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War in Ukraine: Formula 1 terminates its broadcasting contract in Russia with Match TV

Formula One Group has terminated its Formula One broadcasting contract in Russia with pay-TV group Match TV and banned access to the F1 TV streaming platform in Russia on 11/03/2022, as part of the sanctions imposed on the country following the invasion of Ukraine on 24/02/2022. Match TV, a…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 244980
• Published on 11/03/22 at 17:05

Ballon d'Or: trophy to be awarded after the sporting season and not the calendar year from 2021-22

The Ballon d'Or will henceforth be awarded after the end of a sporting season, and no longer at the end of the calendar year, from the end of the 2021-22 season, according to the French sports media group L'Équipe on 11/03/2022. The exact date for the award has not yet been communicated, but the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 244973
• Published on 11/03/22 at 16:20

Sky Italia: a €1m fine for misleading information on the TV rights included in its football package

"The Competition and Market Authority has concluded an investigation against Sky Italia, imposing a fine of €1m on the company for the dissemination of misleading information on the allocation of football rights for Serie A TIM matches," announced the AGCM (Competition Authority in Italy), on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 244948
• Published on 11/03/22 at 14:40

FAANG Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships and activities in sports

The term FAANG directly refers to refers to the American groups in new technologies and the internet: Facebook / Meta (social network), Amazon (e-commerce and content), Apple (computing technology), Netflix (video on-demand and content), and Google (Alphabet group, internet). By extension, the…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 244930
• Published on 11/03/22 at 12:30

Europa League: 916,000 viewers in Spain for FC Barcelona - Galatasaray SK on Movistar

FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) - Galatasaray SK (Spor Toto Süper Lig), 2021-22 Europa League Round of 16 first leg (0-0), drew an average of 916,000 viewers in Spain on the pay-TV channel Movistar (Telefonica Group) on 10/03/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 244911
• Published on 11/03/22 at 11:00

War in Ukraine: Discovery (Eurosport) suspends broadcasting of its channels in Russia

Discovery, the parent company of the pay-TV group Eurosport, has suspended the broadcast of its channels in Russia in response to the Russian military's invasion of Ukraine, according to the US media group on 09/03/2022. 15 of Discovery's channels, including Eurosport, are distributed by Media…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 244865
• Published on 11/03/22 at 10:20

Canal+ Group: a turnover of €5.77bn in 2021 (+373,000 subscribers in France in 1 year)

In 2021, the turnover of the pay and free-TV group Canal+ amounted to €5.77bn, up 4.9% compared to 2020 (+5.5% at constant currency and perimeter), according to the results published by Vivendi, a conglomerate of telecommunications and media companies and parent company of Canal+, on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 244818
• Published on 10/03/22 at 16:20

Premiership Rugby: Sportall, exclusive broadcaster in France for the end of the 2021-22 season

Sportall has become the exclusive broadcaster of Gallagher Premiership Rugby in France for the end of the 2021-22 season, announced the French OTT sports platform on 09/03/2022. Broadcasting via the "Rugbyzone.tv" platform starts on 13/03/2022. "The best of European rugby is now available on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Digital, Media
• Article # 244778
• Published on 10/03/22 at 12:30

Champions League: 2.39 million viewers in France for Real Madrid - Paris Saint-Germain on Canal+

Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) 2021-22 Champions League Round of 16 second leg (3-1, 3-2 on aggregate) drew an average of 2.39 million viewers, with a peak audience of 2.7 million, on the French pay-TV channel Canal+, on Wednesday 09/03/2022 (kick-off…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Media
• Article # 244779
• Published on 10/03/22 at 11:40

Champions League: 5.12 million viewers in Italy for Liverpool - Inter Milan on Canale 5 (Mediaset)

The Liverpool FC (Premier League) - FC Inter Milan (Serie A TIM) 2021-22 Champions League Round of 16 second leg (0-1, 2-1 on aggregate), drew an average of 5.12 million viewers in Italy on the free and private TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset Group), on Tuesday 08/03/2022 (kick-off at 20:00 local…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Media
• Article # 244740
• Published on 09/03/22 at 18:15