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Serie A free-to-air: "We are close to an agreement" (V. Spadafora, Italian Minister for Sports)

"We are well advanced in reaching an agreement. It is not easy, Sky Italia has the rights, the free matches have never been allocated to anyone, then there is RAI, Mediaset and DAZN. It is a complex problem but we are getting there," said Vincenzo Spadafora, Italian Minister for Youth and Sports…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 185872
• Published on 17/06/20 at 09:40
2019-20 Bundesliga (Matchday 31): best cumulative audience of the season on Sky's pay TV channels

Eight of the nine games on Matchday 31 of the 2019-20 Bundesliga season, held behind closed doors from 12 to 14/06/2020, drew a cumulative average audience of 4.8 million viewers on the channels of the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, according to data from the German audience measurement institutes…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 185821
• Published on 16/06/20 at 10:20
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Serie A/TV rights: offer from Bain Capital (investment fund) of €3bn for a 25% stake in the league

The US investment fund Bain Capital has made a €3bn offer to the Lega Serie A to acquire a 25% stake in the Italian league and manage the sale of its media rights (from the 2021-22 season), according to the US financial media company Bloomberg on 11/06/2020. This offer would compete with…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 185689
• Published on 16/06/20 at 09:40
Sport Index study: TV rights market will decline according to 52% of the professionals questioned

The TV rights market in France will decline over the next 12 to 24 months, according to 52.3% of professionals in the sports, media, communication and sponsorship sector who responded to the Sport Index study (from 01 to 11/06/2020), the results of which were published on 12/06/2020. In contrast…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 185787
• Published on 15/06/20 at 17:40
2019-20 LaLiga Santander: a cumulative audience of 4.46 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 28

The ten games on Matchday 28 of the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander season, played behind closed doors from 11 to 14/06/2020, drew a cumulative average audience of 4.462 million viewers in Spain (3.844 million on the Movistar LaLiga pay-TV channels and 618,000 on free-TV Gol) according to data from the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 185731
• Published on 15/06/20 at 13:10
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2019-20 Coppa Italia: 8.27 million TV viewers in Italy for Juventus FC - AC Milan (Rai 1)

Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) - AC Milan (Serie A TIM), the second leg semi-final match of the 2019-20 Coppa Italia (0-0, 1-1 first leg, Juventus advanced on away goals), drew an average of 8.27 million viewers on the Italian public TV channel Rai 1, on Friday 12/06/2020 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Agencies, Essentials Media
• Article # 185692
• Published on 15/06/20 at 10:44
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Golf: Twitter Multicast (nine video streams) for the resumption of the PGA Tour on 11/06/2020

The PGA Tour is offering a "Twitter Multicast", nine streams streaming simultaneously via the social network Twitter, for the PGA Tour's return to competition, behind closed doors, at the Charles Schwab Challenge, from 11 to 14/06/2020 in Fort Worth (Texas, USA), according to the organising body…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities
• Article # 185548
• Published on 15/06/20 at 10:10
Sky Italia: personalised sports channels to be tested on certain subscribers

The pay-TV operator Sky Italia will test the personalisation of its channels for the broadcasting of sports events, in particular the Serie A TIM, Premier League and Champions League, according to digitaltvnews on 09/06/2020. This test will be offered to certain subscribers chosen by Sky…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 185575
• Published on 15/06/20 at 09:35
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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 # 185631
• Published on 12/06/20 at 17:15
UEFA: partner Hisense becomes the first TV manufacturer to offer the UEFA.TV app

Hisense, a Chinese electronics group (televisions, telephones, household appliances), has become the first TV manufacturer (Hisense and Toshiba) to offer the UEFA.tv application on its Smart TVs, on 10/06/2020. The application has been available as of this date in Europe and will be available in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 185469
• Published on 11/06/20 at 16:20