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TV rights in Spain: federation says it was "ignored" and announces suspension of competitions

The board of directors of the RFEF announced, on 06/05/2015, that it was indefinitely suspending all Spanish domestic competitions as of 16/05/2015. The Spanish Federation is also protesting against the signing of the royal decree of 30/04/2015 from the Spanish government, which allows the…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 41234
• Published on 07/05/15 at 15:38
©  juventus.com
Juventus-Real: 17.8 million viewers in Italy (Canale 5) and Spain (La 1) combined

Juventus - Real Madrid CF (2-1), the first leg of the semi-final of the 2014-15 Champions League, attracted 8.143 million viewers on average in Spain for the public TV channel La 1 on Tuesday 05/05/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). In Italy, the match attracted 9.7 million viewers on average to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 41102
• Published on 06/05/15 at 15:45
Greece: Nova TV extends its audiovisual rights to the Super League until 2018-19

The Greek telecommunications group Forthnet, which owns the pay-TV group Nova TV, has extended its audiovisual rights for four more years to the Super League (Greek first division) in Greece, on 04/05/2015. The contract, which initial expiry was at the end of May 2015, was extended until the end…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41065
• Published on 06/05/15 at 12:59
Football League: Channel 5 acquires TV rights to summaries of matches for 2015-2018

The British free-TV network Channel 5 has acquired the UK audiovisual rights to summaries of matches from the Sky Bet Football League, the Capital One Cup and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for the 2015- 2018 period, a total of 1,813 games per season, announced the Football League, which manages the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41063
• Published on 06/05/15 at 12:15
Facebook: €3.29bn turnover and €476m net profit in Q1 2015

Facebook achieved a turnover of $3.54bn (€3.29bn at the exchange rate on 31/03/2015) in the first quarter of 2015 and a net profit of $512m (€476m), down 25% compared to the first quarter of 2014 ($642m), announced the company on 22/04/2015. Advertising revenues amounted to $3.32bn (€3.09bn), 73…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance
• Article # 40970
• Published on 05/05/15 at 14:27
©  Verizon
Mayweather - Pacquiao: €359m of revenue for the pay-per-view broadcast via HBO and Showtime

The pay-per-view broadcast of the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (USA) and Manny Pacquiao (PHI), on 02/05/2015 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), generated nearly $400m (€359m) in revenue, according to several estimates released on 02/05/2015. Showtime (audiovisual group CBS Corporation) and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 40961
• Published on 05/05/15 at 12:30
©  fcbayern.de
United States: Bayern Munich TV channel to be broadcast in Spanish by Univision Deportes

Univision Deportes, a Spanish-language American pay-TV channel which is owned by the audiovisual group Univision Communications, will broadcast a Spanish version of "FCB.TV Magazin", a programme from the TV channel of FC Bayern Munich, announced the German and American press on 30/04/2015. "FCB.TV…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 40936
• Published on 05/05/15 at 11:50
©  D.R.
Twitter: €401m in turnover and €151.1m net loss in Q1 2015

Twitter registered a turnover of $436m (€401m, exchange rate of 31/03/2015) in Q1 2015 and a net loss of $162.4 million (€151.1m) up 22.7% compared to Q1 2014 ($162m, or €132m at the time), the company announced on 28/04/2015.Advertising revenues are up 72% compared to Q1 2014 and amounted to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Finance
• Article # 40917
• Published on 04/05/15 at 19:05
©  lfp.es
Spain: enactment of the royal decree for the collective selling of audiovisual rights from 2016-17

According to its official journal on 30/04/2015, the Spanish government enacted a royal decree which establishes the collective selling of domestic and international audiovisual rights of Spanish professional competitions from 2016-17. La Liga -- the new name of the LFP, the Spanish Professional…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 40877
• Published on 04/05/15 at 18:14
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La Liga: royal decree of 30/04/2015 authorises the collective marketing of audiovisual rights

The Spanish government formalised the royal decree which will now allow the collective marketing and selling of the audiovisual rights to the Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, according to the Spanish official journal on 30/04/2015. This decision was "necessary for the development and growth of our…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 40838
• Published on 04/05/15 at 12:59