Atlético Madrid's 4-2 win over Real Madrid in Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup drew an average audience of 1.2 million viewers, which translated to a market share of 11.3% for Movistar Liga de Campeones (AS, 8/16).
British pay-TV channel BT Sport renewed its contract with the French Professional Football League (LFP) for three seasons. BT Sport will show Ligue 1 matches through ’21. The channel has broadcast Ligue 1 since ’15. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed (MEDIA SPORTIF, 8/16).
IMG will launch Serie A Pass -- a global OTT subscription service delivering live coverage of every game -- in Latin America and Brazil. Serie A Pass will be available from the start of the '18-19 season on Saturday. The product will be launched with a full content offering including all live games, match replays and additional magazine programming in 21 countries in the region (IMG).
DAZN is launching two sports channels on Sky Italia on the Eutelsat Hotbird position of 13 degrees East. The broadcasts of DAZN 1 HD and DAZN 2 HD on Hotbird are encrypted with NDS/Videoguard, and are "only intended for business-to-business distribution (to Sky Sports bars)" (BROADBAND TV NEWS, 8/16).
Britain’s Takeover Panel said on Thursday that it confirmed its ruling that Walt Disney might have to offer at least £14 ($17.80)-a-share to buy U.K. pay-television group Sky. Disney would only be forced to make such an offer "if it completes a deal" to buy 21st Century Fox’s TV and film assets, which include a 39% stake in Sky, before either Fox or rival Comcast succeed in taking control of the British broadcaster. The price is "designed to reflect the level of the offer Disney is making for Fox, and its holding in Sky" (REUTERS, 8/16).
