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Champions Manchester United Finish Atop Of EPL's TV Money Share List05 / 22 / 13ManU emerged as the EPL's top earner when it comes to TV revenue, according to Tom Sharp of the LONDON TIMES. The champion's total income from TV for the '12-13 campaign was £60.8M ($92.2M), but even the division’s bottom club "will earn more than that next season under the terms of the ... Tags: Media, United Kingdom |
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TalkSport Lauchnes Int'l Targeted Ads
TalkSport "is launching a new advertising platform through a partnership with AdsWizz that will allow the station to tailor targeted advertising to its international listeners, in what it claims to be a technological first," according to Chloe Smith of MEDIA WEEK. The platform "will enable campaigns ...
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UFC, BT Sport Ink Three-Year Deal
The UFC Tuesday announced it has "signed a three-year TV deal" with BT Sport, the "soon-to-launch lineup of premium pay channels in the U.K. and Ireland," according to Dann Stupp of MMAJUNKIE. Exact details of the deal, which goes into effect Aug. 1, are yet to be announced. But UFC offici ...
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Hockey, Football Top Sport1 Ratings
German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 "has recorded convincing ratings for its broadcasts of the 2013 Int'l Ice Hockey Federation World Championship and the 2nd Bundesliga," according to Manuel Nunez Sanchez of QUOTENMETER. The German national team's third world championship game against Slovaki ...
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German free-to-air TV channel Sport1 "has acquired partial broadcast rights for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 from German rights holder ARD and ZDF." Sport1 "will show a total of eight games including the opening matchup between Brazil and Japan on June 15." The tournament's final and semifinals ...
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TV Deal Threat To Shield, Ryobi Cup
Telecasts of the Ryobi Cup and the Sheffield Shield cricket final "might become casualties of the new media rights deal being negotiated by Cricket Australia and the various TV networks," according to Andrew Faulkner of THE AUSTRALIAN. Insiders fear whoever wins the rights to screen domestic cricket ...
DTM Opener Ratings Down On ARD
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Sportsnet Lands Euro, World Cup Rights
Canadian sports media brand Sportsnet announced it has secured the Canadian multimedia rights to all European qualification matches for both UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup for a total of more than 500 matches over the next four years. The agreement includes a comprehensive suite of multi ...
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German pay-TV channel Sky Sport News HD "will launch a new app with the start of the new football season in the summer." The app "will be a combination for free accessible and paid content." It "will include an audio and video livestream, as well as highlight clips, short reports, alert services and ...
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Late RWC Kick-Offs Bothers Rugby Fans
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BBC Scotland, SPL Agree To New Deal
BBC Scotland "has agreed a new three-year deal" with the Scottish Premier League beginning in '13-14 to cover matches across TV, radio and online, according to the BBC. The deal allows BBC Scotland to "broadcast TV highlights on Sportscene, cover matches live on BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound and p ...
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