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Media: "the Portuguese league is a high-level competition" (Florent Houzot, beIN Sport)

Qatari sports channel beIN Sport has acquired the broadcast rights in France to the Portuguese league - the Liga Zon Sagres - from the 2013/14 to the 2015/16 season, on the 22/08/2013."BeIN Sport currently is in full development phase, with the aim to offer our current and future subscribers the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 9006
• Published on 23/08/13 at 18:25
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Media: BT Sport seals a distribution agreement until 2016 with TV provider Virgin Media

British pay-TV channel BT Sport has agreed a distribution partnership with cable television provider Virgin Media, the subsidiary of telecommunications company BT (British Telecom) announced on the 15/08/2013. The agreement will cover a period of three years.The Virgin TV platform has 3.8 million…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8891
• Published on 22/08/13 at 19:00
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Media: Globo sells non-exclusive broadcast rights to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to Fox Sports

Pay-TV channel Fox Sports Brazil has acquired the non-exclusive broadcast rights to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as part of a licensing agreement with Brazilian broadcaster Globo, the competition's rights holder, on the 13/08/2013. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.On the pay-TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 8938
• Published on 22/08/13 at 18:45
Media: Sportdigital acquires broadcast rights to the Portuguese league in Germany until 2016

German pay-TV channel Sportdigital has acquired some broadcast rights in Germany to the Liga Zon Sagres, the Portuguese first division, the company announced on the 17/08/2013.The broadcast rights, which were acquired from media rights and marketing agency IMG, will enable Sportdigital to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 8886
• Published on 20/08/13 at 19:30
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Media: the Premier League to expand on social networks in Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand and China

The Premier League has launched localised Facebook pages dedicated to the competition in Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand, and joined Chinese social network Sina Weibo (similar to Twitter), the English league announced on the 19/08/2013.The Premier League had already launched an official Facebook…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8884
• Published on 20/08/13 at 18:10
Media: MNC acquires the rights to the Spanish Liga in Indonesia for the 2013/14 season

Indonesian broadcaster MNC (PT. Media Nusantara Citra Tbk) has acquired the broadcast right to the Spanish Liga in Indonesia for the 2013/14 season, several concordant sources announced on the 19/08/2013.The group will broadcast 100 live and tape-delayed matches, on its free-to-air channel RCTI…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 8858
• Published on 20/08/13 at 17:45
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England: David Ginola to join BT Sport as a pundit, particularly for French Ligue 1

Former French international player (17 caps, 3 goals) David Ginola has joined British pay-TV channel BT Sport on the 08/08/2013. He will co-present and be a football expert for the Premier League and the FA Cup, European football, and particularly the French Ligue 1.The French has joined BT…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8882
• Published on 20/08/13 at 17:30
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Media: BT Sport has signed over 10,000 commercial subscribers (bars, pubs, etc) as of the 16/08/2013

British pay-TV channel BT Sport has signed over 10,000 commercial subscribers (pubs, clubs, betting shops, gyms, hotels and other commercial premises), telecommunications group BT announced, on the 16/08/2013.BT Sport has notably signed its first commercial contract in the gaming sector with the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Sporting Goods & Brands
• Article # 8826
• Published on 19/08/13 at 19:20
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Kerstin Clessienne appointed director of digital strategy at Havas Media Germany (Frankfurt)

Kerstin Clessienne was appointed director of digital strategy at communication and advertising agency Havas Media, on the 15/08/2013. She will collaborate closely with Petra Lein, head of digital activities at Havas Media since June 2013.The Frankfurt-based communication and advertising agency…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 8830
• Published on 19/08/13 at 18:35
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Media: "The Premier League, number one foreign Championship, by far!" (Cyril Linette, Canal+)

Canal+ group, exclusive holder of the Premier League broadcast rights in France for the 2013/16 period, chose to broadcast the fixtures only on Canal+ Sport, for the Premier League 2013/14 season, which starts on the 17/08/2013."We wanted to better expose the Premier League, because sometimes some…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 8808
• Published on 16/08/13 at 10:41