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©  Viaplay

Viaplay: PPF (Czech Republic) acquires 6.3% of the Swedish audiovisual group's capital (press)

The Czech investment group PPF has acquired a 6.3% stake in the Swedish audiovisual group Viaplay, according to the US financial news website Bloomberg on 28/07/2023. Jorgen Madsen Lindemann (CEO of Viaplay) had announced the redundancy of 25% of the Swedish media group's workforce (around 450…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 296633
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©  Esports Charts

esports: number of hours watched worldwide has tripled between 2017 and 2022

The esports competitions held around the world (with the exception of China) in 2022 accumulated 2.834 billion hours of views, more than three times as many as in 2017 (966 million hours viewed), according to a study by Esports Charts, a website specialised in esports audiences, published on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media, esport - gaming
• Article # 296625
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©  ASO

Tour de France 2023: nearly 150 million viewers in Europe & 790 million hours viewed (+9.5% vs 2022)

The 2023 edition of the Tour de France, won by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), drew nearly 150 million viewers (who watched the event for at least one minute) on all the channels broadcasting the event in Europe, according to Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) on 28/07/2023. Other…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media, …
• Article # 296604
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©  Equipe de France féminine / Twitter

Women's World Cup 2023: 4.29 million viewers for France - Brazil on France 2

France - Brazil (2-1), on Matchday 2 in Group F of the Women's World Cup 2023 (held in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 4.29 million viewers with a peak audience of 6 million on the French public TV channel France 2, on Saturday 29/07/2023 (kick-off at 12:00…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Media
• Article # 296565
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©  FC Barcelona / Twitter

2023-24 LALIGA EA Sports: drones & more cameras to improve broadcasts

A new model of drone and an aerial camera positioned closer to the pitch are among the technological innovations dedicated to improving the broadcasting of 2023-24 LALIGA EA Sports matches presented by LALIGA on 28/07/2023. The new features introduced for the Spanish league, which begins on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 296548
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©  LFP

Ligue 1/TV rights: LFP favours a 5-year contract instead of 4 from 2024-25 (press)

The Ligue de Football Professionnel would like to see the duration of broadcasting rights contracts in France for Ligue 1 Uber Eats extended from four to five years for the cycle starting in 2024-25, according to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 28/07/2023. This change requires a decree from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 296499
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©  USWNT / Twitter

Women's World Cup 2023: 7.94 million viewers for USA-Netherlands on Fox & Telemundo in the US

USA-Netherlands (1-1), on Matchday 2 in Group E of the Women's World Cup 2023 (held in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 7.94 million viewers on Fox (English language) and Telemundo (Spanish language, owned by the American broadcasting group NBCUniversal…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 296470
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©  Tour de France / Twitter

Tour de France 2023: record streaming figures in Europe on Warner Bros. Discovery channels

Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of the pay-TV group Eurosport, posted record streaming figures on its digital channels in Europe, announced the media and entertainment conglomerate on 27/07/2023. Among the figures communicated by Warner Bros. Discovery: • 12% increase in unique…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media
• Article # 296460
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©  D.R.

Jupiler Pro League: Belgian League to pay €14m to Proximus, Telenet & VOO for 2019-20 (press)

The Pro League must repay €14m to the broadcasters of the Jupiler Pro League for the 2019-20 season, after the Belgian top flight was brought to a premature halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to several Belgian media reports on 26/07/2023. During the 2017-2020 cycle, the broadcasting…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 296433
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