 23/04/15 at 11:10
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Finland: Modern Times Group acquires the pay-TV rights of the 2015-2018 Champions League

The Swedish broadcasting group MTG (Modern Times Group) has acquired the entire 2015-2018 audiovisual rights, for pay-TV in Finland, to the Champions League on 15/04/2015. MTG replaces the pay-TV group MTV3, the rightsholder during the 2012-2015 cycle. MTG will offer all the matches of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 39897
• Published on 23/04/15 at 10:38