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La Liga: Telefonica acquires the 2015-16 domestic TV rights of Real Sociedad

The Spanish telecom group Telefonica acquired the 2015-16 domestic TV rights of Real Sociedad (Liga BBVA), announced the club on 01/122014. The agreement includes an option for two more seasons. The domestic TV rights from 2012-2015 of the San Sebastian club are held by the audiovisual group DTS…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 30833
• Published on 06/01/15 at 17:53
©  RFEF
UK: Sky acquires the rights of the Copa del Rey final and the Spanish Super Cup

The British pay-TV group Sky acquired the 2015-2018 broadcast rights, in the United Kingdom, the final of the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) and the Spanish Super Cup (the current La Liga champion against the winner of the Copa del Rey), on 05/01/2015. These rights were acquired via the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 30823
• Published on 06/01/15 at 15:07
©  D.R.
France: five Europa League matches on W9 in the top 25 free-TV DTT audiences of 2014

The private channel W9 had nine of the 25 best audiences on free DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) in 2014, according to figures from the audience measuring institute Médiamétrie, which were published on 05/01/2015. Five of the top nine audiences were achieved with Europa League matches, the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 35460
• Published on 06/01/15 at 09:22
Liga BBVA: Telefonica acquires domestic TV rights of Celta de Vigo for 2015-16

The Spanish telecom group Telefonica has acquired the 2015-16 domestic TV of RC Celta de Vigo (Liga BBVA), announced the club on 27/12/2014. The domestic TV rights of Celta de Vigo were held by the audiovisual group Mediapro over the 2007-2012 period (for an amount estimated at €17m per season)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 30737
• Published on 05/01/15 at 15:20
©  D.R.
Turkey: Al Jazeera or beIN Media Group should acquire 53% of Digiturk's capital for €671m (press)

The Turkish pay-TV group Digiturk is about to go under Qatari control, according to information published by the Turkish press, the Middle East media and specialised media, on 18/12/2014. The TV group Al Jazeera Media Network, or its subsidiary beIN Media Group, are about to buy a 53% stake in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 30497
• Published on 23/12/14 at 19:04
©  RDS TSN
Canada: TSN, RDS and beIN Sports to share the TV rights for the 2015-2018 European Cups

The pay-TV groups TSN (in English) and RDS (in French), both properties of Bell Media Group, acquired TV and radio broadcast rights in Canada for the Champions League and the Europa League from 2015 to 2018, on 19/12/2014. TSN will broadcast live, on five national channels (TSN channels 1 to 5)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 30489
• Published on 23/12/14 at 17:15
©  Treasury
UK: Sharon White appointed chief executive of Ofcom, will take office in March 2015

Sharon White has been appointed chief executive of Ofcom, the UK independent authority regulating telecommunications competition, on 16/12/2014. She will take office in late March 2015 and replace Ed Richards, who leaves office in late December 2014. Sharon White has been a senior official in the…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 30368
• Published on 19/12/14 at 17:20
©  Goal.com
2014 Club World Cup: the Goal.com UK and Ireland websites to broadcast the final

Perform Group, a British company specialising in the production of sports content on digital platforms, has acquired the live broadcasting rights on the Internet to 2014 Club World Cup (in Morocco, 10 to 20/12/2014) in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on 05/12/2014.Thus, the Internet portal…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 30365
• Published on 19/12/14 at 16:52
©  DirecTV
Caribbean: DirecTV acquires TV rights to FIFA competitions, including the World Cups 2018 and 2022

The pay-TV group DirecTV acquired the exclusive distribution rights, in the Caribbean, to several competitions organised by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) between 2015 and 2022, on 16/12/2014. The TV rights package includes the 2015 Women's World Cup (Canada, from 06/06…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 30234
• Published on 18/12/14 at 10:44
Netherlands: RTL Nederland retains TV rights to the Europa League for the 2015-2018 cycle

RTL Nederland, the Dutch private free-TV group, has extended its distribution rights of the Europa League on free-TV in the Netherlands for the 2015-2018 cycle, on 11/12/2014. RTL Nederland has held the free-TV broadcasting rights of the Europa League in the Netherlands since 2009-10.RTL Nederland…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 30199
• Published on 17/12/14 at 17:50