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Media: Vivendi acquires 10.6% of Lagardère's capital as part of "a long-term financial investment"

"Vivendi, following the recent sale of 10% of its 100% share capital of Universal Music Group (UMG) for an enterprise value of €30bn (see below), today announced the acquisition of 10.6% of the Lagardère share capital," announced the parent company of the free and pay TV group Canal+ on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181367
• Published on 23/04/20 at 14:30

Premier League: beIN Sports requests blocking of possible Newcastle United takeover by Saudi fund

Yousef Al-Obaidly, CEO of the Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group, has written to Richard Masters, chief executive of the Premier League, and the 20 club presidents of the English league, asking them to block the possible takeover of Newcastle United FC (Premier League) by the Public Investment…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Finance, …
• Article # 181353
• Published on 23/04/20 at 11:40

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Italy: "If Serie A resumes, we'll consider free-to-air matches" (V. Spadafora, Minister for Sport)

"If the championship (Serie A TIM) resumes, this time we will seriously consider this opportunity to broadcast the matches free-to-air to guarantee all Italians the opportunity to watch games, precisely because of the social function football has. When I tried to do this in the period of maximum…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 181283
• Published on 22/04/20 at 15:20

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Canal+: revenues of €1.372bn in the first quarter of 2020 (+1% at constant currency and perimeter)

"For the first quarter of 2020, Canal+ Group's revenues were €1.372bn, a 9.6% increase compared to the same period in 2019 (up 1% at constant currency and perimeter). This trend was driven in particular by the growth in revenues from international pay-tv operations," announced Vivendi, parent…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181231
• Published on 22/04/20 at 12:30

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Covid-19: S&P Global downgrades financial rating of Endeavor, parent company of IMG and the UFC

The US credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered the rating of the US holding company Endeavor, parent company of the media and marketing rights agency IMG and of the UFC, on 13/04/2020. Endeavor's financial rating was downgraded from B ("highly speculative") to CCC+ ("substantial…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181194
• Published on 21/04/20 at 17:55

Cycling/eSports: Eleven Sports to broadcast a virtual version of the Tour de Suisse in six countries

Eleven Sports will broadcast, in Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Myanmar, Poland and Portugal, a Virtual version of the Tour de Suisse the "Digital Swiss 5 cycling series" contested by 19 professional cycling teams, from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26/04/2020, announced the pay-TV group on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 181072
• Published on 21/04/20 at 13:40

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LaLiga: launch of three programmes for national and international broadcasters

LaLiga has launched three new exclusive programmes for its national (Telefonica and Mediapro) and international broadcasters, "LaLiga Stay At Home", "LaLiga Nations" and "LaLiga Clubs", announced the Spanish Football League on 16/04/2020, while Spain has been in lock down due to the Covid-19…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 180982
• Published on 20/04/20 at 10:20

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Bundesliga: DFL and Sky Deutschland reach a compromise for the payment of TV rights (German media)

The German Football League (DFL) and the pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland, the main broadcaster of the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga (in its entirety) in Germany, have reached a compromise for the payment of the fourth and final installment of the TV rights amounting to €225m (approximately €900m…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 180927
• Published on 17/04/20 at 16:44

Covid-19: special event featuring confined international artists to be broadcast by sports channels

The pay-TV channels Canal+, beIN Sports (in France) and Eleven Sports (in Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy, Myanmar and Taiwan) will broadcast "One World: Together At Home", a show lasting more than six hours co-organised by the World Health Organization, the Global Citizen association…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180808
• Published on 16/04/20 at 16:20

Spain: Telefonica acquires Champions League TV rights for the 2021-2024 cycle (Spanish media)

The Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica has acquired, for its pay-TV subsidiary Movistar, the rights to broadcast the Champions League in Spain over the 2021-2024 cycle for an estimated amount of more than €1bn (over €333m per season), according to Spanish media on 15/04/2020, which…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 180756
• Published on 16/04/20 at 13:15

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