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Russian Cabler NTV Plus Picks Up Broadcast Rights To Spanish Basketball League05 / 24 / 13The Spanish Basketball League (ACB) will be broadcast in Russia starting with the upcoming playoffs thanks to Russian cable leader NTV Plus, according to the EP. The ACB is now aired in 101 countries on four continents. ACB Dir General Albert Agustí "showed his satisfaction" and said, "With R... |
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BT Partners With Pitch PR
BT has appointed London-based Pitch PR "to handle the launch of two sports television channels this summer as part of a brief potentially worth" up to £3M ($4.8M), according to John Owens of PR WEEK. The launch will see the telecom giant "going up against pay-TV leader Sky in Premier League fo ...
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Nine Cricket Boss Targets Aussie Captain
Australia's Nine Network Exec Producer of Cricket Brad McNamara said that without his network's "heavy financial commitment to Australian cricket," captain George Bailey might find himself "fliping burgers" for a living," according to the AAP. McNamara "sent down a bouncer of his own" following Bail ...
Guardiola Hire Boosts Sky Sport Ratings
German pay-TV channel Sky Sport News HD "received top ratings" for its coverage of Wednesday's hiring of former FC Barcelona head coach Pep Guardiola by Bayern Munich, according to Manuel Weis of QUOTEN METER. An average of 40,000 viewers watched Sky Sport News HD live coverage of the hiring between ...
TF1 Acquires CL Final Rights In France
TF1 has acquired the rights to air the Champions League final in France from pay-TV channel Canal+ for the next three seasons in a €2.5M ($3.3M) a year deal, according to Etienne Moatti of L'EQUIPE. Canal+ was legally forced to put the final up for auction as the game is on the list of "sportin ...
MP & Silva Expands With Paris Office
Int'l media rights company MP & Silva is launching a new office in Paris to strengthen its business operations in Europe. The Paris office will be the company's eighth establishment in Europe and its 15th office globally. Country Dir Pierrick Ysern will work in Paris in close coordination with M ...
TV, Newspaper Ad Revenue Down In '12
U.K. TV and newspaper advertising revenues "declined last summer during the period including the London Olympics, while outdoor advertising was significantly boosted," according to Mark Sweney of the London GUARDIAN. The outdoor advertising sector -- including billboards, posters, taxis, buses -- wa ...
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ARD Again With Top Ratings For IHF WC
German public broadcaster ARD "received once again high ratings" with its broadcast of Germany's third group stage game of the Int'l Handball Federation World Championship against Argentina, according to Sidney Schering of QUOTEN METER. However, the numbers "were lower than in the first two games." ...
Seven Gives V8 Supercars 'Major Haircut'
Seven West Media has secured free-to-air broadcast rights for V8 Supercars at a lower price than the last deal, "representing a possible watershed moment in Australian sports rights," according to Davidson & White of THE AUSTRALIAN. The two-year deal represented a "major haircut" for the sport. ...
Sport1 Acquires WRC Rights For '13
German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 "has acquired an extensive rights package for the '13 World Rally Championship season," according to MOTORSPORT TOTAL. The agreement between the channel and the WRC promoter, a joint-venture of sportsman media and Red Bull Media House, "runs only for one year and ...
Sky In Talks With Vodafone About IPTV
German pay-TV provider Sky Deutschland "is in talks with telecom company Vodafone about offering Sky's programming on the telecom's IPTV service," according to DIGITAL FERNSEHEN. After Sky agreed to a IPTV distribution deal with Deutsche Telekom last week , the company "seems keen on increasing its ...
