London / Leicester- Zig Zag Productions announced an agreement with Leicester City and Jamie Vardy’s V9 Academy to produce a TV documentary series. Jamie Vardy’s Having an Academy (3 x 60’) will follow the hottest name in English football as he seeks to discover non league talent and promote them to the professional game whilst providing them with a unique educational experience into what it takes to play at the sport’s top level. The V9 Academy will hold its first intake of players in May … [Read more...] about Zig Zag and V9 sign doc deal
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MP & Silva renews Italian Serie A rights
Singapore – MP & Silva announced the acquisition of the Italian league’s international rights for the next three football seasons, and will continue to manage the worldwide distribution from season 2015-2016 to 2017-2018, after successfully winning the tender launched by the Lega Serie A. The agreement includes the audiovisual rights to distribute the Serie A globally in all countries of the world outside Italy – including the live broadcast rights for all matches of Serie … [Read more...] about MP & Silva renews Italian Serie A rights
ESPN to launch new ESPN FC site and app
ESPNFC, the global multi-media football brand from ESPN, is launching two completely redeveloped and redesigned digital products in time for the World Cup and has announced that Jason Dasey will return to ESPN to serve as a local editor and content development lead for the brand in Southeast Asia. On June 1, ESPN will unveil a brand new ESPNFC.com, the core digital home for the company’s coverage of global football. The site has been rebuilt to be fully responsive across all devices … [Read more...] about ESPN to launch new ESPN FC site and app
MP & Silva obtains Pan-Asia rights to all South American football
London – International sports media rights company MP & Silva confirmed on April 3 their acquisition of all media rights to Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Copa do Brazil from 2015 to 2018 in Asia. The announcement came one week after the acquisition of 2014 Copa Libertadores and 2014 Copa Sudamericana editions. MP & Silva has acquired Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Copa do Brazil from Traffic Sports, in a negotiation assisted by FSA MEDIA. The deal covers all … [Read more...] about MP & Silva obtains Pan-Asia rights to all South American football
MP & Silva acquires new South American football package
London – MP & Silva announced on March 27 the media rights acquisition of the 2014 editions of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana for selected territories in Asia. Copa Libertadores is the Champions League of South America and the region’s most prestigious club tournament. The deal will see 2014 Copa Libertadores available on all platforms and devices in the territories of Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Macau SAR, Myanmar, New Zealand, South Korea and Vietnam. Copa … [Read more...] about MP & Silva acquires new South American football package
ESPN digital media is global leader in 2013
2013 marked a year of impressive growth for ESPN digital properties across the globe, with 154.5 billion minutes logged via online and mobile devices (not including video). There were a total of 17.4 billion global visits*, an increase of 14 percent compared to 2012. Globally, ESPN ranks as the number one online sports brand in terms of average minute audience in 2013, and ESPN’s mobile properties now account for 41 percent of … [Read more...] about ESPN digital media is global leader in 2013