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Media: Sky Deutschland advises minority shareholders not to sell their shares to BSkyB

The executive board of the German pay-TV group Sky Deutschland told minority investors not to sell their shares as part of BSkyB’s multibillion-dollar takeover approach for the German channel, the group revealed on 17/09/2014. BSkyB announced, on 25/07/2014, that it had reached an agreement with…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 25183
• Published on 17/09/14 at 18:22
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USA: Fox Sports launches simulcast program “Multimatch 90” for 2014-15 Champions League group phase

The American pay-TV channel Fox Sports will launch the first permanent simulcast programme dedicated to soccer in the United States for its coverage of the 2014-15 Champions League group phase, the media group announced on 10/09/2014. Fox Sports is introducing "Multimatch 90," which will cover all…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 25106
• Published on 16/09/14 at 18:42
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European Commission authorises BSkyB's acquisition of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia

The acquisition project by the British pay-TV group BSkyB of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia was authorised by the European Commission "under the EU Merger Regulation," announced the commission on 11/09/2014."The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise competition concerns, since…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 25097
• Published on 16/09/14 at 14:28
Facebook: FC Barcelona remain the most followed club with 74.78 million fans (+4%)

FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA) are the world's most followed football club on Facebook with 74,780,000 fans as of 15/09/2014. The club has recorded 3.35 million additional "like" mentions, up 4% from the beginning of August 2014. Only Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) have also surpassed 70 million fans on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 25067
• Published on 16/09/14 at 10:58
©  UEFA
Euro 2016: UEFA launches tender in 35 European countries for media rights to the final tourney

UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) announced the launch of a tender for media rights to Euro 2016 (France, from 10/06 to 10/07/2016) in 35 countries in the European area on 12/09/2014. The rights cover all broadcasting platforms (TV, Internet and mobile).The procedure will begin on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 24994
• Published on 15/09/14 at 12:13
Rights holders and broadcasters of Euro 2016

Rights holders and broadcasters of Euro 2016
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Digital
• Article # 79869
• Published on 15/09/14 at 10:34
©  Mediaset
Italy: Telefonica could sell its 11.11% stake in Mediaset Premium to Vivendi, according to media

The Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica has an agreement with the Italian broadcasting group Mediaset enabling it to withdraw itself from the capital of the pay-TV subsidiary Mediaset Premium, should investors buy a stake in the latter, according to the information agency Reuters on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Social Responsibility
• Article # 24982
• Published on 12/09/14 at 17:41
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Media: Infront, shareholder Bridgepoint consider injecting capital by inviting new shareholders

The Swiss media and marketing agency Infront Sports & Media began negotiations with potential new shareholders to continue the company's expansion, explained Philippe Blatter, president and CEO of Infront, in a letter to his clients and whose content was revealed by the media agency Reuters on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 24908
• Published on 11/09/14 at 16:31
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Twitter: Social network currently testing "Buy" button in tweets to purchase products online

Twitter is currently testing, on several American Twitter accounts, a "Buy" button in tweets that enable users to purchase products online, the social network announced on 08/09/2014.With this button, the user can have access to the product's information and purchase it with a credit card…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital
• Article # 24828
• Published on 10/09/14 at 11:59
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Poland: MP & Silva becomes media adviser of Ekstraklasa SA for the sale of its 2015-2021 TV rights

The media rights agency MP & Silva became the media adviser for Ekstraklasa SA, the company that manages the professional football league of Poland, on 04/09/2014. The agreement, which includes the management and marketing of TV, mobile, and Internet rights of competitions organised by Ekstraklasa…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 24779
• Published on 09/09/14 at 14:46