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UK: ITV and BBC to share the 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup

British public broadcaster, the BBC, and private free-TV channel ITV, who are joint rights holders in the United Kingdom for the 2014 World Cup (in Brazil from 12/06 to 13/07/2014), have agreed on an allocation of matches for the competition, on the 10/12/2013.ITV, who were entitled to first…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 12845
• Published on 17/12/13 at 17:25
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Al Jazeera Sport and beIN Sport to become "beIN Sports" from the 01/01/2014

Pay-TV sports channel beIN Sport has changed its logo and will become "beIN Sports" from the 01/01/2014, the French subsidiary of the Qatari group announced, on the 11/12/2013. "This development represents the great diversity of sports beIN Sports offers to its subscribers throughout the year on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 13315
• Published on 17/12/13 at 09:52
Red Bull want to launch their own TV channel in January 2015

Austrian energy drinks group Red Bull are currently working to launch their own TV channel in January 2015, according to the German specialist media website, Kontakter.de, on the 12/12/2013.The channel, which would broadcast in English and be available internationally, would focus its programmes…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 12794
• Published on 16/12/13 at 16:35
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Poland: Polsat to acquire the rights to Euro 2016, the 2014 and 2018 qualifiers of the national team

Polish free and pay TV group Polsat has acquired the rights in Poland to Euro 2016 (France, 10/06 to the 07/10/2016) and to the qualifying matches of the Polish national team for Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to the Polish press, on the 12/12/2013.The deal was brokered by…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 13280
• Published on 16/12/13 at 12:49
Tushaar Garg, Business Director of media rights agency Total Sports Asia in India

Tushaar Garg has been appointed Business Director of the media rights agency TSA (Total Sports Asia) in India, on the 11/12/2013. Based in Delhi, he will contribute to TSA's growth in the region by developing the business of the company in India. He will work directly under Suvrangsu Mukherjee…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12787
• Published on 13/12/13 at 19:40
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Media: ARD and ZDF sole broadcasters of 2014 World Cup in Germany

The German public service broadcasters ARD and ZDF will broadcast all 64 matches of the 2014 World Cup live, announced ZDF's Director of Sport, Dieter Gruschwitz, on the 11/12/2013. The amount of the acquisition is estimated between 150 and 180 million euro.ARD and ZDF have not managed to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 12742
• Published on 13/12/13 at 16:20
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Bundesliga: mobile highlights service "Bundesliga bei Bild" receives 50,000 subscribers

"Bundesliga bei Bild", a service which offers highlights of the German first division on the Internet and mobile devices, has 50,800 paying subscribers, said Donata Hopfen, Managing Director of the German daily Bild, on the 11/12/2013.The "Bundesliga bei Bild" service, available since the start of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Finance
• Article # 12738
• Published on 13/12/13 at 16:00
TV rights in Serie A: agreement with Infront guarantees League at least €5.94 billion from 2015-2021

The Lega Serie A (the body that manages the 20 clubs in Italy's top flight) is guaranteed to earn at least €5.94 billion in TV rights for the six seasons from 2015-2021. This follows an agreement reached by the Serie A and the media and marketing rights agency Infront Italy, on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 12709
• Published on 12/12/13 at 17:15
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Austria: public broadcaster ORF acquires TV broadcast rights for 2015-2018 Champions League

The Austrian public broadcaster ORF has acquired the TV rights to broadcast live and free, the Champions League for the period 2015-2018 in Austria, on the 10/12/2013. The rights were acquired "for an economically justified price," said Alexander Wrabetz, CEO of ORF, on the 10/12/2013.The rights…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 12659
• Published on 11/12/13 at 18:00
Shaila-Ann Rao-Sadoun to step down as Sportfive International CEO

Lagardère Unlimited, the sports marketing division of media conglomerate Lagardère, has announced that Shaila-Ann Rao-Sadoun is leaving her role as the chief executive of the Sportfive International media and marketing rights agency, on the 10/12/2013.In October 2013, Lagardère Unlimited said that…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 12610
• Published on 11/12/13 at 09:36