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L’Équipe group: Laurent Prud'homme (ex-Eurosport) appointed deputy CEO effective 04/01/2021

Laurent Prud'homme has been appointed deputy CEO of the L'Équipe group and will take up his role on 04/01/2021, according to the French sports media (press, TV, digital) group, on 21/12/2020. Reporting to Jean-Louis Pelé, the group's CEO, Prud'homme will be a member of the executive…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 203521
• Published on 22/12/20 at 12:14
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OneFootball: DFB-Pokal to be broadcast for free in France, Italy, the UK and the Netherlands

OneFootball, a German football media platform, has acquired the broadcasting rights to the 2020-21 DFB-Pokal from the DFB for France, Italy, the UK and the Netherlands, where it will broadcast the competition free of charge from Tuesday 22/12/2020 (second round of the competition). OneFootball…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 203484
• Published on 22/12/20 at 10:50
©  Premiership Rugby
UK: BT extends Gallagher Premiership Rugby TV rights until 2023-24

The British telecommunications group BT has extended its UK TV rights to the Gallagher Premiership Rugby for the next three seasons (2021-2024) from Premiership Rugby, according to the body on 18/12/2020. BT will broadcast up to 80 live matches (69 Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches and 11…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 203436
• Published on 21/12/20 at 17:39
©  Premier League
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 # 203419
• Published on 21/12/20 at 12:50
©  D.R.
Italy: Amazon formalises the acquisition of Champions League (Wednesday top fixture) rights

The American e-commerce group Amazon has announced the acquisition of the rights to broadcast the Wednesday evening top fixture of the Champions League as well as the UEFA Super Cup in Italy for the 2021-2024 cycle, on 18/12/2020. The Italian press announced the allocation of the rights to the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 203377
• Published on 21/12/20 at 11:29
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MLS Cup Final2020: 1.53 million TV viewers in the United States on Fox and UniMas (+30% vs 2019)

The Audi MLS Cup Final 2020, Colombus Crew - Seattle Sounders (3-0), contested in front of 1,500 spectators at Mapfre Stadium (19,968 capacity) in Colombus (Ohio, USA), drew a total 1.53 million TV viewers on average in the United States (1.071 million viewers on the national, free-TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 203319
• Published on 18/12/20 at 16:44
©  D.R.
France: court decision on Mediapro-LFP TV rights settlement will be issued on Tuesday 22/12/2020

The Nanterre (Greater Paris) commercial court has studied the settlement agreement signed (on 11/12/2020) between the LFP and Mediapro concerning the domestic broadcasting rights to Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT, and will render its decision on the validity of this agreement on 22/12/2020…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 203263
• Published on 18/12/20 at 11:39
©  Canal+
Canal+: myCanal (OTT) application available on Amazon Fire TV

Canal+ has reached an agreement with the American e-commerce group Amazon to make the myCanal (OTT) application available on Amazon Fire TV, a connected TV streaming service, according to the French pay-TV group on 17/12/2020. myCanal is now available for users of Amazon Fire TV devices in France…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 203230
• Published on 18/12/20 at 10:59
©  Premier League
Premier League: beIN Sports extends rights to MENA (including Saudi Arabia) until 2024-25

The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group has extended its full and exclusive Premier League broadcasting rights to the 24 MENA countries (including Saudi Arabia) over the 2022-2025 cycle on 17/12/2020. beIN has held these rights since the 2013-14 season, or four consecutive rights cycles…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Essentials Media
• Article # 203162
• Published on 17/12/20 at 16:55
Mediapro France: call to strike by production teams canceled; payment of €64m to the LFP made

The CFDT-UNSA trade union of Mediapro France (entity in charge of the production activities in France of the Spanish group) canceled its call to strike after meeting with Jaume Roures, president and founder of the Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group, on 16/12/2020. The editorial team of the Téléfoot…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 203125
• Published on 17/12/20 at 16:20