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NBA: 170 million cumulative viewers in the USA for the 2025-26 regular season, record audience since 2002

170 million cumulative viewers watched the NBA 2025-26 regular season on domestic broadcasters’ channels in the United States, a record since 2002 and an increase of 86% compared to 2024-25, the North American league announced on 15/04/2026. The broadcasters are the ESPN group (The Walt Disney…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 438041
• Published on 16/04/26 at 11:00

Netflix: first acquisition of football TV rights in Mexico (Nations League and Gold Cup) until 2029

Netflix has completed its first acquisition of football media rights in Mexico as the platform has acquired exclusive broadcasting rights from Concacaf for the 2027 and 2029 editions of the Gold Cup and the final of the Concacaf League of Nations (men's competitions), the international body…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 437966
• Published on 16/04/26 at 10:00

DFB/Germany: launch of DFB.TV, the Federation's first pay-TV channel, on 22/05/2026

The Deutscher Fussball Bund will launch "DFB.TV", its first pay-TV channel, on Friday 22/05/2026, the German Football Association announced on 15/04/2026. Launched on the eve of the DFB-Pokal 2025-26 final, the channel will offer the following content: • live broadcasts of matches from the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Agencies, Federations, Authorities, …
• Article # 437928
• Published on 16/04/26 at 09:00

AFCON 2025 final: sentences against 18 Senegalese supporters upheld on appeal in Rabat (MOR)

The 18 Senegalese supporters accused of "hooliganism" following the incidents that occurred during the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 final at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat (MOR) on 18/01/2026 (Senegal-Morocco, 1-0 after extra time on the pitch, 0-3 following the decision of the CAF appeal board…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Government, International authorities, Geopolitics, …
• Article # 437929
• Published on 15/04/26 at 18:15

Eagle Football Group: creation of an ad hoc committee in the event of a bid from Michele Kang or Ares

Eagle Football Group (EFG) takes note of developments in connection with the administration proceedings of its majority shareholder, Eagle Football Holdings Bidco Limited, which could lead to the sale of its 85% stake in EFG, and has established an independent ad hoc committee to oversee the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Investment funds, Finance, …
• Article # 437911
• Published on 15/04/26 at 17:00

Parc des Princes: Paris Saint-Germain "open to resuming discussions" with the City of Paris

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) "takes note of the position expressed by the Paris City Council in favour of resuming dialogue regarding the future of the Parc des Princes (Paris 16^th arrondissement) on a renewed basis. In light of the proposed directions and the historic link between the…

Domain(s): Clubs
• Category(ies): Clubs, Local authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 437931
• Published on 15/04/26 at 16:00

Parc des Princes: Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire authorised by the Paris City Council to negotiate with PSG

The Paris City Council has authorised Emmanuel Grégoire, Mayor of Paris (Socialist Party), to resume negotiations regarding the future of the Parc des Princes with its resident club, Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald’s), on 14/04/2026. These discussions will focus on ensuring that the Parisian…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, Local authorities, …
• Article # 437905
• Published on 15/04/26 at 15:00

2025-26 Champions League: best audience of the season for Liverpool - PSG on Canal+ Foot (2.24 million)

Liverpool FC (Premier League) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) (0-2, 0-4 on aggregate), their second leg of the 2025-26 Champions League quarter-final, drew an average of 2.24 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+ Foot in France on Tuesday 14/04/2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Spain, …
• Article # 437891
• Published on 15/04/26 at 14:00

LALIGA: "Spanish football has become an important financial centre for investors" (Javier Tebas)

"Investment funds, foreign investors and world-class banks like Goldman Sachs are increasingly interested in Spanish football, and not just the big clubs. I'm thinking of stadium financing projects like those at Real Betis and Valencia CF. We have also seen the American fund Apollo Sports Capital…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, International authorities, …
• Article # 437810
• Published on 15/04/26 at 13:00

The FA: Alexandra Willis (ex-Premier League and Wimbledon) appointed chief digital officer

Alexandra Willis has been appointed chief digital officer of The Football Association, she announced on LinkedIn on 14/04/2026. Until now, she has held the position of digital media and audience development director at the Premier League (since September 2022), having previously held various…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Federations, Professional leagues, Event organisers, …
• Article # 437881
• Published on 15/04/26 at 12:00