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Piracy: UEFA and Premier League welcome High Court of Rwanda decision against a local TV channel

The Rwandan television channel Victory TV Ltd has been ordered by the Commercial High Court of Rwanda to cease all illegal broadcasting of European Cup matches, according to UEFA on 14/10/2020. "UEFA, organizer and owner of the Champions League and Europa League competitions, the Football…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 196279
• Published on 15/10/20 at 17:44
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LFP / Mediapro: "If they don't pay, there will be negotiations with others" (J-M Aulas, O. Lyonnais)

"They (Mediapro) have to pay, and if they don't pay, there will be negotiations with others," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), in the daily Le Parisien, on 13/10/2020. The Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, the main broadcaster of Ligue 1…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 196089
• Published on 15/10/20 at 13:09
Nations League: 6.4 million viewers for Italy - Netherlands on RAI (audience share: 25%)

Italy - Netherlands (1-1), a 2020-21 Nations League match (League A, Group 1) drew an average of 6.414 million viewers in Italy on the Italian public TV channel RAI 1, on Wednesday 14/10/2020 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 25%, which ranked the channel first…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 196219
• Published on 15/10/20 at 12:30
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Nations League: 6.4 million viewers for Croatia - France on TF1 (audience share: 26%)

Croatia - France (1-2), a 2020-21 Nations League match (League A, Group 3), played in front of 7,000 spectators at the Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb (Croatia), drew an average of 6.4 million viewers in France on the free and private TV channel TF1, on Wednesday 14/10/2020 (kick-off at 20:45 p.m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 196218
• Published on 15/10/20 at 11:50
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TV rights: Amazon acquires Wednesday's top Champions League fixture in Italy (€80m/year, press)

The American e-commerce group Amazon has acquired the rights to broadcast the Wednesday night Champions League top fixture in Italy for an estimated €80m per season over the 2021-2024 cycle, according to Italian media on 14/10/2020. A new round of bidding is planned for the other lots (Tuesday…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Essentials Media
• Article # 196139
• Published on 14/10/20 at 17:40
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Serie A TV rights: League begins exclusive negotiations with the CVC-Advent-FSI consortium

The Lega Serie A is entering exclusive negotiations with the consortium composed of CVC Capital Partners, a Luxembourg fund with a particular presence in rugby (see related news), the American fund Advent and the Italian public fund FSI (Fondo Strategico Italiano), for the creation of a media…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 196083
• Published on 14/10/20 at 15:34
Nations League: 8.19 million viewers in Germany for Germany - Switzerland on ARD

Germany - Switzerland (3-3) a 2020-21 Nations League match (League A, Group 4) drew an average of 8.191 million viewers on the German public TV channel ARD, on Tuesday 13/10/2020 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 28.6%, which ranked the German channel first in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 196087
• Published on 14/10/20 at 15:00
Nations League: 3.28 million viewers in Spain for Ukraine - Spain on La1 (TVE)

Ukraine - Spain (1-0) a 2020-21 Nations League match (League A, Group 4) drew an average of 3.28 million viewers on the public TV channel La1 (RTVE), on Tuesday 13/10/2020 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 20.9%, which ranked the Spanish channel first in the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 196086
• Published on 14/10/20 at 14:17
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NBA Finals: lowest TV audiences of the century in the USA (6.4 million viewers, -58% vs 2019)

6.4 million viewers on average followed the six games of the 2020 NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers - Miami Heat (4-2) played behind closed doors in the "bubble" of Disney World in Orlando (Florida, United States), on the American national, free-TV channel ABC, from 30/09 to 11/10/2020. The six…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 196025
• Published on 14/10/20 at 12:39
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Mediapro/Téléfoot: "We dare not imagine a blackout of French football" (C. Lepetit, CDES)

"This is an economic disaster for French football (if Mediapro refuses to pay its second instalment of around €140m for the TV rights to the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT). In the very short term: there are no TV rights paid and therefore no payments to the clubs, and this is a very…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 195916
• Published on 13/10/20 at 16:54