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Bundesliga: DFL and Sky Deutschland reach a compromise for the payment of TV rights (German media)

The German Football League (DFL) and the pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland, the main broadcaster of the Bundesliga and the 2.Bundesliga (in its entirety) in Germany, have reached a compromise for the payment of the fourth and final installment of the TV rights amounting to €225m (approximately €900m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 180927
• Published on 17/04/20 at 16:44
Covid-19: special event featuring confined international artists to be broadcast by sports channels

The pay-TV channels Canal+, beIN Sports (in France) and Eleven Sports (in Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy, Myanmar and Taiwan) will broadcast "One World: Together At Home", a show lasting more than six hours co-organised by the World Health Organization, the Global Citizen association…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180808
• Published on 16/04/20 at 16:20
Spain: Telefonica acquires Champions League TV rights for the 2021-2024 cycle (Spanish media)

The Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica has acquired, for its pay-TV subsidiary Movistar, the rights to broadcast the Champions League in Spain over the 2021-2024 cycle for an estimated amount of more than €1bn (over €333m per season), according to Spanish media on 15/04/2020, which…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 180756
• Published on 16/04/20 at 13:15
Covid-19: Eleven Sports is offering free access to its channels in Italy and Portugal until May 2020

Eleven Sports is continuing to offer free access to its channels in Italy and Portugal due to the suspension of sports competitions linked to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, announced the pay-TV group on 09/04/2020. "All subscriptions have been frozen in Italy until 03/05/2020, with Portugal…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180567
• Published on 14/04/20 at 16:10
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 # 180414
• Published on 10/04/20 at 16:50
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Ligue 1 TV rights: Mediapro's announcement "is good news" (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Paris Saint-Germain)

"Mediapro's confirmation that it will meet its commitments for next season is very good news. We are all working to ensure that the best conditions are in place to make next season a win-win agreement for everyone. Their proposal to broadcast the last two months of the championship is even better…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 180331
• Published on 10/04/20 at 16:20
Champions League: Nent Group extends its TV rights in Denmark for the 2021-2024 cycle

Nent Group has extended its exclusive broadcasting rights in Denmark for the Champions League until 2023-24 and has acquired the rights to the Europa League and Europa Conference League in Sweden, Norway and Finland for 2021-2024, according to the free and pay-TV group on 09/04/2020. "Nent…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 180411
• Published on 10/04/20 at 14:20
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eSports/USA: ESPN acquires TV rights to the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series playoffs

The US pay-TV sports channel ESPN has acquired the rights to broadcast the 2020 League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split playoffs in the United States from Riot Games, announced the US publisher on 08/04/2020. The Spring Split as well as the finals will be broadcasted from 08…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, esport - gaming
• Article # 180372
• Published on 10/04/20 at 11:40
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Covid-19/Bundesliga: Sky Deutschland is offering a multiplex of classic matches on Saturdays

Sky Deutschland has been offering the "hisTOOORische Sky Konferenz", a multiplex of classic Bundesliga matches selected according to the original 2019-20 calendar, on its pay-TV channel Sky Sports 2 since Saturday 04/04/2020 at 15:30 CET, according to the pay-TV group on 03/04/2020. "Sky plans…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 180281
• Published on 09/04/20 at 17:40
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Ligue 1 TV rights: "Mediapro ready to broadcast end of 2019-20 season" (Jaume Roures, Mediapro)

"This decision (by Canal+ and beIN Sports not to pay their April installments for the 2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama TV rights) is wrong for two reasons. The first is that, at the very least, there are matches that have already been broadcast that have not been paid for. In the current situation, we…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 180235
• Published on 09/04/20 at 17:00