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DAZN: negotiations for the sale of Goal.com ($125m) to an investment company (press)

The OTT sports platform DAZN is in talks with the US investment company TPG to sell the sports news website Goal.com for $125m (€111m), according to information from the New York Times on 03/06/2020. Discussions began at the end of 2019, according to the American newspaper. DAZN has been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 184842
• Published on 04/06/20 at 17:20
©  NPA Conseil
Mediapro: "We are worried about seeing French football divided" (Jaume Roures, president)

"We are worried about seeing French football divided. In Spain, England, Germany, we have not heard club presidents express different opinions in the press on the resumption of the championships... and they have resumed or will soon. Even if it’s utopian to say today, I support Jean-Michel Aulas…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 184589
• Published on 04/06/20 at 16:09
NTF Webinar - TV rights: "The consumption model of sport needs to reinvent itself" (Arnaud Simon)

"You have to take a step back and look at what is going on in traditional sport in general. Before the crisis, the global average of audiences for live sport was down by around 15%. Before the lockdowns, 300 million people watched Netflix at least one hour a day. 100 million teens spend more than…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 184557
• Published on 04/06/20 at 11:40
UK: Sky and BT Sport subscriptions charges resume for the Premier League restart

Sky will resume charging for its Sky Sports offer on 19/06/2020, two days after the resumption of the 2019-20 Premier League, according to the British pay-TV operator, on 02/06/2020. Subscribers in the UK and Ireland have been able to pause their subscriptions since 20/03/2020. Its competitor…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 184656
• Published on 04/06/20 at 09:54
UK: Amazon to broadcast its four 2019-20 Premier League end-of-season matches free-to-air

Amazon will broadcast four 2019-20 Premier League end-of-season matches (played behind closed doors) free of charge in the UK via the Prime Video platform, according to the US e-commerce group on 03/06/2020. As a result, 33 of the 92 matches that remain to be played in order to complete the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 184704
• Published on 03/06/20 at 18:20
©  beIN Sports
beIN Sports France: a departure plan "with a view to making limited organisational changes"

The pay-TV group beIN Sports France has announced a departure plan to its employees on 02/06/2020, as revealed by the French sports daily L'Équipe the same day. The plan concerns 12 permanent positions within the editorial staff (five commentators, five reporters, an editor and a presenter) as…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 184706
• Published on 03/06/20 at 17:50
NTF Webinar - TV rights: "Crisis favorable to the FAANGs; DAZN and IMG in difficulty" (Pierre Maes)

"The FAANGs have proved to be totally essential during this period. We can even say that the crisis was favorable to them, notably Amazon and Facebook. The OTT sports platforms, on the other hand, have been more touched. We think of the one that proclaimed itself 'Netflix for sports', DAZN, which…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 184195
• Published on 03/06/20 at 10:04
©  Twitch
Exclusive Twitch: "With the lockdown, hours viewed increased by 50% each month" (Melissa Simoni)

"Every second, 1.5 million people are on Twitch (streaming platform). In 2019, we counted a monthly average of 4 million unique viewers with a total of more than 10 billion hours viewed. With the lockdown, the hours viewed have increased by 50% each month," said Melissa Simoni, sales director for…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 183666
• Published on 02/06/20 at 17:15
©  TF1 / Mediapro
France: Mediapro unveils "Telefoot" channel for French football, in partnership with the TF1 group

The Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro has entered into a partnership with the French free-TV group TF1 for the creation of its pay-TV channel in France, called "Telefoot", "the new home of French football", announced the two groups on 02/06/2020. "This four-year, renewable…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 184483
• Published on 02/06/20 at 11:21
©  LFP
LFP: agreement with beIN Sports for the payment of international rights for the 2019-20 season

The LFP has found an agreement with the pay-TV beIN Media Group for the payment for the international rights to Ligue 1 Conforama for the 2019-20 season, on 29/05/2020. "This decision allows the rights owed by broadcasters to the LFP to be definitively settled for the 2019-20 season," said the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 184487
• Published on 02/06/20 at 10:14