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Sportel 2019: "20% of internet users accessing illegal streams of sports" (R. Hoy, DLA Piper)

"A study done in the UK last year by the UK Intellectual Property Office said that around about 20% of internet users are accessing illegal streams of sports content. In addition to that, there's more than a million loaded Kodi boxes (a media player available on multiple platforms, which allows…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Rights Acquisitions, Essentials Media
• Article # 165936
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©  FCB

FC Barcelona: club to broadcast the matches of its women's team on its own channels

FC Barcelona will broadcast, via its own channels, all the matches of that its women's team plays in the Liga Iberdrola this season in the Johan Cruyff Stadium, announced the Catalan club on 17/10/2019. "This is in line with the 'stadium law' that protects and allows, as owner of the field where…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 166021
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Sportel: Spring Media and Red Bee launch "Wnited", first OTT platform dedicated to women's football

The Swedish media rights agency Spring Media has joined forces with UK-based Red Bee Media, which specializes in broadcaster technology solutions, to launch the first OTT platform dedicated to women's football, "Wnited", in the first quarter of 2020, the two companies announced at Sportel Monaco…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital
• Article # 166024
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2019 Women's World Cup France: 1.12 billion TV viewers watched the competition (FIFA)

1.12 billion people watched at least one minute of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, on different platforms, which is a record audience for the competition, announced FIFA on 17/10/2019. 993.5 million viewers watched the competition via linear television, an increase of 30% over the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 165895
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2021-24 Champions League TV rights in France: "Canal+ will not outbid" (A. de Puyfontaine, Vivendi)

"The group is interested but we will not outbid, it would make no economic sense," said Arnaud de Puyfontaine, CEO of Vivendi, the parent company of the French pay-TV group Canal+, on 17/10/2019, about the call for tenders for the 2021-24 Champions League broadcasting rights in France, launched on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 165830
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©  UEFA

Deal Tracker: all the latest TV and media rights agreements for football competitions

This infographic 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 the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 165804
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©  eSports.com

eSports: ProSiebenSat.1 (GER) acquires 100% of eSports.com, to air the 2020 VBL Club Championship

7Sports, an entity for the sports activities of ProSiebenSat.1, has acquired the remaining 50% of eSports GSA GmbH, and thus takes full control of eSports.com (www.esports.com), the German eSports platform, indicated the German audiovisual group on 13/10/2019. "With this complete takeover, the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, esport - gaming
• Article # 165680
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©  UEFA

China: CCTV (public TV) and iQiyi Sports (streaming) to broadcast the 51 matches of Euro 2020

IQiyi Sports has acquired the streaming rights in China for all 51 matches of Euro 2020 (organised in 12 countries from 12/06 to 12/07/2020), according to the Chinese OTT platform on 15/10/2019. The Chinese public audiovisual group CCTV also acquired the TV rights to all 51 matches of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 164975
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©  Leaders

Leaders 2019: Y. Al-Obaidly, A. Agnelli, L. De Laurentiis, P. Hutton among the speakers

"We now live in a world where exclusive broadcast rights are, effectively, wholly non-exclusive. Consumers, young and old, are accessing everything for nothing - via a kodi or a VPN or beoutQ - wherever they are, whenever they like, and this behaviour is being normalised. As the largest buyer of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 164855
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