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©  UEFA Champions League / X

2026-27 Champions League: 1.92 million viewers for Manchester City - Paris SG on Canal+ in France

Manchester City FC (Premier League) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) (2-4), on Matchday 2 of the league phase of the 2026-27 Champions League,, drew an average of 1.92 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+ in France, on Wednesday 14 October 2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, France
• Article # 457247
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©  UEFA Champions League / X

2026-27 Champions League: 1.02 million viewers for Galatasaray - FC Barcelona on Movistar

Galatasaray SK (TUR) - FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) (1-4), on Matchday 2 of the league phase of the 2026-27 Champions League, drew an average of 1.026 million viewers on the pay-TV channels Liga de Campeones 2 Por M+ (516,000) and Movistar Plus+ (510,000) - both part of the Telefonica group …
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Spain
• Article # 457098
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©  UEFA Euro 2024 / X

UEFA: Relevent to replace CAA Eleven as marketing agency for national team competitions (2028-2036)

UEFA has appointed Relevent Sports Group as the exclusive marketing and sales partner for its national team competitions, including the European Championship and the Nations League, for the 2028-2036 period (two cycles), the European governing body announced on 13 October 2026. Relevent will…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, Agencies, …
• Article # 457023
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©  Netflix

FIFA / 2030 World Cup: Netflix secures TV rights in Spain, its first acquisition in a European market

Netflix has extended its partnership with FIFA and has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the entire 2030 World Cup in Spain and Andorra, the OTT platform announced on 13 October 2026. This marks the streaming service’s first acquisition of sports rights in a European market. The…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, International authorities, Media, …
• Article # 456998
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©  beIN Media Group

Wimbledon: beIN SPORTS acquires exclusive TV rights for South-East Asia and Hong Kong (2027-2031)

beIN Media Group has extended its partnership with the AELTC and has acquired, through its subsidiary beIN Asia Pacific, the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in South-East Asia and Hong Kong for the 2027-2031 period (five editions), the Qatari pay-TV group…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 456808
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©  PSV Eindhoven

Eredivisie: record average attendance (20,251) and audience share (8.1%) after 7 matchdays in 2026-27

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie games recorded a record average attendance of 20,251 spectators and an equally record average audience share of 8.1% after seven matchdays in 2026-27, Eredivisie CV, the entity in charge of the commercial and strategic development of the Dutch top flight, announced on 8…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Professional leagues, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 456782
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©  Deutsche Telekom

3.Liga: Deutsche Telekom extends its TV rights in Germany for 2027-2031 (€31m per year, +20%)

Telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom has extended its full domestic broadcasting rights to the 3.Liga with the DFB for four seasons over the 2027-2031 cycle, the DFB announced on 9 October 2026. Public broadcaster ARD and OTT platform DAZN have acquired the highlights rights, while…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Federations, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 456763
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©  News Tank

Weekly News Extra (5-9 October 2026)

• More than 161,000 people, 58% of them women, from 183 countries have already applied to become volunteers at the Women's World Cup 2027, according to FIFA. A total of 68,000 applications were recorded for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. 6,000 volunteers will take part in the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 456652
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©  Sky Italia

Deal Tracker: Sky Italia, SuperSport and tapmad... the latest football media rights agreements

• The Sky Italia group is the broadcaster of the 2026-27 Nations League and Euro 2028; • The Canal+ Group, through its subsidiary SuperSport (MultiChoice), has acquired the English, Portuguese and local-language media rights to the TotalEnergies AFCON 2027 for sub-Saharan Africa; • The tapmad…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 456612
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©  Skydance

United States: Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (TNT Sports, Eurosport) merge to form Skydance

Paramount Skydance has concluded the acquisition of the Warner Bros. Discovery group (parent company of TNT Sports and Eurosport) for a total of $110bn (€98bn) and has merged the two entities, which will now operate under the name Skydance, the US conglomerate announced on 6 October 2026. In…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Digital, …
• Article # 456377
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