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TotalEnergies AFCON 2025: record audience for an AFCON game with Nigeria-Morocco on beIN in France

Nigeria - Morocco (0-0 after extra time, 2-4 on penalties), the second semi-final of the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025, drew an average of 698,000 viewers, with a peak of 858,000 on the pay-TV channel beIN SPORTS 1 in France, on Wednesday 14/01/2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 426601
• Published on 15/01/26 at 18:00

LALIGA EA Sports/Spain: RTVE acquires free-to-air broadcasting rights to one game per matchday from DAZN

RTVE has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights, from DAZN, to one game per matchday of LALIGA EA Sports from the 2025-26 season in Spain, announced the public TV group on 15/01/2026. DAZN acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights to one game per matchday of the Spanish top flight for…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Spain
• Article # 426579
• Published on 15/01/26 at 17:00

Ligue 1: eToro (trading) sleeve sponsor of LOSC Lille and partner of OM, OL and AS Monaco from 2025-26

eToro has become a sponsor of four Ligue 1 McDonald's clubs (Olympique de Marseille, LOSC Lille, AS Monaco FC and Olympique Lyonnais) under multi-year agreements from the 2025-26 season, announced the Israeli trading platform on 15/01/2026. This strategy aims to "strengthen eToro's position as…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 426566
• Published on 15/01/26 at 16:00

CAF: Samuel Eto'o (FECAFOOT) suspended for the four last matches of the AFCON 2025 and fined $20,000

Samuel Eto'o, president of FECAFOOT, has been imposed a stadium ban for the next four official CAF matches played in the context of the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025," i.e. the semi-finals, the match for third place and the final of the competition, as well as a $20,000 fine after the CAF disciplinary…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Governance, …
• Article # 426555
• Published on 15/01/26 at 15:05

F1: World of Hyatt (loyalty programme) "official hospitality partner" of Audi Revolut F1 Team from 2026

World of Hyatt, the loyalty programme of Hyatt Hotels Corporation, has become the "official hospitality partner" of Audi Revolut F1 Team from 2026, announced VMATCH, the marketing agency in charge of negotiating the agreement on behalf of the US group, on the 14/01/2026. The partnership…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 426523
• Published on 15/01/26 at 14:05

FIFA/2026 World Cup: over 500 million requests submitted during the 3^rd phase of ticket sales

"Over 500 million ticket requests" from 211 territories have been submitted for the 2026 World Cup as part of the 33-day third phase of ticket sales, announced FIFA on 14/01/2026. This demand, "a new benchmark in the history of world sport," represented an average of 15 million ticket requests…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Federations, International authorities, …
• Article # 426516
• Published on 15/01/26 at 13:00

Fulham FC: Thomas Bonser (ex-Nottingham Forest) appointed chief financial officer

Thomas Bonser has been appointed chief financial officer at Fulham FC (Premier League), he announced on the LinkedIn platform on 10/01/2026. The Englishman joins the London club after spending four years in the same role at Nottingham Forest FC (2022-2026). He had previously also held the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Governance, …
• Article # 426494
• Published on 15/01/26 at 12:00

Social media: FC Barcelona "1^st sports club in the world" to reach 25 million subscribers on YouTube

FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) has become "the first sports club in the world to reach 25 million subscriptions on YouTube," announced the club on 14/01/2026. Barça had reached the 20 million fan mark on the video platform in January 2025. "During 2025, Barça’s channel recorded a 60% increase…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): International development, Marketing - Communication, Social Networks, …
• Article # 426482
• Published on 15/01/26 at 11:00

Disney+/France: "To offer sports content at no extra cost to subscribers" (David Popineau)

"Sports is a logical extension of our strategy. In France, we currently only broadcast the UEFA Women's Champions League. But in other European countries, Disney+ also offers LALIGA EA Sports (in the UK), Europa League and Conference League matches (in Denmark and Sweden). We are looking at all…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 426398
• Published on 15/01/26 at 10:00

L1/2020-2024 TV rights: new ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal in favour of the LFP against Canal & beIN

"The LFP and LFP Media have welcomed the Paris Court of Appeal's rulings in their disputes with Canal+ and beIN SPORTS France. These rulings uphold all the decisions handed down by the courts (including the Paris Judicial Court, the Paris Commercial Court, the Competition Authority, the Paris…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 426421
• Published on 15/01/26 at 09:00