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Serie A: Sky Italia interested in TV rights package C for the Italian first division for 2015-18

The Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia has submitted a bid for the acquisition of TV rights package C for Serie A for 2015-2018, announced Lega Serie A (the professional league that manages the Italian first division) on 28/07/2014. Package C is for additional, exclusive content (it gives access to…
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Brazil 2014: BBC gets record internet audience of 78.9m unique visitors

The website of BBC Sport had a record audience of 78.9m unique visitors (50.8m from the UK and 28.1m from abroad) during the month of June 2014, the BBC, a British public broadcaster, announced on 24/08/07. The previous monthly record was set in August 2012 during the Olympic Games in London…
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Sky Europe: "Unlikely to gain an additional advantage" in buying premium rights (G. Bisson, IHS)

Sky Europe "is unlikely to gain an additional advantage in the acquisition of premium sports rights. These rights are typically awarded on a territory-by-territory basis and Sky faces strong competition from companies like BT (United Kingdom), Mediaset (Italy) and Deutsche Telekom (Germany)," said…
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21st Century Fox: BSkyB acquires sister companies Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia for at least €6.8m

BSkyB, the British pay-TV group, announced on 25/07/2014 that it had come to an agreement to buy American media group 21st Century Fox's shares in Italian pay-TV group Sky Italia (100%) and in its German sister companies Sky Deutschland (57.4%). BSkyB also belongs to 21st Century Fox at a level of…
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USA: NBC Sports partners with Fathom Events to broadcast Premier League in cinemas

The pay-TV American group NBC Sports partnered with American events company Fathom Events on 23/07/2014 to broadcast the best fixtures of the 2014-15 Premier League in cinemas in the United States.NBC Sports holds the broadcast rights, in the United States, of the Premier League for the 2013-2016…
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USA-Canada: beIN sports renames streaming platform beIN Sports Connect

beIN Sports Play, which is the TV channel beIN Sports' video streaming platform for internet and mobile devices in the United States and Canada, has been renamed beIN Sports Connect, announced the American pay-TV group beIN Sports USA on 22/07/2014.beIN Sports Play is accessible in the United…
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Facebook: Dan Reed appointed head of global sports partnerships, effective 01/08/2014

Dan Reed (USA) was appointed head of global sports partnerships of Facebook, effective 01/08/2014. Reed had been the president of the NBA Development League (the National Basketball Association's official minor league organisation in North America) since 2007; his move was confirmed to News Tank…
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Serie A: Communications authority approves exchanging of package D between Mediaset and Sky Italia

AGCOM, the Italian regulatory authority for telecommunications, agreed to the sub-licensing of package D of 2015-2018 broadcast rights for Serie A on 18/07/2014. This decision opens the door for the resale of package D, which is owned by the Italian free- and pay-TV group Mediaset, to its rival…
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