Türk Telekom "acquired broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe League matches for three seasons" from the beginning of the '15-'16 season. A deal "was also inked with Turkey’s state-run TRT for the matches which must be broadcasted on free-of-charge channels in line with the protocols of UEFA" (HURRIYET DAILY NEWS, 11/26). ... Channel 4 awarded the production contract for its live coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to Sunset+Vine. The award-winning sports production company will produce more than 200 hours of live coverage and highlights across the Rio Paralympics, which take place in Sept. '16 (Channel 4). ... Ligue 1 side Toulouse’s website "was hacked Thursday by an internet user who demanded that tartiflette be served at the stadium." The hacker, who goes by the name “yetinonymous,” posted a video in which he "lays out his complaints, disguised as a yeti." In "very schoolboy humor, the club’s site welcomed users with a montage showing André-Pierre Gignac sucking his thumb and a pink skull in the foreground." The club indicated on its Twitter account Thursday that its “official site is the playground of a pirate and is out of control.” The website has since returned to normal (RTL, 11/30).
RATINGS: The return of Top 14 rugby on French TV network Canal+ on Saturday "had been long awaited, especially with the clash" between Toulon and Clermont. The match "achieved season-record ratings" with 836,000 viewers and an audience share of 30.7%. Football was "not to be outdone" Saturday, however, with the match between Ligue 1 sides Paris St. Germain and Nice also breaking ratings records for this season with 1.14M viewers and a 36.1% audience share (L’EQUIPE, 11/30).
