RIGHTS FEES
=> Thailand’s GMM Grammy has won broadcast rights to Euro 2012 in a US$9 mil deal with UEFA. Rival RS Promotion held rights to the 2008 Euro tournament. Kobkiat Sangwanich, MD for business development of GMM Media, believes Thailand's sports media industry is growing significantly so this is a timely opportunity. Grammy will broadcast the Euro U-21 Championship on Channel 3, Modernine TV and its satellite Play Channel. Grammy will continue to focus on satellite TV and digital media as it believes they have great potential. In Q1 2011, the company’s satellite TV business generated revenue of 95 mil baht, 28% growth year-on-year. It plans to introduce 5 more satellite channels to total 13. It also plans to launch its own set-top receivers in the near future. Digital media business earned 231 mil baht, driven mainly by increasing music download sales.
=> Mediaset España (owners of Telecinco and Cuatro) have acquired media rights to UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. The deal also covers rights for the 2011 and 2013 European U-21 Championships in Denmark and Israel respectively. UEFA had set a minimum price of €75 mil ($105.5 mil) in Spain, who are the reigning world and European champions, becoming only the second ‘big five’ country after Germany where TV rights for Euro 2012 has been sold. In Germany, ARD and ZDF acquired live free-to-air TV, broadband and mobile rights worth €120 mil. The European Broadcasting Union distributes to the rest of Europe following a €130 mil acquisition of rights in territories outside of the ‘big five’, comprising of Spain, Germany, France, Italy and the UK).
=> Swiss pubcaster, SRG SSR, wants to increase the number of Switzerland's top-tier soccer Axpo Super League live games it showsfrom 10 matches currently, to 36 matches, or one match per round. Under a present deal that expires end 2011/12, the 170 Axpo Super League games /season are not shown by SRG SSR because the live rights are held by pay-TV, Teleclub. The deals with SRG SSR and Teleclub is worth just SFr10 mil ($11.4 mil) /season, with each broadcaster paying around half.
BROADCAST & RIGHTS DISTRIBUTION
=> IEC in Sports extended deals with the China Tennis Association to distribute TV rights to the WTA event in Guangzhou. The deal for the Guangzhou International Open runs through to 2013 and IEC will market rights to the tournament internationally. Renewal of deals with event organisers resulted in IEC being able to offer rights of 6 tournaments in Asia-Pacific in 2011; in Kuala Lumpur, Auckland, Pattaya, Tashkent and Guangzhou and WTA Tournament of Champions in Bali which is the season-end finale event for the women’s tour.
STATS & DATA
=> Demand for 3D TV continues to grow in China, with sales of 3D capable TV units accounting for over 10% of LCD sales during the Labour Day holidays in early May and is expected to continue rising to 5 mil 3DTVs sold by the end of 2011. China Market Monitor Co (CMMC) said 3DTVs would take 12 to 15% of the share in the panel TV sector by the end 2011, and Displaybank estimates over 86% of plasma TVs will support 3D technology by the end 2013. International panel makers are bringing their 3D technology to China in a rush to capture a share of the market.
BIZ & BITES
=> WWE announced the appointment of Rukin Kizilbash as general manager of WWE India to spearhead expansion across all lines of business, including consumer products and home entertainment, in India. Kizilbash will report to Dominic Hayes, senior VP and managing director of WWE International. WWE will open a new office in Mumbai on 1 June. This furthers WWE’s commitment to expanding internationally, with a focus on emerging economies. Currently, WWE programming is available in 75 mil TV homes across India on Ten Sports. Ten Sports is also one of the company’s highest revenue generating television partners.
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