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TVB Wins Hong Kong Broadcasting Rights For 2014 Brazil World Cup05 / 23 / 13TVB "has won the Hong Kong broadcasting rights for the 2014 World Cup," according to Benjamin Li of CAMPAIGN ASIA-PACIFIC. The deal "covers TVB's free-to-air TV stations, radio, internet and mobile platforms." TVB Deputy Controller S.T. Tso said that "the agreement with FIFA does not allow... |
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Sky Sports Extends NFL Deal In U.K.
Sky Sports has signed a three-year contract extension to show more than 60 NFL games each season in the U.K. The contract begins with Wednesday's season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and N.Y. Giants and runs through the '14 season. The deal includes rights to games played at Wembley Stadium in L ...
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DEL Adds 90-Second Commercial Breaks
The German Hockey League (DEL) revealed that it will introduce "Power Breaks," during each game of the '12-13 season, according to the SID. Power Breaks are 90-second commercial breaks that "provide teams and league broadcaster ServusTV with an additional opportunity to generate sponsorship money." ...
FOX Taps Neal As World Cup Producer
Sports and Olympics TV producer David Neal has joined Fox Sports Media Group as Exec Producer for the FIFA World Cup across all Fox Sports platforms. Neal's responsibilities include developing the creative plan. Neal will design the production infrastructure for FSMG's stadium and studio operations, ...
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The Tennis Podcast, a new free, downloadable tennis radio show, has broken into the top 20 of all sports podcasts in the U.K. just three months after it launched. The podcast, which is produced by LawSports and presented by BBC Radio 5 Live commentator David Law and Catherine Whitaker, features in-d ...
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Ch. 4 Wins With Pistorius Controversy
Brazil's Alan Oliveira's "controversial win" over Oscar Pistorius in the Paralympics' T44 200m men's athletics final attracted 4.5 million viewers on Sunday night, marking the highest five-minute peak yet for Channel 4's coverage, according to Jason Deans of the London GUARDIAN. Channel 4 averaged a ...
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Sportfive Agrees To Deal With ANO
Sportfive has signed a deal with ANO Sports Broadcasting in terms of media rights in Russia for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games and 2016 Olympic Summer Games. ANO Sports Broadcasting was created in Dec. '09 by RTR, Channel One and NTV PLUS and comprises the largest Russian public and private national ...
Aussie Fitness Magazine Set To Launch
Australia's top magazine publisher, ACP Magazines, "is preparing for its biggest launch in four years," investing A$2M ($2.1M) in next Monday's debut of Women's Fitness Australia with a campaign including TV, outdoor, transit, radio and samples, according to Sally Jackson of THE AUSTRALIAN. Women's ...
Paralympics Opening Ceremony Ratings
The London Paralympics Opening Ceremony "attracted an average audience of almost 8 million viewers -- making it one of the most-watched shows in Channel 4's 30-year history," according to John Plunkett of the London GUARDIAN. Wednesday night's "curtain raiser to the 11-day London 2012 Paralympic Gam ...
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Supercopa Breaks Audience Record
When Real Madrid faced Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéu Wednesday, it was the most-watched Supercopa "in the history of TV," according to EUROPA PRESS. Kantar Media reported that TVE and TV3's broadcasts in Spain was watched by an average of 10.4 million people, a 61.3% share. TVE's channel ...
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UEFA has awarded media rights for the '12–15 UEFA Europa League in Albania to Vizion Plus and TRING TV. Each matchnight the first-choice game will be broadcast on free-to-air channel Vizion Plus. Four other games will be broadcast live across the family of TRING-branded pay channels. A highlig ...
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