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Spain: Telefónica acquires 2015-16 rights to the Liga BBVA, Liga Adelante and Copa del Rey for €600m

Telefónica, the Spanish telecommunications and media group, acquired the exclusive 2015-16 domestic audiovisual rights to LaLiga on 10/07/2015. The amount of the acquisition was €600m. The agreement covers all domestic TV rights to the Liga BBVA, the Liga Adelante and all pay-TV rights for the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 47063
• Published on 13/07/15 at 17:31

Spain: Vodafone and Orange file a complaint against the purchase of Canal+ by Telefónica

The telecom groups Vodafone and Orange each filed an appeal before the National Court, the highest Spanish criminal court, against the conditions of the purchase of the Spanish pay-TV group Canal+ España by the telecom group Telefónica, according to the agency Europa Press on 07/07/2015. The court…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 46952
• Published on 10/07/15 at 17:30

FC Barcelona: launch of "Barça Game Pass" which allows viewers to see the club's matches near-live

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) launched the "Barça Game Pass" a paying streaming offer which allows its users to see all the matches of the club delayed and on-demand for the 2015-16 season, the club announced on 06/07/2015.The "Barça Game Pass" will allow its users to view the club's Champions League…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 46709
• Published on 09/07/15 at 15:59

Eleven Sports Network partners with MP & Silva for launch in Belgium, Poland and Malaysia

The new pay-TV group Eleven Sports Network has entered into a partnership with the media rights agency MP & Silva for its upcoming launch in Belgium, Poland and Malaysia, according to media outlets in the three respective countries on 06 and 07/07/2015. In these three countries, the television…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 46711
• Published on 09/07/15 at 11:39

Brazil: Mediapro to distribute TV rights outside the Americas of the first division for 2015-2019

The Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has acquired, from its Brazilian counterpart Rede Globo, the international distribution of the audiovisual rights to the Chevrolet Brasileirao Serie A, (Brazilian first division) for the 2015-2019 period, on 02/07/2015. The agreement also includes the audiovisual…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 46713
• Published on 09/07/15 at 09:25

Bundesliga: DFL wants 2 new time slots, Sunday and Monday (for domestic TV rights from 2017 to 2021)

The DFL wants to introduce two new time slots and broadcast lots in the tender for the 2017-2021 domestic TV rights to the Bundesliga, according to the German specialised website Sponsors.de on 06/07/2015. The German Professional Football League confirmed this information from the DPA and SID news…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 46612
• Published on 08/07/15 at 13:30

Canada 2015: The USA-Japan final draws 26.7 million viewers in the US, 11.6 million in Japan

USA - Japan (5-2), the final of the 2015 Women's World Cup played at BC Place in Vancouver (CAN) from 16:00 local time on Sunday 05/07/2015 (19:00 on the East coast of the United States), was the most watched football match in the history of American television, indicated several American media…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 46614
• Published on 08/07/15 at 12:30

Germany: "Early negotiations" between Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 about a possible merger

The German broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 and the German media group Axel Springer (Bild, Die Welt Transfermarkt.de) are "at an early stage of negotiations" with a view toward a merger, several sources indicate to Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, on 06 and 07/07/2015. The two groups did not…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 46611
• Published on 08/07/15 at 11:50

Chinese Dalian Wanda Group completes the acquisition of Infront Sports & Media for €1.05 billion

The Dalian Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate specialised in the areas of entertainment, hospitality and real estate, has completed the acquisition, from the British private equity fund Bridgepoint, a majority share of the capital of the Swiss marketing and media agency Infront Sports & Media AG…

Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 46608
• Published on 08/07/15 at 09:43

Premier League: Aston Villa - Manchester Utd, 1^st game on a Friday night (14/08/2015 on Sky Sports)

The Manchester United FC - Tottenham Hotspur FC fixture will open the 2015-16 Barclays Premier League season on Saturday 08/08/2015 at 12:45 GMT (13:45 CET) on the pay-TV channel BT Sport, announced the Premier League, which presented the distribution of TV broadcasts in the United Kingdom for the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 46540
• Published on 07/07/15 at 16:55