RIGHTS FEES
=> [Excerpt] Italian pubcaster, RAI, held exclusive rights at Euro 2008 in a deal worth €120 mil ($175.5 mil), guaranteeing free-to-air TV coverage. However, coverage of 2006 World Cup was split between RAI and pay-TV, Sky, with RAI securing rights to 25 prominent games. RAI also sub-licensed rights to Sky for the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments, including exclusive rights to 39 games at each tournament. For Euro 2012, UEFA is selling broadcast rights in host countries, Poland and Ukraine, and major European territories, including the ‘big five’ TV markets, itself, while the European Broadcasting Union, the umbrella body of public broadcasters, paid €130 million to acquire the rights in other European territories.
=> The long-running dispute between Italy’s top Serie A clubs over TV rights income, has culminated in a confrontation between the Big 5 – Juventus, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli and Roma – and the other 15. The row is over the €240 mil ($348 mil) /season in TV rights income which is shared according to the size of each club’s supporter base. Earlier, the clubs agreed to ask 12 research companies to set methodology and criteria on which to divide the money. The 15 clubs voted for 3 companies but the Big 5 voted against. The problem, the big clubs say, is the research parameters favour the smaller clubs, with a very loose definition of a fan. Big 5 favoured an emphasis TV ratings.
STATS & DATA
=> Quick growth propelled Korea's IPTV market to be the world’s fourth largest in 2010, according to Point Topic. At end 2010, Korea was home to 3.65 mil IPTV subscribers. The country posted the world's fastest growth in subs, increasing nearly 54% over 2009. The largest market for IPTV is still France, topping with 11 mil users, followed by China and the United States with 10 and 7.3 mil IPTV users respectively. Experts say Korea's fast growth is attributed to its high-speed internet infrastructure and strong domestic market demand.
BIZ & BITES
=> Manchester United remains the most valuable soccer team in the world, according Forbes. MU leads the Forbes list for a seventh consecutive year, valuing $1.86 bil, ahead of Real Madrid ($1.45 bil), Arsenal ($1.19 bil) and Bayern Munich ($1.1 bil) now in fourth, having overtaken Barcelona ($900 mil). However, Barcelona are the highest paid team in the world, with first-team player receiving averagely $7.9 mil /year, according to the Global Sports Salaries Survey. Real Madrid are second with average salaries of $7.4 mil, ahead of MLB’s New York Yankees, at $6.8 mil. David Beckham remains the highest-earning soccer player in the world, with earnings that Forbes calculated be $40 mil, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of Argentina and Barcelona.
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