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Weekly News Extra (09-13/06/2025)

• Eagle Football Holdings has received two bids for its 43% stake in Crystal Palace FC (Premier League): one from Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets franchise (NFL), the other from a consortium led by basketball player Jimmy Butler (Golden State Warriors, NBA). • UEFA received the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 401699
• Published on 13/06/25 at 16:40
©  X
Ligue 1 TV rights: two offers from the Canal+ group to distribute the channel in France (press)

The Canal+ group has sent two offers to LFP Media for the distribution of its channel dedicated to broadcasting Ligue 1 McDonald's matches in France from the 2025-26 season, according to the French sports daily L'Équipe on 12/06/2025. The first offer would enable the French group to be the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 401619
• Published on 13/06/25 at 10:40
©  FC Inter Milan
Italy: Government plans to repeal the Melandri law on audiovisual rights

The government of Giorgia Meloni (far right) is considering a bill that would repeal the Melandri law (2008) on the audiovisual rights of Italian sporting competitions, according to the Italian media outlet Calcio e Finanza on 10/06/2025. The bill's main changes include: • the possibility of…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Government, Authorities, Media, …
• Article # 401610
• Published on 13/06/25 at 10:00
©  Seb Lascoux
Ligue 1 TV rights: "Having free-to-air exposure on Téléfoot remains important" (J. Millereux, TF1)

"We aren't worried about the current situation (regarding domestic TV rights for the Ligue 1 McDonald's). DAZN is in the process of breaking its contract, while beIN SPORTS has not yet done so. Everyone has their own contract and then it's up to the Ligue de Football Professionnel to do its job…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 401591
• Published on 13/06/25 at 09:20
©  EPL
2024-25 Premier League: UK audiences down on TNT Sports (-17%) & Sky Sports (-10%)

The pay-TV groups TNT Sports and Sky Sports have seen respective audience declines of 17% and 10% for Premier League matches broadcast on their channels in the UK in 2024-25, according to the public broadcaster BBC on 11/06/2025. Sky Sports broadcast 128 matches from the English top flight…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 401448
• Published on 12/06/25 at 13:40
©  Equipe de France de football / X
UEFA Euro U21 Championship 2025: 659,000 viewers for Portugal - France on W9 (audience share: 4.1%)

Portugal - France (0-0), the Bleuets' first match in the group stage (Group C) of the UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship 2025 (held in Slovakia from 11 to 28/06/2025), drew an average of 659,000 viewers on free DTT channel W9 (M6 group) on Wednesday 11/06/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, France
• Article # 401424
• Published on 12/06/25 at 11:30
©  FC Bayern
Bundesliga: beIN SPORTS France extends exclusive TV rights for the 2025-2029 cycle

beIN SPORTS France has extended its exclusive full broadcasting rights to the Bundesliga with Bundesliga International for the 2025-2029 cycle (four seasons), announced the pay-TV group on 11/06/2025. beIN SPORTS France has been broadcasting the German top flight since 2012. The agreement also…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 401385
• Published on 12/06/25 at 09:20
©  X
Euro U21 Championship 2025: all games on beIN SPORTS & French national team matches on W9 in France

The pay-TV group beIN SPORTS France and the private free-TV group M6 are the broadcasters, in France, of the Euro Under-21 Championship 2025 organised in Slovakia from 11 to 28/06/2025. The M6 group will broadcast all the French team's matches free-to-air via its free DTT channel W9, while beIN…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Federations, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 401291
• Published on 11/06/25 at 14:40
©  Netflix / X
Boxing: Netflix announces new global sports rights acquisition with the Alvarez - Crawford fight

Netflix has acquired the global broadcasting rights to the boxing match between Mexico's Saúl "Canelo" Alvarez and America's Terence Crawford, scheduled for Saturday 13/09/2025, announced the streaming platform on 10/06/2025. The event will take place in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). The fight will…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Digital
• Article # 401268
• Published on 11/06/25 at 13:15
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Ligue 1 TV rights: "Price of the channel will be less than €20/month" (N. de Tavernost, LFP Media)

"You'll be able to access this channel via an application that allows you to watch it on a tablet, connected TV, etc. Then there will be distributors for this channel, like Orange, Free, Canal+ and beIN. We are in discussions with these distributors to find the best solution for consumers and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 401217
• Published on 11/06/25 at 10:40