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2021-22 Coppa Italia: L'Équipe acquires TV rights to the semi-finals and final for France

The French free DTT channel La chaine L'Équipe has acquired the broadcasting rights, in France, to the semi-finals (both legs) and the final of the 2021-22 Coppa Italia, on 25/02/2022. The first legs of the semi-finals, AC Milan - FC Inter Milan and ACF Fiorentina - Juventus FC, will take…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 243583
• Published on 28/02/22 at 15:30

Weekly News Extra (21-25/02/2022)

• Liverpool FC (Premier League) have posted a turnover of £487m (€566.1m as of 31/05/2021) for the financial year 2021, down very slightly (-0.6%) compared to the financial year 2020 (£490m/€558.6m). • Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) posted revenues of €223.1m (-13.6%) and a net loss of €119m for the…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 243558
• Published on 25/02/22 at 17:30

Spain: RTVE acquires TV rights to the 2022 World Cup from Mediapro for €35m (press)

The Spanish public broadcasting group RTVE has acquired the Spanish broadcasting rights to the 2022 World Cup (to be held in Qatar) from the Spanish broadcasting group Mediapro for a sum of €35m, according to several Spanish media on 25/02/2022. Mediapro was hoping to recover a sum of €50m for…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 243579
• Published on 25/02/22 at 16:55

Discovery: a turnover of $12.2bn in 2021 (+14%); 22 million DTC subscribers at the end of 2021

The American audiovisual group Discovery (parent company of the pay-TV group Eurosport) has posted a turnover of $12.191bn (€10.76bn) for the year 2021, up 14.2% compared to 2020, announced the group upon the publication of its accounts on 24/02/2022. As of 31/12/2021, Discovery had 22 million…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 243551
• Published on 25/02/22 at 16:15

Europa League: SSC Napoli - FC Barcelona draws 1.4 million viewers in Italy and 826,000 in Spain

SSC Napoli (Serie A TIM) - FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), the second leg of the play-offs for the Round of 16 of the 2021-22 Europa League (2-4, 3-5 on aggregate), drew an average of 1.446 million viewers in Italy on the free DTT channel TV8 (Sky Italia group) on 24/02/2022 (kick-off at 21:00…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 243520
• Published on 25/02/22 at 14:40

Eleven: Peter Hutton appointed as non-executive director and will retain his functions at Meta

Peter Hutton, director of global sports partnerships at Meta (parent company of the social networks Facebook and Instagram and instant messaging platforms Whatsapp and Messenger) has been appointed as non-executive director of Eleven, according to the UK-based audiovisual group, on 24/02/2022. The…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 243438
• Published on 25/02/22 at 09:40

Beijing 2022: "Over 346 million Chinese people engaged in winter sport since 2015" (IOC)

"Over 346 million Chinese people (nearly 25% of the 1.4 billion population) engaged in winter sport since 2015, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China," announced the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on 21/02/2022, the day after the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 243326
• Published on 24/02/22 at 14:00

Champions League: 799,000 viewers in Spain for Club Atlético de Madrid - Manchester United FC

Club Atlético de Madrid (LaLiga Santander) - Manchester United FC (Premier League) 2021-22 Champions League Round of 16 first leg (1-1), drew an average of 799,000 viewers in Spain on the pay-TV channel Movistar (Telefonica group), on Wednesday 23/02/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 243363
• Published on 24/02/22 at 11:40

DAZN: a loss of $1.3bn and turnover of $872m in 2020

The OTT sports platform DAZN posted a turnover of $872m (€709m) and a net loss of $1.3bn (€1.06bn) in 2020, according to results registered with the United Kingdom's registrar of companies, Companies House, relayed by several media outlets on 23/02/2022. These figures recorded at the start of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Finance, Media, …
• Article # 243318
• Published on 24/02/22 at 10:20

Champions League: 5.8 million viewers in Italy for Villarreal CF - Juventus FC

Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander) - Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) 2021-22 Champions League Round of 16 first leg (1-1), drew an average of 5.3 million viewers in Italy on the free-to-air private TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset group), on Tuesday 22/02/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 243253
• Published on 23/02/22 at 16:20