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Covid-19/United Kingdom: Saturday afternoon broadcast blackout to be lifted if the leagues resume

The FA and the Scottish Football Association have requested and obtained the lifting of the TV blackout (ban on broadcasting live matches on Saturdays between 14:45 and 17:15 GMT) for the end of the 2019-20 season in order to prepare for a possible resumption of competitions (Premier League…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Finance, Legal, …
• Article # 180067
• Published on 07/04/20 at 17:30
Covid-19: beIN Sports France and Eleven Sports Belgium dedicate channels to the NBA

beIN Sports is dedicating the beIN Sports Max 4 channel (additional channel) entirely to the NBA, in partnership with the North American basketball league from 07/04/2020 at 18:00 CET. "Until the NBA championship resumes, subscribers will be able to enjoy a channel exclusively dedicated (24/7) to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180008
• Published on 07/04/20 at 16:00
©  GUYON Nathalie / FTV France 5
France Télévisions: a turnover of €3.022bn (-2.1%) and net profit of €26.4m in 2019

France Télévisions posted a turnover of €3.022bn in 2019, down 2.1% compared with 2018 (€3.087bn) according to the financial results approved by the board of directors of the French public broadcasting group on 02/04/2020. The broadcaster posted an operating profit (€0.1m in 2019 versus €0.4m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 179745
• Published on 07/04/20 at 11:40
Covid-19/Belarus: the only ongoing European championship sells its TV rights to 10 countries

The Football Federation of Belarus is selling the broadcasting rights of its first division championship (the Belarusian Premier League or Vysheyshaya Liga), the only league currently in progress in Europe, to 10 countries including Russia, Ukraine, Israel and India, according to the news agency…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 179809
• Published on 03/04/20 at 17:45
Covid-19/TV rights: "Aim to make discussions amicable despite the contracts" (A. Kranz, Infront)

"Generally, it is very clear in each (media rights) contract. If an event is cancelled we do not get money from broadcasters and we do not pay our rights holder. However, there is more to it than that," said Amikam Kranz, vice-president of sales and media operations for the Swiss media and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 179773
• Published on 03/04/20 at 15:25
©  L'Equipe
France: 560,000 viewers for re-broadcast of France-Argentina (2018 World Cup) on La Chaine l'Équipe

France-Argentina (4-3), Round of 16 of the 2018 World Cup played at the Kazan Arena (45,000 capacity) in Kazan (RUS) on 30/06/2018 drew an average of 560,000 viewers, with a peak audience of 800,000 when it was re-broadcast by the French TV channel La Chaine l'Équipe on 31/03/2020. This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 179680
• Published on 02/04/20 at 17:20
OTT: Deltatre (tech solutions) launches "mtribes", a tool to identify user behaviour

Deltatre, a technology solutions and services company for broadcasters and sports event organisers, has launched "mtribes", a technological solution that enables "non-technical product owners to quickly identify how users engage with a multi-platform digital service," on 01/04/2020. "The tool…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 179675
• Published on 02/04/20 at 15:40
Covid-19/TV rights: DAZN "officially in survival mode" will only pay for matches played

The OTT platform DAZN has informed rights holders that the next payment installments will not be settled for the suspended or cancelled competitions it broadcasts and that only matches/events played will be paid for, according to information from the American financial media company Bloomberg, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 179638
• Published on 02/04/20 at 14:35
Covid-19/LFP TV rights: beIN Sports won't pay (€42m) by April deadline neither will Canal+ (€110m)

"Our group, not spared by the serious consequences of the health crisis that all economic operators are facing...and after careful consideration, mainly taking into account the total lack of real visibility on the actual resumption of the matches of the current season...has taken the decision to…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 179615
• Published on 02/04/20 at 12:25