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Belgium: bwin, new betting partner of the Pro League, acquires betting streaming rights via Eleven

The audiovisual group Eleven Sports Belgium (subsidiary of Eleven), has concluded two sub-licensing agreements for the broadcasting rights, in Belgium, to the Pro League, on 04/08/2020. The first concerns bwin, a sports betting operator based in Gibraltar and belonging to the British group…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Betting, Sponsors - Partners
• Article # 190283
• Published on 06/08/20 at 12:00
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esports: Bilibili (China) acquires TV rights to League of Legends events for China (2020-2023)

Bilibili has acquired from Riot Games, the exclusive Mandarin language TV rights to the world events on the League of Legends game, including the "Worlds", the equivalent of the World Championships, for China, for the 2020-2023 period, according to the Chinese streaming platform on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, esport - gaming
• Article # 190172
• Published on 06/08/20 at 10:14
Sky: turnover of $4.079bn for the second quarter of 2020 (-12.9% at constant currency)

The British pay-TV operator Sky posted a turnover of $4.079bn (€3.63bn) in the second quarter of 2020 (from 01/04 to 30/06/2020), announced its parent company Comcast (a US media conglomerate and cable operator) on 30/07/2020. This figure is down 15.5% compared to the second quarter 2019 (-12.9…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 190201
• Published on 05/08/20 at 13:55
Germany: DAZN formalises acquisition of 121 of the 138 Champions League matches (2021-2024)

DAZN has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Champions League in Germany (excluding Tuesday's best fixture acquired by Amazon on 10/12/2019) from UEFA for the 2021-2024 season, announced the OTT platform on 04/08/2020. This information was announced by the German media on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 190153
• Published on 05/08/20 at 10:19
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France: Canal+ posts revenue of €2.674bn in the first half of 2020 (-1.6% at constant perimeter)

"In the first half of 2020, the Canal+ group's sales amounted to €2.674bn, up 6.2% compared to the first half of 2019 (but -1.6% at exchange rate and perimeter). The international activity of Canal+ is growing strongly," announced Vivendi, the parent company of the pay and free-TV group Canal+, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance
• Article # 190149
• Published on 04/08/20 at 16:55
Eleven Sports: sports broadcaster renamed "Eleven" to launch global programming

The British audiovisual group Eleven Sports has changed its name and logo, and becomes "Eleven", for its fifth anniversary on 03/08/2020. In addition to these changes, Eleven "will expand its offering with a host of new content streams and plans to grow its digital ecosystem with the aim of…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 190098
• Published on 04/08/20 at 10:10
2019-20 FA Cup final: 8.2 million TV viewers (peak audience) for Arsenal - Chelsea on the BBC

Arsenal FC (Premier League) - Chelsea FC (Premier League), 2-1, the 2019-20 Emirates FA Cup final, played behind closed doors at Wembley (London), drew 8.2 million TV viewers (audience peak over 5 minutes) across all BBC platforms, on Saturday 01/08/2020 (kick-off at 17:30 local time, 18:30 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 190033
• Published on 03/08/20 at 13:34
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Coupe de la Ligue BKT final: 4.06 million viewers for Paris Saint-Germain - O. Lyonnais on France 2

Paris Saint-Germain - Olympique Lyonnais (0-0, 6-5 on penalties), the final of the 2019-20 BKT Coupe de la Ligue (26th and last edition of this competition), played at the Stade de France (Saint-Denis, north of Paris) in the presence of 5,000 people (maximum in total, including players, officials…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 190011
• Published on 03/08/20 at 12:39
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Serie A TV rights: "3 private equity fund offers for the Lega Serie A media company" (P. Dal Pino)

"Three of the six largest private equity funds have made offers to us, one is firm, the other two are almost sure. They are interesting and lay the foundations for the future. We have received offers from private equity firms, lenders, intermediaries and advisors. I keep repeating that the aim is…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 189932
• Published on 03/08/20 at 09:45
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 # 189920
• Published on 31/07/20 at 15:30