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©  DirecTV
USA: DirecTV extends its "NFL Sunday Ticket" TV rights until 2023 for €9.5bn

The American pay-TV group DirecTV extended, on 01/10/2014, its broadcast rights in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America for "NFL Sunday Ticket" -- a package that makes broadcasts of games, produced by the national broadcasters Fox and CBS, available to subscribers outside the local…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 26007
• Published on 03/10/14 at 12:30
©  Arsenal
Premier League: RR Media will distribute Arsenal Media content internationally until 2017

RR Media, an Israeli company specialising in the production, management and delivery of content to television, radio and Internet media, has become the media partner of Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) for the 2014-2017 period, the company announced 29/09/2014. The partnership focuses on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital
• Article # 25980
• Published on 02/10/14 at 18:30
Premier League: ESPN "very surprised" by the price paid by BT for domestic rights in 2013-2016

Eric Johnson, the executive vice-president of global multimedia sales for the US-based sports pay-TV broadcaster ESPN, said he was "very surprised" by the (high) price paid by the UK telecommunications group BT to acquire the broadcast rights to the Premier League in the UK and Ireland, he stated…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 25973
• Published on 02/10/14 at 17:06
Premier League: Virgin Media wants Ofcom to investigate the sales conditions of TV rights

Virgin Media, the British telecommunications group and cable-TV provider, has asked Ofcom, the UK independent regulatory authority for telecommunications competition, to investigate the sales conditions of the domestic broadcasting rights to the Barclays Premier League before the launch of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 25927
• Published on 02/10/14 at 15:31
France: François Morinière to step down as CEO of L'Équipe on 31/10/2014

François Morinière will step down as the CEO of the French daily newspaper L'Équipe on 31/10/2014, announced the Amaury Group that owns L'Équipe on 01/10/2014. He has held the post since 2008. Francis Morinière, 50 years old, will be temporarily replaced by Philippe Carli, the CEO of the Amaury…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 25925
• Published on 02/10/14 at 10:15
Serie A: league launches 2015-2018 international TV rights tender (deadline 15/10/2014 at noon)

The Lega Serie A, the professional league that manages the Italian first division, and its media agency Infront launched the tender for international broadcasting rights of the 2015-2018 Serie A seasons on 30/09/2014. Interested broadcasters have until noon on 15/10/2014 to submit their offers. A…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 25874
• Published on 01/10/14 at 17:37
©  D.R.
Spain: 3,969,823 subscribers to pay-TV on 31/03/2014, an increase of 1.09% year on year

Spain has 3,969,823 subscribers to pay-TV services at the end of the first quarter 2014 (from 1/1 to 31/03/2014), said the CMNC (Spain's National Commission of Markets and Competition) quarterly report, published on 22/09/2014. This represents a slight increase of 1.09% year on year (3,926,844…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 25809
• Published on 30/09/14 at 16:15
Eredivisie: Radio 538 becomes a media partner of the Dutch league until 2016-17

Radio 538 has become a media partner of the Eredivisie (Dutch first division) until the end of the 2016-17 season, the Dutch league announced on 22/09/2014. Radio 538 will have visibility on the media communications of the Eredivisie, and launch various marketing campaigns to its listeners. The…
Domain(s): Media, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 25724
• Published on 29/09/14 at 12:30
©  Telecom Italia
Italy: Sky Italia to broadcast the Champions League on the mobile and TV on-demand bouquet TIMvision

Sky Sport Plus, a channel of the Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia, is now available live and on-demand via the mobile TV bouquet TIMvision, announced Sky Italia and the telecommunications group Telecom Italia, owner of TIMvision, on 25/09/2014.Sky Sport Plus is a channel fully dedicated to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 25716
• Published on 29/09/14 at 11:55
©  Linkedin
Jeff Slack leaves IMG to join TOK.tv, developper of second screen mobile applications

The American Jeff Slack has become a partner and the executive vice-president of TOK.tv, a company specialising in second screen mobile applications, the California-based company announced on 24/09/2014. Since June 2009, Jeff Slack was the vice-president of the media rights and marketing agency…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 25689
• Published on 26/09/14 at 19:30