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Discovery extends and expands its channel distribution agreement with Sky in the UK and Germany

Discovery Communications has extended and expanded its distribution agreement for its channels on Sky's bouquets in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom as part of a "long-term multi-faceted partnership," announced the British telecommunications group on 22/06/2020. Sky distributes 10 Discovery…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 186443
• Published on 23/06/20 at 11:25
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Bundesliga 2021-2025 TV rights: €1.1bn per season, Sky and DAZN share the pay-TV matches

The domestic broadcasting rights to the Bundesliga, the 2.Bundesliga and the German Super Cup for the 2021-2025 cycle have been allocated for a total amount of €1.1bn per season, announced the DFL on 22/06/2020. This amount is slightly down compared to the 2017-2021 cycle (€1.16bn per year), while…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 186402
• Published on 22/06/20 at 17:20
Formula 1: 30 million views (TV and digital) for the Virtual Grand Prix series during lockdown

The F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series (including eight virtual GPs, exhibition races of professional drivers and "challenge events") generated "a record breaking 30 million views across TV and digital platforms during the lockdown period," announced Formula One Group on 19/06/2020. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities, …
• Article # 186362
• Published on 22/06/20 at 16:45
Italy: no free-to-air Serie A TIM matches but highlights on the public television channel RAI 2

There will be no free-to-air matches broadcast in Italy for the end of the 2019-20 Serie A TIM season (played behind closed doors), contrary to what Vincenzo Spadafora, the Italian Minister for Youth and Sports Policies, had hoped for following the refusal of the Italian Competition Authority…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 186367
• Published on 22/06/20 at 16:00
2019-20 Serie A TIM: beIN Sports did not broadcast the restart in 35 countries

The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Sports did not broadcast the four matches for the restart of the 2019-20 Serie A TIM (postponed from Matchday 25 day due to the Covid-19 pandemic), in the 35 countries where it is the broadcaster of the Italian championship (see below), on 20 and 21/06/2020. The group…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 186333
• Published on 22/06/20 at 15:04
2019-20 Premier League: 3.1 million viewers for Manchester City - Arsenal (Matchday 28) on Sky

Manchester City FC - Arsenal FC (3-0), a postponed game from Matchday 28 of the 2019-20 Premier League, played behind closed doors after a three-month suspension of the league, drew an average of 3.1 million viewers on the channels of the British pay-TV operator Sky Sports, on Wednesday 17/06/2020…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 186307
• Published on 22/06/20 at 09:40
2019-20 LaLiga Santander: a cumulative audience of 3.7 million viewers in Spain for Matchday 29

The ten games on Matchday 29 of the 2019-20 LaLiga Santander season, played behind closed doors from 15 to 18/06/2020, drew a cumulative average audience of 3.732 million viewers in Spain (3.037 million on the Movistar LaLiga pay-TV channels and 695,000 on the free-TV channel Gol) according to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 186229
• Published on 19/06/20 at 14:48
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 # 186222
• Published on 19/06/20 at 13:20
2019-20 Bundesliga: a cumulative audience of 3.87 million viewers for Matchday 32 on Sky Deutschland

Eight of the nine games on Matchday 32 of the 2019-20 Bundesliga season, held behind closed doors from 16 to 17/06/2020, drew a cumulative average audience of 3.87 million viewers on the channels of the pay-TV group Sky Deutschland, according to data from the German audience measurement institutes…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Authorities
• Article # 186191
• Published on 19/06/20 at 12:44
United Kingdom: Twitch (Amazon) to co-broadcast four 2019-20 Premier League end-of-season matches

Twitch, a streaming platform specialised in video games, will co-broadcast with Prime Video in the United Kingdom, the four 2019-20 Premier League end-of-season matches (behind closed doors) for which the rights are held by the parent company Amazon, announced the US e-commerce group on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 186158
• Published on 19/06/20 at 10:10