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Sky Deutschland: Jeremy Darroch, director of Sky, named chairman of the supervisory board

The Briton Jeremy Darroch, CEO of the British pay-TV group Sky (formerly BSkyB), has been appointed chairman of the board, in addition to monitoring, the German subsidiary Sky Deutschland, on 19/11/2014. Andrew Griffith, Chief Financial Officer of Sky, has also been incorporated into the Sky…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 28811
• Published on 24/11/14 at 17:29
©  NERIT
Greece: the public broadcasting group NERIT acquires TV rights of the 2015-2018 Champions League

NERIT ("New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television"), the new Greek public broadcasting group, acquired the broadcasting rights, in Greece, for the Champions League for the 2015-2018 period on 19/11/2014. NERIT will broadcast live and and for free one match per week of the competition (Wednesday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 28769
• Published on 24/11/14 at 11:30
©  D.R.
Sony: launch of PlayStation Vue, Internet TV service, in the first quarter of 2015

Sony will launch the PlayStation Vue, an IPTV service -- digital television broadcast via the Internet -- in the first quarter of 2015, announced the Japanese electronics group on 13/11/2014. PlayStation Vue users will be able to "access live TV and on-demand content without a cable or satellite…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 28722
• Published on 21/11/14 at 16:50
©  EA
Electronic Arts: €792.7m in revenue (+42%) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014-15

Electronic Arts, the American video game company, announced revenues of $990m (€792.7m) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014-15 (from 01/07 to 30/09/2014) in up 42% compared to the same period in 2013-14, on 10/28/2014. Net profit for the publisher is $3m (€2.4m), against a net loss of $273m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 28622
• Published on 20/11/14 at 16:15
ARD and ZDF extend their broadcasting rights for German national team friendlies until 2017-18

SportA, the media rights subsidiary of the German public free-TV broadcasters ARD and ZDF, will extend its partnership with the DFB (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, the German federation), the parties announced on 18/11/2014.The agreement will continue to cover friendlies played by the German men’s and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 28590
• Published on 20/11/14 at 13:14
©  D.R.
UK: Ofcom will investigate the conditions of the sale of the Premier League's TV rights

Ofcom, UK independent regulator of telecom and audiovisual competition, will take up to the complaint filed in September 2014 by the British telecom group Virgin Media, and will investigate the conditions of the sale of domestic TV rights to the Premier League, stated the regulatory body on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 28573
• Published on 20/11/14 at 10:40
©  Sony
Sony launched PlayStation TV in Western Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania on 14/11/2014

PlayStation TV, which allows users to stream and broadcast PS4 games on another HDTV in their homes, was launched in the PAL region (phase alternating line technology, available in most parts of Asia, Africa, Western Europe and Oceania), announced Sony on 14/11/2014. The PlayStation TV device is…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 28506
• Published on 19/11/14 at 12:12
©  D.R.
BSkyB now becomes "SKY" after the acquisition of 100% of Sky Italia and 87.45% of Sky Deutschland

The British pay-TV group BSkyB confirmed the acquisition of its Italian counterparts Sky Italia (100% of capital) and German Sky Deutschland (87.45%), on 13/11/2014. The BSkyB brand trademark, used since 1990, now disappears and the brand is now called SKY. The new group "will be the first…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28452
• Published on 18/11/14 at 17:29
MP & Silva: establishment of new executive management, Peter Hutton leaves the agency

New executive management of MP & Silva, the media and marketing rights agency, is in place, the agency announced on 17/11/2014. This new structure "will enable the company to continue developing its leadership as the fastest growing media rights group in the sports industry," said MP & Silva…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28450
• Published on 18/11/14 at 16:51
Facebook: reduced scope of posted content deemed "too promotional" of brands

Facebook will reduce the scope of posted content of brands on the social network considers "too promotional" in January 2015, Facebook announced on 14/11/2014. These measures concern "posts that solely push people to buy a product or install an app, posts that push people to enter promotions and…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital
• Article # 28411
• Published on 18/11/14 at 11:28