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Eurosport Deutschland: Susanne Aigner-Drews (Discovery Communications) appointed managing director

The German Susanne Aigner-Drews is the new managing director of Eurosport Deutschland, the company said on 27/11/2014. She replaces compatriot Bernd Daubenmerkl, in office since 2006, and who will leave the company in April 2015.The appointment of Susanne Aigner-Drews follows the takeover of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 29240
• Published on 02/12/14 at 09:22
©  D.R.
Germany: Sky Holdings announces its stake in Sky Deutschland at 90.04% of the capital

Sky German Holdings GmbH, the holding company used by the British pay-TV group BSkyB to take shareholder control its German counterpart Sky Deutschland, announced its stake is 90.04% of the capital of the limited company Sky Deutschland AG, said the new holding company, which is part of the the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 29228
• Published on 01/12/14 at 19:05
IMG: Christian Salomon now managing director of the agency for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

The German Christian Salomon is the new managing director of the IMG agency for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the company announced on 28/11/2014. He has held these functions on an interim basis since September 2014 with the departure of Matthias Pietza.Christian Salomon has formerly held the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 29183
• Published on 01/12/14 at 13:09
Bundesliga: €150m in foreign TV rights in 2015-16, with 18 new contracts for 2015-2017

DFL Sports Enterprises, the agency of the DFL (German Professional Football League), which markets the audiovisual and commercial rights to the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga (German second division), sold the broadcast rights to the 2015-16 and 2016 -17 seasons of the German first division in 18…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 29178
• Published on 01/12/14 at 12:31
©  RTVE
Spain: Jose Antonio Sanchez, president of RTVE, announces the continuation of the sports channel Teledeporte

Jose Antonio Sanchez, president of the Spanish public broadcasting group RTVE since 16/10/2014, announced the continuation of the Teledeporte sports channel on 26/11/2014. His predecessor, Leopoldo González-Echenique, had announced the closure of the free sports TV channel on 31/12/2014, due to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 29116
• Published on 28/11/14 at 13:51
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: TV rights assigned to DR and TV2 in Denmark and Skjarinn in Iceland

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has assigned the rights to broadcast Euro 2016 (finals in France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2016) to the DR and TV2 television groups in Denmark and Skjarinn in Iceland on 25/11/2014. DR, the Danish public broadcaster, and the semi-public TV2 group will…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions
• Article # 29100
• Published on 28/11/14 at 12:02
©  LFP.es
Spanish League, broadcasters and advertisers united against piracy in football content

MAA (Spanish Media Agencies Association), the Spanish media groups Mediapro and Prisa and the LFP (Spanish Professional Football League), signed a collaboration agreement against the illegal distribution of sports content on 11/11/2014. The aim is to prevent advertising investments into illegal…
Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 29086
• Published on 28/11/14 at 10:31
©  beIN Sports
Champions League: Leverkusen - Monaco fixture garners 5.05 million viewers on German ZDF channel

The Bayer Leverkusen - AS Monaco fixture (0-1), Matchday 5 of Group C of the 2014-15 Champions League, garnered 5.05 million viewers on average on the German public-TV channel ZDF on 26/11/2014, according to data from the German Institute of Audience Measurement AGF. This represents an average…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 29084
• Published on 28/11/14 at 09:30
©  beIN Sports
Champions League: Paris SG - Ajax watched by 3.42 million viewers in France and the Netherlands

The Paris Saint-Germain - Ajax Amsterdam fixture (3-1), Matchday 5 of the group stage of the 2014-15 Champions League, collected 1.34m viewers on average on the French pay-TV channel Canal+, which broadcast the match in France, for an average audience share of 4.9% on 25/11/2014.In the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences
• Article # 29075
• Published on 27/11/14 at 18:04
©  FIFA
2015 Women's World Cup: BBC acquires TV, radio and Internet rights for the United Kingdom

The British public TV broadcaster BBC acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights, in the United Kingdom, to the 2015 Women's World Cup (Canada, 06/06 to 05/07/2015), announced the group on 23/11/2014. The fixtures of the tournament, which includes the England national team, will be broadcast on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 28851
• Published on 25/11/14 at 12:15