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©  LaLiga
Spain/LALIGA EA Sports: free-to-air rights (2025-2027 cycle) not awarded after the 1st bidding phase

The lot for the free-to-air broadcasting rights to one game per LALIGA EA Sports matchday in Spain over the 2025-2027 cycle (two seasons) was not awarded at the end of the first marketing phase, according to the Spanish league on 29/04/2025. A second round of bidding has therefore been initiated…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 396890
• Published on 30/04/25 at 16:00
©  LFP
France/Ligue 1 TV rights: DAZN-LFP agreement to end contract at the end of 2024-25 (press)

The Ligue de Football Professionnel and the OTT platform DAZN have reached an agreement for the early termination, at the end of the 2024-25 season, of their contract to broadcast the Ligue 1 McDonald's in France, according to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 30/04/2025. DAZN acquired, at…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Authorities, …
• Article # 396879
• Published on 30/04/25 at 15:20
©  UEFA Champions League / X
2024-25 Champions League: a season-record 2.74 million viewers for Arsenal - PSG on Canal+ Foot

Arsenal FC (Premier League) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's), the first leg of their 2024-25 Champions League semi-final (0-1), drew an average of 2.74 million viewers, with a peak of 3.1 million on the pay-TV channel Canal+ Foot in France on Tuesday 29/04/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET)…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 396843
• Published on 30/04/25 at 13:40
©  Sportfive
Sportfive: creation of the Global Athlete Media House dedicated to athletes' media strategies

Sportfive has created the Global Athlete Media House division to deliver "tailored strategies and cross-channel content that supports athletes in building long-term personal brands," announced the marketing agency on 29/04/2025. The new division will focus on "four key pillars: • Social media…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media, Digital, …
• Article # 396840
• Published on 30/04/25 at 13:00
©  FC Bayern
Bundesliga: China Mobile (Migu) extends partnership focused on content & innovation

Bundesliga International has extended its partnership and signed a "joint declaration of intent" with telecommunications operator China Mobile, announced the DFL subsidiary responsible for the commercial rights (audiovisual, sponsorship, marketing, digital) of Germany's top two divisions…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 396705
• Published on 29/04/25 at 15:20
©  EPCR
Rugby: "Our sponsorship revenue has almost tripled since 2018-19" (François Vergnol, EPCR)

"Sponsorship revenue has almost tripled since 2018-19 and we have a lot of brands in our pipeline. We will be announcing a new one in May (at the rank of "premium partner", 2nd level), for the 2025-2030 period," said François Vergnol, chief revenue officer at European Professional Club Rugby, to…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Essentials Sponsors & Partners, Agencies, …
• Article # 396688
• Published on 29/04/25 at 14:00
©  Warner Bros. Discovery
TNT Sports: £1.154bn in revenue (+5.6%) & a pre-tax loss of £187m in 2024

TNT Sports has posted revenues of £1.154bn (€1.37bn to 31/07/2024) for the 2024 financial year (01/08/2023 to 31/07/2024), up 5.6% on 2023 (£1.093bn/€1.3bn), according to the accounts published by the pay-TV group on 24/04/2025. The UK broadcaster also recorded a pre-tax loss of £187.56m…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Finance, United Kingdom
• Article # 396629
• Published on 29/04/25 at 11:30
©  beIN Media Group
UEFA: beIN Media Group to broadcast club competitions in MENA & Asia until 2027

Qatar's beIN Media Group has extended its exclusive full broadcasting rights to UEFA club competitions in MENA and Asia until 2027, it announced on 28/04/2025. The agreement, concluded via UC3 (a joint venture between UEFA and the ECA), includes the broadcasting of the men's and women's…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 396601
• Published on 29/04/25 at 10:00
©  FC Barcelona / X
La chaine L'Équipe: 1.4 million viewers for Barça-Real (Copa del Rey), a record for a football match

FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) - Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports), final of the 2024-25 Copa del Rey (3-2 after extra time), drew an average of 1.4 million viewers on La chaine L'Équipe on Saturday 26/04/2025 (kick-off at 22:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 396564
• Published on 28/04/25 at 17:10
©  ITV
United Kingdom: French company Banijay interested in acquiring private free-to-air group ITV (press)

French production and distribution company Banijay Group is said to be in "preliminary discussions" with ITV about buying the private British free-to-air television group, according to The Financial Times on 27/04/2025. Banijay Group is said to be interested in acquiring the entire group or…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 396547
• Published on 28/04/25 at 16:25