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Italy: a battle between RAI and Mediaset for the broadcast of a free-to-air Champions League match

The Italian public service broadcaster RAI is challenging an agreement between the pay-TV operator Sky Italia and the free and pay-TV group Mediaset concerning the broadcasting rights in Italy of a free-to-air Champions League match over the 2019-2021 period, according to the Italian press on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Legal
• Article # 153461
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©  D.R.

France: one game per week of third division National 1 to be broadcast on Canal+ Sport in 2019-20

The pay-TV channel Canal+ Sport will broadcast one game per matchday of the National a (French third division) in the 2019-20 season, Friday nights at 18:00 CET. "This is an interesting niche because it will be tied to a promising event, namely the Ligue 1 match that will follow (at 20:45)," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153462
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China: Internet group Tencent extends as NBA's exclusive digital partner until 2024-25

Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese Internet services group, has extended its partnership with the NBA in China for five seasons until 2024-25, on 28/07/2019. Tencent had previously extended its partnership with the NBA to become its exclusive digital partner in China until 30/06/2020, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 153418
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Serie A TV rights (2021-2024): Assembly of the League gives its agreement to negotiate with Mediapro

"The Assembly of the Lega Serie A, unanimously, intends to retain its right to address the operators in the market for the transfer of audiovisual rights for the period of three years 2021-2024, and positively considers the possibility of creating a channel of the League (in accordance with…
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• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 153420
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Spain: Orange signs distribution agreement with Telefonica for LaLiga and European Cup matches

The Spanish subsidiary of the telecommunications group Orange has signed a distribution agreement with its competitor Telefonica to distribute its football channels on 25/07/2019. The value of the agreement would exceed €300m per year according to the Spanish press. The duration of the agreement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153258
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GAFA Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships, and activities in sports

The term GAFA originally referred to four American groups in new technologies and the internet: Google (Alphabet group, internet), Amazon (e-commerce), Facebook (social network) and Apple (computing technology). By extension, the term GAFA now includes other new internet and technology groups…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 153228
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Audiovisual rights: Amazon becomes the first GAFA to enter the sports rights market in France

The e-commerce site Amazon has become the first GAFA to enter the French sports rights market, with the acquisition, for its VoD platform Prime Video, of lot 2 of the French call for tenders for the broadcasting rights to the Roland Garros tennis tournament for the 2021-2023 cycle on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 153203
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Media: François Pesenti, Luc Dayan and Nicolas Duval create a sports documentary production company

François Pesenti, former CEO of RMC Sport, Luc Dayan, creator and manager of ID+, and Nicolas Duval, a French film producer, have joined forces in equal parts to create "Elide" (the name refers to the sacred sanctuary of Olympia in Greece), a company that produces sports documentaries, François…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153147
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Spain: LaLiga's OTT platform to broadcast RCD Espanyol's Europa League qualifying matches

LaLiga has acquired the broadcasting rights in Spain for the two-leg match between RCD Espanyol (LaLiga Santander) and UMF Stjarnan (Pepsi-deildin, Icelandic first division) in the second qualifying round of the 2019-20 Europa League, on 22/07/2019. The first leg will take place in Barcelona…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 153109
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Total 2019 AFCON: the competition was broadcast in "more than 110 countries" (Lagardère Sports)

"The latest edition of the Total Africa Cup of Nations (2019) is coming to more fans across the globe than ever before (via press, TV, radio and digital), bringing them closer to the action and excitement of the tournament. This edition now features 52 matches bringing together 24 teams across 6…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153080
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