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©  News Tank

Weekly News Extra (25-29/04/2022)

• Eddy Zdziech, owner of Valenciennes FC (Ligue 2 BKT), has commissioned KPMG to find a buyer for the club. • The Tour de France has launched a new "Maillot Jaune" (yellow jersey) brand of products for cyclists. • Amazon may acquire the exclusive broadcast rights to an NFL game on Black Friday…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 250183
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©  UEFA

United Kingdom: Channel 4, the new broadcaster of England matches until 2024

The British public broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the exclusive live broadcasting rights to England's national team matches for the United Kingdom until 2024, announced the channel on 29/04/2022. The rights, acquired from UEFA via the Swiss agency CAA Eleven, include a total of 20 England…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media, Essentials Media
• Article # 250177
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©  Twitter

Europa League: more than 5 million viewers in Germany for West Ham - Eintracht Frankfurt on RTL

West Ham United FC (Premier League) - Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga), the first leg of their 2021-22 Europa League semi-final (1-2), was watched by 4.94 million viewers during the first half and 5.51 million during the second half, on the German free-to-air channel RTL, on 28/04/2022 (kick-off…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 250094
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OneFootball: $300m in fundraising and the creation of a blockchain-based joint venture

The football media platform OneFootball has raised $300m (€285m) to support its expansion into Web3, and has created the joint venture "OneFootball Labs" with the incubator Liberty City Ventures, the digital asset company Dapper Labs and the digital entertainment and blockchain company Animoca…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 250023
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©  Liverpool FC

Champions League: 848,000 viewers in Spain for Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF on Movistar

Liverpool FC (Premier League) - Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander) the first leg of their 2021-22 Champions League semi-final (2-0), drew an average of 848,000 viewers in Spain on the pay-TV channel Movistar (Telefonica group) on Wednesday 27/04/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 249935
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©  FA

Women's Super League: 125,000 viewers on average per game, "+170% compared to BT" (G. Hughes, Sky)

The Women's Super League (Barclays FA WSL) has an average of 125,000 viewers per match on Sky, figures which are "better than expected," according to Gary Hughes, head of football at UK pay-TV operator Sky, during the SportsPro Live conference in London (ENG) on 26/04/2022, after 20 matchdays (out…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 249920
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©  Nent

United Kingdom: Viaplay to broadcast European national team matches (excluding England) from 2024

The streaming platform Viaplay, owned by the Swedish pay and free-TV group Nent (Nordic entertainment group), has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the matches of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish national teams, in the United Kingdom, over the 2024-2028 cycle, announced the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 249862
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©  Manchester City

Champions League: 1.35 million viewers in Spain for Manchester City - Real Madrid CF on Movistar

Manchester City FC (Premier League) - Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), the first leg of their 2021-22 Champions League semi-final (4-3), drew an average of 1.35 million viewers in Spain on the pay-TV channel Movistar (Telefonica group), according to data from the audience measurement institute…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 249828
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©  D.R.

Exclusive "On Twitch, the quality of the match is less important than on television" (L. Salvaudon, RMC Sport)

"The first match broadcast live (on RMC Sport's Twitch channel) was Feyenoord Rotterdam - Slavia Prague in the Europa League quarter-finals (3-3, on 07/04/2022). It wasn't a major fixture, but there was a huge response, with an average of 8,000 people watching the game, even though the channel…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Media, …
• Article # 249776
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Women's Champions League: 1.29 million views for Barça-Wolfsburg (semi-final first leg) on YouTube

FC Barcelona (ESP) - VfL Wolfsburg (GER) 2021-22 Women's Champions League semi-final first leg (5-1), played at the Camp Nou (91,648 spectators, a new attendance record for a women's football match, see below) on Friday 22/04/2022 (kick-off at 18:45 CET), recorded 1.291 million views on YouTube…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Digital, …
• Article # 249729
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