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Weekly News Extra (17-21/02/2025)

• The Spanish government has set up an inter-ministerial committee dedicated to the 2030 World Cup, which Spain will co-host with Morocco and Portugal. • Representatives from the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol, Liga F and women's professional clubs met at the RFEF headquarters to discuss the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 388742
• Published on 21/02/25 at 17:40
©  X
MLB: joint agreement with ESPN to end US broadcasting contract in 2025

"Unfortunately in recent years, we have seen ESPN scale back their baseball coverage and investment in a way that is not consistent with the sport's appeal or performance on their platform. Given that MLB provides strong viewership, valuable demographics, and the exclusive right to cover unique…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 388734
• Published on 21/02/25 at 16:00
©  AC Milan
Italy/Piracy: 30,000 pirate sites blocked since the launch of the Piracy Shield in February 2024

"According to the latest AGCOM data, 30,000 pirate sites were blocked in 10 months of the Piracy Shield platform's activity (active since 01/02/2024). Law enforcement operations recently led to 11 arrests with over 2,500 illegal sports content distribution channels seized with a monthly turnover…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 388717
• Published on 21/02/25 at 15:45
©  OL
Ligue 1 McDonald's: DAZN official supplier & media partner of Olympique Lyonnais in 2024-25

The British OTT platform DAZN has become an official supplier and "media partner" of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 McDonald's) for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, announced the club on 21/02/2025. "Until 30/06/2025, fans will be able to find all the content from the OL Play channel directly…
Domain(s): Clubs, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Media, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 388696
• Published on 21/02/25 at 15:20
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France/Piracy: "We are working on legislative adjustments with ISPs & Arcom" (Xavier Spender, APPS)

"When an illegal broadcast of a sporting event is detected, it is essential to be able to block the stream immediately. In France, the existing system makes it difficult to do this. We hope that this will soon be the case in countries such as the UK, Portugal, Italy and Mali. We are working on…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Associations, …
• Article # 388660
• Published on 21/02/25 at 13:40
©  NBA / X
NBA: 4.7 million viewers for the 2025 All-Star Game in the United States (-13% vs 2024)

The NBA All-Star Game 2025, played at the Chase Center in San Francisco (California, USA), drew an average of 4.72 million viewers on the pay-TV channels TNT, TBS and truTV (part of the American pay-TV group Turner, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery) in the United States on Sunday 16/02/2025…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 388556
• Published on 20/02/25 at 16:50
©  Prime Video Sport / X
2024-25 Ligue 1 McDonald's: pay-per-view matches on Prime Video in the UK

Amazon has entered into a partnership with LFP Media and has launched, via its Prime Video platform, a pay-per-view offer to watch Ligue 1 McDonald's matches in the UK from the 2024-25 season, announced the American group on 20/02/2025. No subscription to the platform is required to access the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Digital, …
• Article # 388531
• Published on 20/02/25 at 16:00
©  Viaplay
Viaplay: sales of €1.65bn & a return to net profit (€9.47m) in 2024

Swedish audiovisual group Viaplay recorded sales of SEK18.49bn (€1.65bn) in 2024, down 0.41% on 2023 (SEK18.567bn/€1.67bn), according to results published on 20/02/2025. Viaplay posted an operating loss of SEK558m (€49.8m) in 2024, compared with a loss of SEK10.276bn (€923.7m) in 2023…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Finance, …
• Article # 388505
• Published on 20/02/25 at 13:40
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2024-25 Champions League: 1.12 million viewers for Real Madrid - Manchester City on Canal+

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) - Manchester City FC (Premier League) (3-1, 6-3 aggregate), a second-leg play-off for the Round of 16 of the 2024-25 Champions League, drew an average of 1.12 million viewers on Canal+ pay-TV in France on Wednesday 19/02/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 388501
• Published on 20/02/25 at 13:00
©  UEFA Champions League / X
2024-25 Champions League: 1.41 million viewers for Real Madrid - Manchester City on Movistar

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) - Manchester City FC (Premier League) (3-1, 6-3 aggregate), a second-leg play-off for the Round of 16 of the 2024-25 Champions League, drew an average of 1.41 million viewers on the two Movistar Plus+ (Telefonica Group) pay-TV channels that broadcast the match…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 388456
• Published on 20/02/25 at 10:00