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RTL Group records stable turnover (€1.2bn) in Q3 2014, a decrease over 9 months (-1.6%)

The RTL Group, a Luxembourg media conglomerate, announced a turnover of €1.259bn for the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 (from 01/07 to 30/09/2014), unchanged from the third quarter of 2013 (€1.257bn), on 13/11/2014. Operating profit in Q3 2014 (€160m) also remained stable compared to 2013…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 28385
• Published on 17/11/14 at 18:30
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2014 FIFA Club World Cup: Mediaset acquires the rights to broadcast the tournament in Spain

The television group Mediaset España acquired the broadcasting rights in Spain for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (in Morocco, from 10 to 20/12/2014), on 13/11/2014. Mediaset España will broadcast two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final. The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup will be broadcast on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 28265
• Published on 14/11/14 at 15:43
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Turkey: Digiturk keeps TV rights to the Süper Lig for €361m per year (+40%) until 2017

Rekabet Kurumu, the Turkish competition authority, validated, on 04/11/2014, the agreement concluded on 21/05/2012 between the TFF (Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu, the Turkish federation) and Krea İçerik Hizmetleri A.Ş. ve Prodüksiyon -- the owner of the Digiturk pay-TV group -- for the extension of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 28180
• Published on 13/11/14 at 16:59
Argentina: government paid €157m in 2014 to allow broadcasting of the championship on free-TV

The Argentine government paid 1.667bn pesos (€157m) to the AFA (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, the Argentine Association) in 2014 under the programme for TV "Fútbol para Todos" ("Football for All"), stated the Argentine newspaper El Cronista on 10/11/2014. This amount is 18.2% higher than the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 28161
• Published on 13/11/14 at 15:39
Twitter communities of European clubs

The social network Twitter remains a fast and direct method for football clubs to reach and interact with their fans.News Tank tracks and compiles the number of followers of every European Top 5 league club (Liga BBVA, Barclays Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, and Ligue1), plus some of the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Article # 79784
• Published on 13/11/14 at 11:06
United Kingdom: court forces BSkyB to distribute Sky Sports 1 and 2 on BT's YouView platform

CAT (Competition Appeal Tribunal), the UK tribunal court, issued a temporary measure designed to force the British pay-TV group BSkyB to distribute its Sky Sports 1 and 2 on the Youview platform on its rival BT, the court stated on 05/11/2014.Ofcom, the UK independent regulator of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 28125
• Published on 13/11/14 at 09:49
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MLS: average TV audience increased by 9.1% for ESPN and ESPN2, and 27% for NBCSN in 2014

The American pay-TV channels ESPN and ESPN2 attracted an average of 240,000 viewers per televised match of MLS (Major League Soccer) in 2014, 9.1% more than in 2013 (220,000 viewers), indicated several American media outlets on 05/11/2014. ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language channel of ESPN…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 28081
• Published on 12/11/14 at 15:13
BT: €11.2 billion of revenue in first half of 2014 (-2%), Premier League audiences up 45%

The British audiovisual and telecom group BT achieved a turnover of almost £8.8bn (€11.2bn) at the end of the first half of fiscal year 2014 (from 01/04 to 30/09/2014), down 2% compared to the same period in 2013 (£8.94bn, or, at that time, €10.73bn), according to the group on 30/10/2014. BT…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 28050
• Published on 12/11/14 at 10:33
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Sky Europe: BSkyB acquires 87.45% stake in Sky Deutschland for nearly €5.5 billion

The British pay-TV group BSkyB is about to acquire 87.45% of the capital and voting rights of its German counterpart, Sky Deutschland, the company announced on 06/11/2014. BSkyB will acquire the 57.45% stake in Sky Deutschland owned by the American 21st Century Fox group, as well as a 30% stake…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 27991
• Published on 10/11/14 at 12:30
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Sky Deutschland: turnover up 9.8% in Q1 2014-15 (€431.3m)

Sky Deutschland achieved a turnover of €431.3m in the first quarter of the 2014-15 financial year (from 01/07 to 30/09/2014), up 9.8% year on year (€393m during the same period in 2013-14), announced the German pay-TV group on 03/11/2014. The company recorded an EBITDA (earnings before interest…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 27972
• Published on 10/11/14 at 10:30