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TF1/M6 merger project: end of hearings, Competition Authority to reach a decision in October 2022

As part of the planned merger of the French free-TV groups TF1 and M6, it has been suggested that the Bouygues group (TF1's parent company) sell the M6 channel in order to reduce the weight of the new entity in the three markets concerned by the merger (advertising, audiovisual production and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 263230
• Published on 08/09/22 at 14:40
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Champions League: 513,000 viewers in Italy for Inter Milan - Bayern Munich on Sky Sport Uno

The FC Inter Milan (Serie A TIM) - FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) Group C game (0-2), on Matchday 1 of the group stage of the 2022-23 Champions League, drew an average of 513,000 viewers in Italy on the pay-TV channel Sky Sport Uno (Sky Italia), on Wednesday 07/09/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 263268
• Published on 08/09/22 at 12:30
NFL: DAZN renews broadcasting rights in the DACH region & Canada from the 2023 season

DAZN has renewed its full broadcasting rights to the NFL in Canada and the DACH region, starting with the 2023 season, announced the OTT platform on 07/09/2022. In Canada, DAZN will continue to stream all games live, including "up to as many as six games weekly", as well as "NFL RedZone and NFL…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 263229
• Published on 08/09/22 at 10:20
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Serie C: Sky Italia renews its broadcasting rights for the 2022-23 season

The pay-TV operator Sky Italia has renewed its rights to broadcast the Serie C in Italy for the 2022-23 season under an agreement with Lega Pro, announced the organising body of the Italian third division on 03/09/2022. "During the 2022-23 season, it will be possible to watch up to three games…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 263153
• Published on 07/09/22 at 15:30
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Champions League: 1.73 million viewers for PSG-Juventus on Canal+ (FRA), 5 million on Canale 5 (ITA)

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) - Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) (2-1), on Matchday 1 of the group stage of the 2022-23 Champions League (Group H), drew an average of 1.73 million viewers in France on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Tuesday 06/09/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 263100
• Published on 07/09/22 at 11:40
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2022-23 Champions League: all you need to know regarding broadcasters in France and internationally

The group stage of the 2022-23 Champions League starts on Tuesday 06/09/2022. GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatian D1) - Chelsea FC (Premier League) and Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) - FC København (Danish D1) are the first matches of this new edition and will be broadcast in France, on the pay-TV…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media
• Article # 263048
• Published on 06/09/22 at 17:50
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TF1/Canal+ distribution disagreement: "The figures quoted by Canal+ are unrealistic" (D. Casas, TF1)

"The contract we had with Canal+ has expired and has to be renewed. Canal+ wants all the options in the contract, and says it's too expensive. The group is not obliged to take the options. Canal+ takes what it wants, but the figures quoted of +50% are completely unrealistic. The most important…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 263020
• Published on 06/09/22 at 17:00
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Spain: DAZN acquires global broadcasting rights to the women's first division (2022-2027, €7m/year)

DAZN has acquired the Spanish and international broadcasting rights to the Primera División Femenina (Spanish women's first division) for the next five seasons until 2026-27, announced the OTT platform on 05/09/2022. In Spain, DAZN will broadcast all the games, including seven out of eight…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media, Essentials Media
• Article # 262961
• Published on 06/09/22 at 12:30
©  Canal+
"TF1 wants to impose a 50% increase in its remuneration on us" (Maxime Saada, Canal+)

"TF1 wants to impose a 50% increase in its remuneration on us. As our contract expired on 31/08/2022, we had no choice but to cut it. We saw what happened with Molotov (a French service for distributing TV channels via the Internet), which was attacked for infringement by TF1, and we did not want…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 262878
• Published on 05/09/22 at 18:00
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2022-23 Premier League: 421,000 viewers in France for Manchester United - Arsenal on Canal+

Manchester United FC - Arsenal FC (3-1), on Matchday 6 of the 2022-23 Premier League season, drew an average of 421,000 viewers in France on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Sunday 04/09/2022 (kick-off at 16:30 local time, 17:30 CET), according to data from the audience measurement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 262852
• Published on 05/09/22 at 17:00