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China: Letv, in partnership with MP & Silva, extends its rights to the Serie A and Ligue 1

Letv, a Chinese technology company that notably distributes the live streaming and on demand service LeTV Sports, concluded a "long term" strategic partnership with the British media rights agency MP & Silva, on 20/07/2015. The agreement will include the online distribution, in China, of the Serie…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 47644
• Published on 22/07/15 at 11:29
Dalian Wanda Group enters the European football market

With further news regarding additional Chinese capital partners with the Dalian Wanda Group regarding its takeover of Infront Sports & Media AG, please find here a review of Dalian Wanda's investment and entry into the European football market in 2015.• The Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 47621
• Published on 21/07/15 at 19:15
©  D.R.
United Kingdom: Ofcom refuses BT request for detailed study of competition in the pay-TV market

Ofcom has completed the first phase of its "Strategic Review of Digital Communications" and published its preliminary results on 16/07/2015. The UK independent telecom competition authority has also announced that it would look into the ease with which UK pay-TV customers can switch providers and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 47600
• Published on 21/07/15 at 17:09
©  Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co. Ltd.
Infront: two Chinese companies want to acquire a 5% stake from Dalian Wanda for €18.1m

Shanghai Oriental Pearl Media Co. Ltd., a Chinese company specialising in audiovisual technical services and content, and China Media Capital want to jointly acquire 5% stake in the Swiss marketing rights and media rights agency Infront Sports & Media, for €18,079,700, announced Shanghai Oriental…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 47594
• Published on 21/07/15 at 15:30
©  BT
UK: BT Sport Ultra HD, "the first 4K channel in Europe", available for £15 per month

The British telecommunications group BT launched the package "BT Ultra HD TV", which gives access to the new channel BT Sport Ultra HD, on 17/07/2015. "The first 4K channel in Europe", as already announced by BT, on 09/06/2015, is sold in the "Entertainment Ultra HD" offer, accessible to BT…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 47543
• Published on 21/07/15 at 12:39
Netherlands: Sport1 extends its exclusive broadcasting rights for the Liga BBVA 2015-2018

The Dutch group Sport1 extended its exclusive pay-TV broadcasting rights for the Netherlands to the Liga BBVA, on 15/07/2015. The rights apply to all broadcast platforms for the 2015-2018 period. Sport1 will broadcast live six games of the Spanish first division during each day of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 47528
• Published on 21/07/15 at 09:30
©  Proximus
Belgium: Proximus TV to distribute two premium Eleven Sports Network channels

The pay-TV group Proximus TV (formerly Belgacom TV) added the channels Eleven and Eleven Sports to its "11+" offer without increasing its price on 16/07/2015. The new pay-TV group Eleven Sports Network, which belongs to the British company "The Channels Co Ltd", announced its upcoming launch in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 47508
• Published on 20/07/15 at 17:29
©  D.R.
Italy: Fox Sports acquires the 2015-2018 TV rights to the Liga BBVA for €15m per season

Fox Sports Italia has extended its broadcasting rights, in Italy, to the Liga BBVA for the 2015-2018 cycle, announced the Italian pay-TV group on 17/07/2015. The rights, acquired from the Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, cover all distribution platforms.Fox Sports Italia, which was in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 47450
• Published on 20/07/15 at 11:14
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Twitter launches a service that allows advertisers to manage and analyse their advertising campaigns

The social network Twitter launched a service that allows advertisers to manage their advertising campaign directly on the mobile application on 06/07/2015. This service is an indicator of performance for advertisers who can access the data related to their campaign such as the engagement rate and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 47391
• Published on 20/07/15 at 10:09
©  NTV-Plus
Russia: NTV-Plus extends its domestic broadcast rights of the national championship until 2018

NTV-Plus, a satellite package of the Russian broadcaster NTV (owned by Gazprom-Media), acquired the domestic broadcast rights to the 2015 to 2018 period of the SOGAZ Russian Football Championship, the Russian first division, on 16/07/2015. The 2015-16 Russian league season starts on 17/07/2015…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 47403
• Published on 17/07/15 at 15:29