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Euro 2016: EBU acquires the exclusive media rights to the final tournament for 26 European countries

"The European Broadcasting Union has reached agreement with UEFA for the exclusive media rights on all platforms in 26 countries to the UEFA Euro 2016," announced the EBU on 24/06/2015.The agreement covers the broadcasting of at least 23 games (out of 51) live and free-to-air, as well as magazines…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 45432
• Published on 25/06/15 at 12:54
©  Lega Serie A
Italy: B4 Capital retains the international TV rights to the Coppa Italia until 2017-18

The international media rights agency B4 Capital has retained the rights to distribute the international audiovisual rights to the TIM Cup for an additional three seasons (2015-16 through 2017-18), the agency announced on 23/06/2015.In addition to the Italian domestic cup, the agreement also…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 45329
• Published on 24/06/15 at 13:29
©  Rojadirecta
Spain: Court orders the website Rojadirecta to stop the illegal broadcasting of games

"Commercial Court number 11 in Madrid has ordered the immediate end to illegal transmissions of LaLiga games via www.rojadirecta.me allowing the precautionary measures requested by Mediapro and Gol T (two broadcasters of the Liga BBVA)," announced the Spanish professional football league on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 45221
• Published on 23/06/15 at 15:44
©  lfp.es
Spain: LaLiga wants to install centralised TV rights from 2015-16, Mediapro to market abroad rights

"LaLiga aims to put the wheels in motion of centralised commercialisation of television rights for the 2015-2016 season. As such, on Friday 19/06/2015, LaLiga announced to its clubs and SAD (sports limited companies) during a meeting being held in Villarreal (ESP) that an agreement had been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 45235
• Published on 23/06/15 at 15:06
©  ICC
2015 International Champions Cup: Canal+ and Sky acquire TV rights in Spain and the UK respectively

The pay-TV groups Canal+ España and Sky have acquired the audiovisual rights, in Spain and the United Kingdom, respectively, to the 2015 Guinness International Champions Cup, the high-profile pre-season friendly tournament organised by the American company Relevant Sports, on 18/06/2015. The 2015…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 45142
• Published on 22/06/15 at 18:32
©  Getty Images 2015
Italy: B4 Capital to manage the international TV rights of the Italian national team

The international media rights agency B4 Capital has signed an exclusive agreement to market the rights to the home friendly matches of the Italian national team in the Americas, North Africa and the Middle East, the agency announced on 19/06/2015. The contract runs through 2018.The agreement also…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 44997
• Published on 19/06/15 at 16:30
21th Century Fox: James Murdoch will succeed his father as CEO on 01/07/2015

James Murdoch will officially become the CEO of 21st Century Fox as of 01/07/2015, announced the board of directors of the American media conglomerate on 16/06/2015. Until now, he had been co-chief operating officer of the US group. He succeeds his father Rupert Murdoch, previously CEO of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal
• Article # 44893
• Published on 19/06/15 at 09:28
©  CBS - Cleveland
NBA: the six games of the 2014-15 finals draw nearly 20 million viewers on average in the USA

The six games of the 2014-15 NBA Finals drew an average of 19.94 million viewers per game in the United States for the national free-TV channel ABC, announced multiple American media outlets on 18/06/2015. According to the American television measurement agency Nielsen, this figure represents an…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Essentials Media
• Article # 44847
• Published on 18/06/15 at 15:12
©  Sky
UK: 6.4% rise in pay-TV subscribers year on year due to Sky Now TV Service

16.6 million households subscribe to pay-TV in the UK (satellite, cable, IPTV) as of 31/03/2015, compared to 15.6 million on 31/03/2014, according to figures from the North American market research and marketing consulting company IHS, 16/06/2015. This represents an increase of 6.4% year on year…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Media Audiences
• Article # 44807
• Published on 18/06/15 at 11:30
©  Copa America 2015
Copa America 2015: Kia, ESPN and Twitter form partnership to offer video content to fans

The Korean automaker Kia, the US pay-TV channel ESPN and the social network Twitter have entered into a partnership on the occasion of the Copa America 2015, in order to offer fans, in Latin America only, match highlights on Twitter, announced Kia on 11/06/2015. Kia has partnered with ESPN, the…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 44637
• Published on 16/06/15 at 18:19