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Billionaire Carlos Slim's Foray Into Mexican Football First Division Rattles TV Rivals05 / 21 / 13Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim's latest acquisitive foray "is meeting resistance" after touching a national passion: football, according to the AP. Slim recently bought part of two of Mexico's first division football teams, setting up another showdown with TV giants Televisa and TV A... Tags: Media, North America |
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Eurosport Acquires U20 France Friendlies
Broadcaster Eurosport has acquired the media rights to six friendlies of the U-20 French national team, according to L'EQUIPE. The French Football Federation revealed the deal on Tuesday. Broadcasters Ma Chaîne Sport and France Télévisions also bid for the rights. Terms of the de ...
Jockey-Cam 'Nauseating' For Viewers
Australian broadcaster Seven's new camera angle -- jockey-cam -- "may as well be called bum-cam" because what it showed Tuesday was the derrieres of the jockeys in front, according to Amanda Meade of THE AUSTRALIAN. TV viewers "were treated to a jockey's-eye view of the race" from helmet-mounted cam ...
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Asia sports provider ESPN STAR Sports has extended its broadcast deal of The Masters on multiple platforms across its footprint in Asia (excluding South Korea). ESS will showcase the event's live coverage with presentation packages including half-hour daily highlights and live on-ground reports ( ES ...
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Aussie Network SBS Eyeing World Cup
Australian network SBS "will ask advertisers for a share increase in its end-of-year advertising negotiations based on a strong '13 programming slate, new digital multichannel and multiplatform strategies and the 2014 FIFA World Cup -- sponsorships for which will start in July," according to Lara Si ...
Ustream, IMG Media Agree To Deal
Football matches from the Netherlands Cup were not available on U.S. TV last week, but digital media company Ustream streamed the matches for free on its website thanks to a new deal the company cut last month with IMG Media that is expected to be announced officially this week. The deal will s ...
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Grand Prix Of Abu Dhabi Ratings
German private TV channel RTL "obtained season-high ratings for its broadcast of Sunday's F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi," according to Alexander Krei of DWDL.de. A total of 7.18 million viewers tuned in on Sunday afternoon to watch Kimi Räikkönen celebrate his first F1 victory since '09. This ...
Dubai TV Network Wins West Indies Cricket Rights
UAE-based Taj TV "has acquired television broadcast rights for West Indies cricket" for seven years beginning in January, according to the IANS. The deal will include "providing the television production for free-to-air stations throughout the Caribbean for the benefit of the West Indies cricket fan ...
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BCCI, ECB Chiefs Rescue Test Match
The radio broadcast of the cricket Tests between India and England was rescued after a telephone conversation between Board of Control for Cricket in India President N Srinivasan and England and Wales Cricket Board Chair Giles Clarke, according to Vijay Tagore of the DNA. The BCCI has agreed to acco ...
Twitter Popularity Translates Into Money
Great Britain’s biggest sports stars, including ManU striker Wayne Rooney, heptathlete Jessica Ennis and diver Tom Daley, "are cashing in on social networking by commanding hundreds of thousands of pounds from sponsors because of their popularity on Twitter and Facebook," according to Alex Mil ...
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Saturday's Bundesliga Ratings
German pay-TV channel Sky "obtained top ratings for its broadcast of Saturday's Bundesliga's top game," according to Alexander Krei of DWDL.de. Sky attracted 1.24 million viewers, which was a market share of 4.8%, to its coverage of Bayern Munich's 3-0 victory against Hamburg SV. In the target age g ...
