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Bundesliga: beIN Sports has not renewed its TV rights in the MENA region due to piracy

The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group has not renewed its broadcasting rights for the Bundesliga, in the MENA zone, for the 2020-21 season which started on 18/09/2020. "Our business plan is clear. We will only bid for rights at levels that make economic sense and have a value proposition…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 193709
• Published on 22/09/20 at 17:55
2020-21 Bundesliga: 6.68 million viewers for Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 (Matchday 1) on ZDF

FC Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 (8-0), opening match of the 2020-21 Bundesliga, drew an average of 6.68 million viewers in Germany on the public TV channel ZDF, on Friday 18/09/2020 (kick-off at 20:30 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 29.2% and enabled ZDF to post the best…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 193676
• Published on 22/09/20 at 17:20
©  LaLiga
2020-21 LaLiga Santander: 2.4 million cumulative viewers in Spain for the 7 games on Matchday 2

7 of the 10 games on Matchday 2 of the 2020-21 LaLiga Santander season, played behind closed doors on 19 and 20/09/2020, posted a cumulative audience of 2.465 million viewers in Spain (1,836,000 on the pay-TV channel Movistar LaLiga and 629,000 on the free-TV channel Gol) according to data from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 193641
• Published on 22/09/20 at 16:40
Ligue 1 Uber Eats: 634,000 viewers for Stade Rennais - AS Monaco on Canal+ (audience share: 3.2%)

Stade Rennais FC - AS Monaco FC (2-1), on Matchday 4 of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season, drew an average of 634,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Saturday 19/09/2020 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 193537
• Published on 22/09/20 at 16:00
©  Neo Studios
Exclusive "Great sports stories can have massive value for fans" (Anouk Mertens, NEO Studios/Eleven)

"One of things the Covid period has shown us is that great sports stories told in the right way can have massive value for fans. Our documentary ("Take us Home") with Leeds United FC (Premier League) is a beautifully shot film, narrated by Russell Crowe (New Zealand actor, film producer…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 193661
• Published on 22/09/20 at 14:29
©  D.R.
LFP TV rights: "The former exec team of the LFP took us for a cash drawer" (M. Saada, Canal+)

"We haven't given up on football. We just treated them (the LFP) the way they have treated us lately, on a strictly contractual basis. The former professional football league executive team took us for a cash drawer. Whenever we had a request, such as a change in match times (from 20:45 to 21:00…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 193544
• Published on 21/09/20 at 13:04
©  D.R.
France: Canal+ takes Mediapro to court "for unequal treatment" regarding distribution of Téléfoot

"Taking note of the conditions imposed on it by the Mediapro group for the distribution of the Téléfoot channel, the Canal+ group is forced to appeal to the commercial court to put an end to the inequality of treatment to which it is subject and to obtain conditions fair and non-discriminatory,…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 193444
• Published on 21/09/20 at 09:25
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 # 193408
• Published on 18/09/20 at 14:59
Premier League: Tencent acquires broadcasting rights in China for the 2020-21 season

Tencent, a Chinese internet services group, has acquired the rights to broadcast in China the "remaining 372 matches" of the 2020-21 Premier League season, announced the English League on 17/09/2020. The first eight Premier League matches scheduled for Matchday 1 of the 2020-21 season played on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 193285
• Published on 18/09/20 at 10:34
©  Bundesliga x OneFootball
Brazil: Bundesliga to be broadcast for free via the OneFootball platform (2020-2023)

OneFootball, a football media platform, will broadcast all Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga matches as well as the DFL-Supercup "for the next three seasons, up to and including the 2022-23 season" free of charge in Brazil via its application, following an agreement reached with Bundesliga…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 193234
• Published on 17/09/20 at 14:14