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Tennis/Wimbledon 2023: partnership with LALIGA Tech to block the distribution of illegal content

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), organiser of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, entered into a partnership with LALIGA Tech, the Spanish Football League's range of technology solutions, for the 2023 edition of the tournament (played from 03 to 16/07/2023), announced LALIGA on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Legal, …
• Article # 295309
• Published on 18/07/23 at 09:20

Serie A TIM: Italian Competition & Market Authority (AGCM) fines DAZN (€7.2m) & TIM (€760,777)

"The Italian Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) has closed its investigation into certain clauses of the agreement between TIM and DAZN on the broadcasting of Serie A TIM football matches for the three-year period 2021-2024. Based on the revenues deriving to the two companies from the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 295249
• Published on 17/07/23 at 14:30

Italy: private negotiations for TV rights to the Coppa Italia & Supercoppa (2023-2027 cycle)

"The Assembly has unanimously decided not to accept the bids received, therefore providing for a subsequent phase of private negotiations to be activated with the two bidders in the coming weeks," announced the Lega Serie A following a call for tenders for the domestic broadcasting rights to the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 295241
• Published on 17/07/23 at 13:40

Tour de France 2023: 38 million viewers for the first 15 stages on France Télévisions

The first 15 stages of the 2023 Tour de France (from 01 to 16/07/2023) were watched by "almost 38 million French people" on the channels of the public broadcasting group France Télévisions, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie communicated by the group. This is…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 295223
• Published on 17/07/23 at 13:00

Italy / piracy: a law to shut down illegal websites within 30 minutes approved by the Senate

The Italian Senate has unanimously (140 votes) approved a law to tackle the piracy of television broadcasts, especially sports broadcasts, on 12/07/2023. This law will allow the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AGCOM) to shut down, within 30 minutes, a website distributing content…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 295101
• Published on 13/07/23 at 18:00

Spain: "The RFEF is covering up the 1-year extension to the current VAR service provider" (Mediapro)

"With the delay in issuing a new tender (for the provision of the VAR service from the 2023-24 season), the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol has covertly awarded one more year of the contract to the current provider (the British company Hawk Eye), an action which seriously damages the rights of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 295092
• Published on 13/07/23 at 17:30

Weekly News Extra (10-13/07/2023)

• The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has appointed Hypercube Business Innovation, a Dutch consultancy firm, to conduct an audit of its professional competitions (league championships and the Turkish Cup) and to reflect on possible changes to improve both their sporting level and their financial…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, Clubs, …
• Article # 295076
• Published on 13/07/23 at 16:30

DAZN: partnership with Daimani for the sale of tickets and hospitality packages on the OTT platform

DAZN has entered into a partnership with Daimani, a Swiss company specialised in the online sale of VIP tickets and hospitality for sporting and cultural events, announced the OTT sports platform on 12/07/2023. "Leveraging the Daimani technology, DAZN will embed a ticket marketplace in the DAZN…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 294966
• Published on 13/07/23 at 11:00

FIFA: Sky Media becomes the advertising agency for the OTT platform FIFA+ in Europe and the UK

Sky Media, the advertising network of pay-TV operator Sky, will become the advertising network for the OTT FIFA+ platform in Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland, from 2023, announced FIFA on 07/07/2023. "FIFA+ has been expanding globally across connected TV apps and FAST channels, bringing…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 294937
• Published on 12/07/23 at 18:00

Spain / Copa del Rey 2019-2022: the Federation (RFEF) ordered to pay "up to €12.3m" to Mediapro

The Provincial Court of Madrid (ESP) has ordered the Spanish Football Federation (Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol) to pay "up to a maximum of €12.3m" to Mediapro for excluding the Spanish audiovisual group from the call for tenders for the commercialisation of the media rights to the Copa del…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 294878
• Published on 12/07/23 at 15:00