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Italy: Discovery acquires broadcasting rights to the 2021 AFCON for Discovery+ and Eurosport

Discovery has acquired the broadcasting rights, in Italy, for the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON, organised in Cameroon and postponed due to the Covid-19 until 09/01 to 06/02/2022), announced the American audiovisual group on 01/12/2021. "In the agreement, brokered by the AGON…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 235686
• Published on 02/12/21 at 14:00
©  Sport 24
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, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 235643
• Published on 02/12/21 at 09:40
DAZN Italy: "The objective in the future is to introduce different subscription modes" (V.Diquattro)

"The objective in the future is to introduce different subscription modes for families or for individual use. This is something we are evaluating for the next season (2022-23)," said Veronica Diquattro, executive vice-president of the OTT sports platform DAZN for Southern Europe, in an online…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 235548
• Published on 01/12/21 at 14:00
©  RFU
England/women's rugby union: one league game per round on BBC platforms

The British public TV group BBC has acquired the rights to broadcast one game per round of the "Allianz Premier 15s", the women's rugby league, for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, announced the Rugby Football Union (RFU) on 27/11/2021. "These games will be shown on the BBC Sport app…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 235465
• Published on 30/11/21 at 17:50
©  L'Equipe
2021 Ballon d'Or ceremony: a record 1.6 million viewers in France on La chaine L'Équipe

The Ballon d'Or 2021 ceremony drew an average of 1.6 million viewers in France, with a peak audience of 2 million when the seventh Ballon d'Or was awarded to Argentina's Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona and then Paris Saint-Germain), on La chaine L'Équipe (free DTT) on 29/11/2021, according to data from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 235446
• Published on 30/11/21 at 16:05
©  Leaders
Leaders Conference Doha: "There is no Netflix of sport" (Yousef Al-Obaidly, beIN Media Group)

"I'm not saying that linear is the future, far from it. Clearly, a healthy mix of linear and OTT, pay and free-to-air, is the balanced approach. However, those who have predicted linear TV's downfall for years need a different crystal ball. And they also need a lesson in terminology - there is no…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media, Essentials Media
• Article # 235377
• Published on 30/11/21 at 11:00
©  D.R.
USA: pay-TV bouquet ESPN had 76 million subscriber households in October 2021 (-10% in one year)

The American sports pay-TV bouquet ESPN has 76 million subscriber households in the United States, according to estimates from the Nielsen Institute published in The Walt Disney Company's 2021 annual report on 24/11/2021. The fiscal year of ESPN's parent company ended on 03/10/2021. This is…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 235340
• Published on 29/11/21 at 17:55
©  Top 14
Rugby: TV Asahi, official broadcaster of the Top 14 in Japan until the end of the 2021-22 season

The Japanese media group TV Asahi has acquired the broadcasting rights for the Top 14 in Japan, "from the weekend of 27/11/2021 until the end of the 2021-22 season, including the final phases," said the French National Rugby League (LNR) on 25/11/2021. The pay-TV channel Asahi CS will broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 235327
• Published on 29/11/21 at 17:00
©  PL
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 # 235241
• Published on 29/11/21 at 11:00
©  D.R.
[New] We would have liked to tell you more (week of 22 to 26/11/2021)

• Luis Sabalza Iriarte was re-elected as president of Club Atletico Osasuna (LaLiga Santander) by the Basque club's members. • Petra Sörling (SWE) was the first woman to be elected as president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). • The American car manufacturer Ford became title…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 235150
• Published on 26/11/21 at 14:11