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UK: BT TV can now offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 on its YouView box

BT TV, the TV offers from the British telecom group BT (British Telecom), can now offer the pay-TV channels Sky Sports 1 and 2 of its rival Sky plc on the latest generation of BT's YouView box, as of 16/12/2014. So far, BT TV could offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 on its Vision+ box, launched in 2006 and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Legal
• Article # 30179
• Published on 17/12/14 at 15:51
©  RTÉ
Ireland: public broadcaster RTÉ acquires the TV rights for the Champions League for 2015-2018

The Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ extended its agreement for the TV broadcasting rights for the Champions League in the Republic of Ireland until 2018, on 12/12/2014. As with the 2012-2015 cycle, RTÉ now holds the live broadcasting rights for the Champions League matches played on Wednesday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 30165
• Published on 17/12/14 at 13:30
©  D.R.
UK: BT wants to buy the mobile operator EE, partner of Wembley Stadium, for €15.7 billion

The British telecommunications group BT (British Telecom) has commenced exclusive negotiations with its German and French counterparts Deutsche Telekom and Orange to takeover their joint venture EE, the British mobile operator, on 15/12/2014. The duration of the period of negotiations was not…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 30148
• Published on 17/12/14 at 12:45
©  Barclays Premier League
Premier League: launching of the tender for the 2016-2019 domestic TV rights

The Barclays Premier League is launching the first two tenders for the domestic broadcasting rights for the 2016-2019 cycle of the first English division, on 12/12/2014. The two calls for applications relate to the live broadcasting rights to 168 matches per season (in five lots of 28 matches and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 30092
• Published on 16/12/14 at 16:10
©  EURO 2016 SAS
Euro 2016: MP & Silva acquires the distribution of TV rights of the competition in Japan

The media rights agency MP & Silva has acquired the broadcasting rights of in Euro 2016 (France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2016) in Japan, on 15/12/2014. This is the first time that MP & Silva will distribute audiovisual rights of the European Football Championship in Japan.The rights cover all…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 30072
• Published on 16/12/14 at 11:44
Women's tennis: Perform will produce and distribute the WTA TV rights for €422 million in 2017-2026

Perform Group, a British company specialising in the production of sports content on digital platforms, extended its agreement for the production and distribution of the media rights to the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) until 2026, on 09/12/2014. Perform Group, which currently manages the TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance, …
• Article # 30060
• Published on 16/12/14 at 10:16
©  D.R.
New Zealand: free-TV channel Summet Sports stops operations after 18 months of existence

Summet Sports, a sports free-TV channel in New Zealand, has stopped broadcasting due to insufficient financial resources after 18 months of existence, on 12/12/2014. Summet Sports notably held the broadcasting rights, in New Zealand, to the Bundesliga, the Europa League and the Argentine Primera…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 29991
• Published on 15/12/14 at 11:59
©  USA Today Sports
MLS Cup 2014: final match draws 1,887,000 TV viewers on average (+85%) in the United States

The 2014 MLS Cup final (07/12/2014 in Carson, California; LA Galaxy - New England Revolution, 2-1 a.e.t.) drew a total TV audience of 1,887,000 viewers on average in the United States during the match, according to American media on 09/12/2014. This represents an 85% increase for the culminating…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 29850
• Published on 12/12/14 at 18:44
©  Canal+
Champions League: FC Barcelona - Paris SG watched by over 3 million viewers in France and Spain

The FC Barcelona - Paris Saint-Germain fixture (3-1, Group F) on 10/12/2014, the sixth and final day of the group stage of the 2014-15 Champions League, allowed the pay-TV channel Canal+, the exclusive broadcaster of the match in France, to draw an average 2.21 million viewers during the match…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 29856
• Published on 11/12/14 at 17:25
EBU acquires TV rights for eight FIFA competitions in 37 European countries and territories

The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) acquired the broadcasting rights, in 37 European countries and territories, to eight competitions organised by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) over the 2015-2017 period on 08/12/2014. The agreement includes, in particular, the 2015…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 29731
• Published on 10/12/14 at 10:30