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Discovery: turnover of $1.54bn (€1.43bn) in Q1 2015, up 9%

Discovery Communications recorded a turnover of $1.54bn (€1.43bn) in the first quarter of 2015, which ended on 31/03/2015, an increase of 9% compared to the first quarter of 2014 (1.41bn, €1.03bn), announced the American audiovisual conglomerate on 05/05/2015. Excluding currency exchange effects…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 41438
• Published on 12/05/15 at 12:29

Italy: Sky extends its broadcasting rights to the Serie B until 2018 for €14m per season

The Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia has acquired the exclusive audiovisual rights, in Italy, to the Serie B for the 2015-2018 cycle, announced the Lega Serie B, the professional league which organises the Italian second division, on 08/05/2015.The Lega Serie B decided to launch a tender covering…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 41431
• Published on 12/05/15 at 10:55

Germany: ARD and ZDF acquires the broadcast rights to 2015 Euro U-21

The German public television channels ARD and ZDF acquired the broadcasting rights, in Germany, for the 2015 Euro Under-21 tournament (Czech Republic, from 17 to 30/06/2015), on 08/05/2015. "ARD and ZDF will broadcast live all matches of the German national team," said Dieter Gruschwitz, the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Rights Acquisitions, Authorities
• Article # 41406
• Published on 12/05/15 at 10:21

Europa League: Sevilla - Fiorentina match draws 5.1 million viewers on average in Spain and Italy

The Sevilla FC - ACF Fiorentina (3-0) first leg semi-final of the 2014-15 Europa League drew 5.1 million total viewers on average in Spain and Italy during the match (kick-off at 21:05 CET), on Thursday 07/05/2015.In Spain, the game was broadcast by the Mediaset España group on the free-TV channel…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 41364
• Published on 11/05/15 at 17:45

Marketing and media rights: Lagardère Unlimited acquires the German agency UFA Sports

The French marketing and media rights agency Lagardère Unlimited acquired its German counterpart UFA Sports on 07/05/2015. The agency was acquired from the Luxembourg media organisation RTL Group. The amount of the acquisition was not disclosed.Lagardère Unlimited hopes to "reinforce its football…

Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 41375
• Published on 11/05/15 at 15:27

UK: BT will launch a free version of BT Sport in 2015-16 for the Champions League

BT will launch a free version of its pay-TV channel BT Sport at the start of the 2015-16 season, announced John Petter, the chief executive of the consumer division of the British telecommunications group to the London Evening Standard on 06/05/2015. From 2015-16 (until the end of the 2017-18…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41335
• Published on 11/05/15 at 14:32

Barcelona - Bayern: nearly 15.4 million viewers on average in Spain (Canal+) and Germany (ZDF, Sky)

FC Barcelona - FC Bayern Munich (3-0), the first leg semi-final of the 2014-15 Champions League, broadcast live in Germany by ZDF, saw the German public broadcaster attract 13.46 million viewers on average on Wednesday 06/05/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). The match was co-broadcast in Germany by…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 41268
• Published on 07/05/15 at 16:42

TV rights in Spain: federation says it was "ignored" and announces suspension of competitions

The board of directors of the RFEF announced, on 06/05/2015, that it was indefinitely suspending all Spanish domestic competitions as of 16/05/2015. The Spanish Federation is also protesting against the signing of the royal decree of 30/04/2015 from the Spanish government, which allows the…

Domain(s): Media, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 41234
• Published on 07/05/15 at 15:38

Juventus-Real: 17.8 million viewers in Italy (Canale 5) and Spain (La 1) combined

Juventus - Real Madrid CF (2-1), the first leg of the semi-final of the 2014-15 Champions League, attracted 8.143 million viewers on average in Spain for the public TV channel La 1 on Tuesday 05/05/2015 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). In Italy, the match attracted 9.7 million viewers on average to the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 41102
• Published on 06/05/15 at 15:45

Greece: Nova TV extends its audiovisual rights to the Super League until 2018-19

The Greek telecommunications group Forthnet, which owns the pay-TV group Nova TV, has extended its audiovisual rights for four more years to the Super League (Greek first division) in Greece, on 04/05/2015. The contract, which initial expiry was at the end of May 2015, was extended until the end…

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• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 41065
• Published on 06/05/15 at 12:59