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©  Apple TV+
FAANG: Apple makes its first sports media rights acquisition with MLB

Apple, the US technology and electronics company, has made its first media rights acquisition in sports by signing an agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to broadcast two games per gameday each Friday night via its streaming service Apple TV+, on 08/03/2022. The multi-year agreement will…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 244656
• Published on 09/03/22 at 12:30
©  Premier League
Premier League: broadcasting contract in Russia suspended and £1m to be donated to Ukraine

"The Premier League and its clubs today unanimously agreed to suspend our agreement with Russian broadcast partner Rambler (Okko Sport) with immediate effect and to donate £1m (€1.2m) to support the people of Ukraine. The League strongly condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We call for peace and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 244620
• Published on 09/03/22 at 09:40
©  beIN Sports Turquie
Turkey/Süper Lig TV rights: a sharp decline in amount expected; Digiturk (beIN) offers rejected

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has announced that the signing rights for certain lots of its tender for the broadcasting rights to the Süper Lig and 1. Lig (Turkish D1 and D2), over the 2022-2025 cycle (the bids could be for a duration of between 3-5 seasons, i.e. until 2026-27), have been…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Media
• Article # 244587
• Published on 08/03/22 at 17:50
©  LaLiga
LaLiga Santander: 805,000 viewers in Spain for Real Betis - Atlético de Madrid on Movistar

Real Betis Balompié - Club Atlético de Madrid (1-3), on Matchday 27 of the 2021-22 LaLiga Santander season, drew an average of 805,000 viewers in Spain on the pay-TV channel Movistar LaLiga (Telefonica group), Sunday 06/03/2022 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 244416
• Published on 07/03/22 at 17:35
©  Premier League
War in Ukraine/2021-22 Premier League: games on Matchday 28 were not broadcast in China

Games on Matchday 28 of the 2021-22 Premier League season (from 05 to 07/03/2022) were not broadcast in China due to the English League's solidarity with Ukraine (messages of support on big screens, signage, and blue and yellow armbands worn by players), while China abstained from voting on the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 244365
• Published on 07/03/22 at 14:00
©  LFP
War in Ukraine: LFP suspends broadcasting of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats in Russia

"The LFP has decided to suspend as of today the broadcasting contract of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats in Russia on the (pay-TV) channel Match TV," announced the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 04/03/2022. The pay-TV group Match TV, which is owned by the Russian company Gazprom Media, itself owned…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 244326
• Published on 07/03/22 at 10:20
©  News Tank
Weekly News Extra (28/02-04/03/2022)

• Net losses for Manchester United FC (Premier League), SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Bwin) and AS Roma (Serie A TIM) and a profit for Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) after the first half of the 2021-22 financial year. • Ukraine has asked FIFA to postpone its 2022 World Cup play-off match against…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 244287
• Published on 04/03/22 at 17:35
©  Valence CF
Copa del Rey: 2.92 million viewers in Spain for Valencia CF - Athletic Bilbao on Telecinco

Valencia CF (LaLiga Santander) - Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander), second leg of the 2021-22 Copa del Rey semi-final (1-0, 2-1 on aggregate), drew an average of 2.925 million viewers on the Spanish private free-to-air channel Telecinco (Mediaset España group), on Wednesday 02/03/2022…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 244273
• Published on 04/03/22 at 16:00
©  FT
War in Ukraine/TV rights: "Our contracts in Russia are under review" (R. Masters, Premier League)

"In regards to our international broadcast contracts in Russia. Clearly, they are under review. And in many respects, I would like the Russian people to see the strength of feeling in the Premier League and in English football this weekend (05/03/2022). But we are looking at them very closely in…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 244205
• Published on 04/03/22 at 10:20
©  FC Nantes
2021-22 Coupe de France: 1.67 million viewers for FC Nantes - AS Monaco on France 3

FC Nantes (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) - AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) semi-final of the 2021-22 Coupe de France (2-2, 4-2 on penalties), drew an average of 1.67 million viewers on the French public TV channel France 3, on Wednesday 02/03/2022 (kick-off at 21:15 CET), according to data from the audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 244083
• Published on 03/03/22 at 17:10