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Rugby/Six Nations: BBC and ITV renew their TV rights in the UK (press)

The British public broadcaster BBC and the private British operator ITV will renew their UK TV rights to the Six Nations Guinness from 2022, according to the British daily newspaper The Telegraph on 19/05/2021. The BBC and ITV have been co-broadcasting the competition since 2016 and a deal…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies
• Article # 218052
• Published on 20/05/21 at 10:20

Media: AT&T to merge WarnerMedia's main assets with Discovery (finalisation mid-2022)

The US telecommunications group AT&T and the US media group Discovery have announced "a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses to create a premier…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 217953
• Published on 19/05/21 at 15:00

Judicial: Mediapro claiming €3.6m from Orange regarding distribution of former Téléfoot channel

The Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro is claiming €3.6m in compensation from the French telecommunications operator Orange regarding the distribution of its former French channel Téléfoot. A summary hearing will take place at the Paris Commercial Court on Wednesday 19/05/2021. Orange is the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 217973
• Published on 19/05/21 at 11:40

TV rights: beIN Sports France renews LaLiga Santander broadcasting rights until 2023-24

The pay-TV group beIN Sports, holder of the broadcasting rights to LaLiga Santander in France (2018-2021 cycle), will retain its rights for the 2021-2024 cycle, announced the group on 18/05/2021. beIN Sports has held the rights to broadcast all LaLiga Santander matches in France since 2012. The…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 217924
• Published on 19/05/21 at 09:40

Media: TF1 and M6 enter exclusive negotiations in order to merge by the end of 2022

The French free-to-air television groups TF1 and M6 have entered exclusive negotiations with a view to providing a "French response to the challenges from global platforms" and the creation of "the French media group with the broadest TV, radio, digital, content production and technology…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 217863
• Published on 18/05/21 at 15:00

MLB: The Walt Disney Company (ESPN) renews TV rights in the USA until 2028 ($550m/year)

The Walt Disney Company has renewed its rights to broadcast the MLB in the United States for seven seasons, from 2022 to 2028, announced the company on 13/05/2021. ESPN, which has been a partner of the MLB since 1989, will exclusively broadcast 30 regular season games per year starting in 2022…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 217834
• Published on 18/05/21 at 13:20

Serie A TIM TV rights 2021-2024: Sky Italia acquires non-exclusive rights to 3 games per matchday

The pay-TV operator Sky Italia has acquired the non-exclusive broadcasting rights to 3 out of 10 Serie A TIM games per matchday for the 2021-2024 cycle in Italy (lot 2), announced Lega Serie A on 15/05/2021. The rights were acquired for €87.5m per season according to Italian press. Sky Italia…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 217831
• Published on 18/05/21 at 12:20

2021 FA Cup final: a peak audience of 9.1 million viewers for Chelsea - Leicester City on the BBC

Chelsea FC (Premier League) - Leicester City FC (Premier League), the 2020-21 Emirates FA Cup final, played at Wembley (London, ENG), posted a peak audience of 9.1 million viewers on the public TV channel BBC One on Saturday 15/05/2021 (kick-off at 17:15 BST, 18:15 CET), according to UK media on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs
• Article # 217829
• Published on 18/05/21 at 11:00

Ligue 1 Uber Eats: 1.34 million viewers for Canal+ multiplex, 984,000 for Marseille - Angers on C8

1.34 million viewers watched the multiplex of Matchday 37 the penultimate matchday of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season on the pay-TV channel Canal+ on Sunday 16/05/2021 (kick-off 21:00 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 5% and ranked the pay-TV channel fifth in the French…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 217731
• Published on 17/05/21 at 15:00

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 # 217679
• Published on 17/05/21 at 09:40