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Liga BBVA: "We need to impose a more rational model for the exploitation of TV rights" (J. Tebas)

"It's a very good contract," said Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish LFP, to the American sports channel ESPN, on 14/02/2015, following the sale of the 2016-2019 domestic audiovisual rights to the Premier League to the groups Sky and BT for £1.712bn (€2.3bn) per season -- an increase of 70.2…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34896
• Published on 24/02/15 at 17:45
Japan: MP & Silva acquires the 2015-2018 rights to the Bundesliga from Fox in a sublicense deal

The international media rights agency MP & Silva has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to the 2015-2018 cycle of the Bundesliga (German first division) in Japan, announced the agency on 23/02/2015. The rights were acquired from the US media company FIC (Fox International Channels), a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 34876
• Published on 24/02/15 at 12:10
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TF1: €2.09bn in turnover (+0.8%) and €412.7m net profit (+201.2%) in 2014

The French TV group TF1 had a turnover of €2,091.8m for the 2014 fiscal year (from 01/01 to 31/12/2014), a slight increase of 0.8% compared to 2013 (€2,075.3m), announced the group on 19/02/2015. Non-advertising revenue (€516.3m) increased by 7.3% compared to 2013 (€481m), a €35.3m increase: this…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, …
• Article # 34641
• Published on 20/02/15 at 18:10
UK: Sky extends its rights to the Football League for a season, until the end of 2018-19

The British pay-TV group Sky plc. extended its broadcasting rights to the Sky Bet Football League (2nd, 3rd and 4th British divisions, 72 clubs) in the United Kingdom by a year on 19/02/2015. The current agreement between the two parties, which expires at the end of the 2017-18 season, has been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 34693
• Published on 20/02/15 at 16:46
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Sky: the pay-TV group will increase its 95.8% stake in Sky Deutschland to 100%

Sky German Holdings GmbH, the holding company used by British pay-TV group Sky to take full control of the shares of its German counterpart Sky Deutschland, will increase its stake in the public limited company Sky Deutschland AG to 100% announced Sky plc. on 17/02/2015. Sky plc., then still known…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 34504
• Published on 19/02/15 at 11:29
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United Kingdom: Paris SG - Chelsea attracts 4.33 million viewers to ITV

The first leg of the Paris Saint-Germain - Chelsea FC round of 16 match (1-1) in the 2014-15 Champions League, attracted an average of 4.33 million viewers to the British private free-TV channel ITV during the match (broadcast at 7.30pm local time, 8.30pm CET) on Tuesday, 17/02/2015, according to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 34445
• Published on 19/02/15 at 10:59
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TV rights: "We are ready to halt La Liga if this law is not enacted" (Joan Collet, RCD Espanyol)

"We are ready to halt La Liga if this law is not enacted in one, two or three weeks. We have discussed it amongst ourselves us and there are clubs that agree. If the government does not act, we will consider it very seriously. We hope not to have to come to that," said Joan Collet, president of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34402
• Published on 18/02/15 at 12:50
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Liga BBVA: Telefónica acquires the 2015-16 domestic audiovisual rights to FC Barcelona for €140m

FC Barcelona have sold the domestic audiovisual rights to their home games for the 2015-16 Liga BBVA, to Telefónica de Contenidos, a public limited company, which runs the pay-TV activities of the Spanish telecom group Telefónica, announced the Catalan club on 16/02/2015. The agreement also covers…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 34330
• Published on 17/02/15 at 19:10
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Canada: beIN Sports channels are now available on the Shaw Direct satellite package

The pay-TV channel beIN Sports (in English) and beIN Sports ñ (in Spanish) were made available in Canada on the satellite TV platform Shaw Direct on 10/02/2015. Shaw Direct subscribers can watch these channels for free until 15/03/2015. Besides Shaw Direct, the Qatari beIN Media Group's channels…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 34255
• Published on 17/02/15 at 16:55
Germany: Eurosport acquires the rights to the FA Cup until the end of the 2017-18 season

The pay-TV group Eurosport acquired the exclusive audiovisual rights to the FA Cup for broadcast in Germany until the end of the 2017-18 season on 13/02/2015. These rights cover the broadcast on television and digital media (Internet, mobile), both live and delayed matches, highlights of these…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 34253
• Published on 17/02/15 at 11:07