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Russia 2018: Neymar, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the players with the most mentions on Twitter

The Brazilian footballer Neymar is the 2018 World Cup player with the most mentions on Twitter, ahead of Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), according to the social network after the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, on 29/06/2018. Regarding the 48 of the 64…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Ticketing, …
• Article # 123773
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Russia 2018: 25.4 million viewers in Germany watch as die Mannschaft are eliminated by South Korea

South Korea - Germany (2-0), the third and final 2018 World Cup match of the Mannschaft (Group F) at the Kazan Arena (45,000 capacity, Kazan, RUS), drew a total of 25.43 million viewers on average on the German public TV channel ZDF, on Wednesday 27/06/2018 (kick-off at 16:00 CET). This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 123665
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Wimbledon 2018: "Watson" an AI programme by IBM will auto-generate video clips during the tournament

Watson, an artificial intelligence computer programme designed by IBM, will automatically generate excerpts in the form of video clips, at the 2018 Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament (01-15/07/2018), according the American company that specialises in software, hardware and IT services, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 123631
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Twitch: American publisher Riot Games is the first channel to exceed one billion views

The main channel of the US publisher Riot Games, on the video game streaming platform Twitch, has become the first channel to exceed one billion views, on 26/06/2018. Riot Games notably broadcasts its flagship video game "League of Legends" on its eSports competitions channel. The US…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Digital, …
• Article # 123561
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Exclusive LaLiga 2019-2022 TV rights: remaining 4 lots estimated to bring €120 million/year to LaLiga

LaLiga estimates that the four unallocated lots (see below), following its tender for the audiovisual rights to LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3, in Spain and Andorra, for the 2019-2022 period, as well as rights to the Copa del Rey over the same period, should bring in €120m per season, in…
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• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 123466
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LaLiga: €1.14bn/year for the 2019-2022 domestic TV rights (4 lots out of 8), 9 out of 10 matches

LaLiga has provisionally awarded (none of the individual reserve prices have been reached) four of the eight lots of tender launched on 28/05/2018, for the audiovisual rights to LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3, in Spain and Andorra, for the 2019-2022 cycle, for a total amount of €1.14bn per…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 123445
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Myanmar: Eleven Sports present in its 11th country by acquiring the TV rights of the local league

The British audiovisual group Eleven Sports Network acquired exclusive broadcasting rights, in Myanmar (formerly Burma), to the domestic championship, the Myanmar National Football League (MNL), for the 2019-2027 period on 22/06/2018. Myanmar is the 11th country in which Eleven Sports has…
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• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 123444
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Africa: Perform and Kwesé to "increase live content delivery to millions of fans across Africa"

Perform Group, a British group specialised in the production and distribution of sports content on digital platforms, and Kwesé TV, a subsidiary of the South African audiovisual group Econet Media, have announced a partnership with the intent to "build on the existing Perform Sports Cloud…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 123213
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Deal Tracker: all the latest media rights agreements for football competitions since 01/01/2018

This info-graphic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only…
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• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 122672
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