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Apple signs content deal with Oprah

Apple has announced a multi-year content partnership with Oprah Winfrey, the esteemed producer, actress, talk show host, philanthropist and CEO of OWN. Together, Winfrey and Apple say they will create original programmes that “embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world”. Winfrey’s projects will be released as part of a line-up of […]

June 18, 2018

Amazon ‘first look’ deal with Kidman’s Blossom Films

Amazon Studios has signed a first look deal with Hollywood A-lister Nicole Kidman and her production company, Blossom Films, for theatrical, TV series, and digital content. The companies will work together to develop original series that will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video globally in over 200 countries and territories, as well as movies that […]

June 15, 2018By Nik Roseveare

NENT signs multiple top flight football deals

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to Germany’s Bundesliga, France’s Ligue 1, The Netherlands’ Eredivisie, Belgium’s First Division A and the Scottish Premiership until 2021, as well as the 2019 Copa América. NENT Group will show up to 1,500 live games a season from the five leagues on its […]

June 15, 2018

Sky Italia, Perform score Serie A rights

Sky Italia and Perform have been awarded the Italian TV rights to the Serie A for the 2018-2021 seasons for €973 million per year. The satellite broadcaster won two packages available, bidding €780 million, while the Internet platform will pay €193.3 million for the third package of league matches. The final figure is slightly below […]

June 14, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome and Colin Mann in London

NENT extends Premier League rights

MTG’s Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has been awarded the exclusive rights to show live coverage of Premier League football matches for the 2019/20 to 2021/22 seasons in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. MTG has held the rights since 2010 in Sweden and Denmark, and since 2016 in Finland. The matches will be shown on NENT […]

June 14, 2018

Portugal: Eleven Sports acquires Ligue 1 rights

Global sports provider Eleven Sports has secured the exclusive Portuguese rights to Ligue 1 Conforama, the top domestic football league in France. The deal bolsters Eleven’s rights portfolio in Portugal following the platform’s entry into the market in May with the acquisition of rights to the UEFA Champions League and La Liga. The three-year partnership […]

June 14, 2018

AT&T takeover of Time Warner cleared

A US District Court judge has cleared the merger of US telco giant AT&T and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner, in a what will be deemed as a significant blow to the Trump administration which has vocally denounced any potential deal. US district judge Richard Leon said the government’s objections “rested on improper notions” and warned […]

June 13, 2018

France: TF1 recovers costs of World Cup

A report in Le Figaro, and reported by equity analysts at Deutsche Bank, says that media ad-agency Zenith expects French commercial broadcaster TF1 to “recover” most of the €50 million it spent on the TV rights package for the FIFA World Cup. The bank says that if this translates to €40 million of ad-sales then […]

June 13, 2018By Chris Forrester

Nordic Entertainment Group extends F1 rights

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has reached agreement with Formula 1 regarding the extension of its exclusive media rights to Formula 1 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden until 2021, and will offer fans every practice session, qualifier and race from the motorsport competition over the next three seasons live on a combination of NENT Group’s […]

June 13, 2018

ITV extends French Open rights

FTA commercial broadcaster ITV, which has held the rights to show the Rolad Garros tennis Grand Slam tournament since 2012, will now take its coverage into the next decade under a new agreement, which encompasses the showpiece event from 2019 until 2021. ITV4 will continue to broadcast comprehensive coverage of the French Open each year, […]

June 11, 2018