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Media/Tech: Bain Capital and Nextalia to acquire Deltatre for between $700m and $900m

American investment fund Bain Capital and Italian asset management company Nextalia SGR are acquiring Italian company Deltatre, specialised in digital solutions for sports broadcasters and event organisers, from the American sports investment fund Bruin Sports Capital, announced Bain Capital on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 256330
• Published on 24/06/22 at 15:00

Italy: "€1bn lost in four years due to piracy" (L. De Siervo, Lega Serie A)

"We are talking about €1bn lost in four years due to piracy. In the year the pandemic started, we also lost €1.5bn. This is a world where the much maligned club presidents have lost vital resources, without help from the government," said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A, on…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 256290
• Published on 24/06/22 at 14:40

Media: "We offer different content adapted to social networks" (G. Pons, Eurosport France)

"The audience for linear television is ageing. Our audience has an average age of 50, which is not a very young audience. So we are looking for influencers. We have younger profiles online, because we also broadcast programmes on our platform. The site is very popular with the 15-25 age group. We…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 256178
• Published on 23/06/22 at 17:00

Netherlands: Ziggo Sport (pay-TV) extends LaLiga Santander TV rights until 2028-29

Ziggo Sport has extended its exclusive broadcasting rights to LaLiga Santander in the Netherlands until 2028-29, announced the Dutch pay-TV group on 23/06/2022. Ziggo Sport had previously extended these rights, for the 2021-2024 cycle, on 06/08/2020. "The extension concerns the rights to…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 256173
• Published on 23/06/22 at 16:20

Italy: TIM launches a "football and sports" offer priced at €19.99 per month for the 2022-23 season

TIM, a brand belonging to the telecommunications operator Telecom Italia, has launched the TIMVision "calcio e sport" ("football and sport") offer at €19.99 for the 2022-23 season, which allows users to watch sports competitions for which the rights are held by the streaming platforms DAZN and…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Media
• Article # 256153
• Published on 23/06/22 at 14:50

2022-23 Sky Bet Championship: season to start with Huddersfield - Burnley on 29/07/2022

The 2022-23 Sky Bet Championship season will begin on Friday 29/07/2022, with play-off finalists Huddersfield Town AFC facing Burnley FC, relegated from the Premier League in 2021-22, at the John Smith's Stadium (24,500 capacity), according to the EFL, which published its calendar for the 24…

Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Stadiums, …
• Article # 256122
• Published on 23/06/22 at 14:30

Women's Cup 2022: Spring Media acquires broadcasting rights in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa

Spring Media has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights for Europe and sub-Saharan Africa to the Women's Cup 2022 (a summer tournament between clubs from around the world held in the USA), announced the Swedish media rights agency on 22/06/2022. The Women's Cup, which will take place from…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Media
• Article # 256020
• Published on 22/06/22 at 16:20

DAZN Italy: "It is the end of the promotion, the price set at the beginning has to apply" (S. Azzi)

"When there are changes, it always inevitably causes a stir. But it had to be explained that this was the end of the standard subscription promotion and therefore the price set at the beginning had to apply," said Stefano Azzi, CEO for the OTT platform DAZN Italy, to the Italian agency AGI on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 255882
• Published on 21/06/22 at 17:55

2021-22 NBA Finals: an average of 12.4 million viewers in the USA on ABC (+22%)

The 2021-22 NBA Finals, won by the Golden State Warriors over the Boston Celtics (4-2 in the series), drew an average of 12.4 million viewers, a 22% increase in average viewership compared to the 2020-21 season, on the generalist channel ABC (The Walt Disney Company group), according to data from…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 255710
• Published on 20/06/22 at 17:15

Weekly News Extra (13-17/06/2022)

• The American group Friedkin, owner of AS Roma (Serie A TIM), has launched a public tender offer on 13/06/2022 (until 08/07/2022) in order to recover as many of the club's shares as possible that it does not already own, and to take the club off the stock market. • The Football Association has…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 255540
• Published on 17/06/22 at 18:25