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Weekly News Extra (13 to 17 July 2026)

• Bernd Neuendorf, the president of the DFB, told German daily Bild that he had refused to sign a letter supporting the re-election of FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of the FIFA Congress scheduled for Rabat, Morocco, on 18 March 2027. • CA Osasuna (LALIGA EA Sports) has asked LALIGA to…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 448655
• Published on 17/07/26 at 19:45

Deal tracker: Versant, Telemundo, Canal+, DAZN and CazéTV... the latest football media rights agreements

• Versant and Telemundo are the new broadcasters of Bundesliga in the United States from 2026-27; • Canal+ group holds the exclusive broadcasting rights for LALIGA EA Sports in Poland for the 2026-2031 cycle; • DAZN has extended its exclusive broadcasting rights to Serie A Enilive in France for…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 448492
• Published on 17/07/26 at 09:00

Wimbledon 2026 / USA: best audience ever for the ladies' final on ESPN (1.9 million viewers)

Linda Noskova (CZE) - Karolina Muchova (CZE) (6-2, 5-7, 6-3), the ladies’ final of the 2026 Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, drew an average of 1.9 million viewers across the ESPN group’s channels in the United States on Saturday 11 July 2026 (match start at 11:00 Eastern Time), a 48 % increase on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, North America
• Article # 448486
• Published on 16/07/26 at 17:45

2026 World Cup / UK: best TV audience since 2021 for England - Argentina on the BBC (peak at 24 million)

England - Argentina (1-2), the second semi-final of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 22.1 million viewers with a peak at 24 million across the BBC’s channels in the United Kingdom, on Wednesday 15 July 2026 (kick-off at 20:00 GMT, 21:00 CET), according to figures released by the British…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 448482
• Published on 16/07/26 at 17:05

2026 World Cup / England - Argentina: best audience of the tournament on M6, excluding France matches

England - Argentina (1-2), the second semi-final of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 8.97 million viewers on the private free-TV channel M6 in France, on Wednesday 15 July 2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the French audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. This…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Germany, …
• Article # 448403
• Published on 16/07/26 at 12:00

2026 Kings World Cup Clubs: DAZN to broadcast the competition in several territories, including Europe

DAZN has extended its partnership with the Kings League and acquired the broadcasting rights to the 2026 Kings World Cup Clubs tournament for several international territories, the OTT platform announced on 15 July 2026. All 27 matches of the 7-a-side football tournament will be broadcast live…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Digital, …
• Article # 448347
• Published on 15/07/26 at 19:00

Bundesliga: Versant replaces ESPN as the broadcaster in the USA over the 2026-2031 cycle ($20m per year)

Versant has acquired, for its USA Sports division, the exclusive English-language broadcasting rights to the Bundesliga in the United States for the 2026-2031 period (five seasons), the media company announced on July 14, 2026. Under the agreement, Versant will provide live coverage of "more…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Germany, …
• Article # 448326
• Published on 15/07/26 at 18:00
• Updated on16/07/26 at 15:31

2026 World Cup / M6: "Cooling breaks generated over 20 % of match advertising revenue" (D. Larramendy)

"The cooling breaks are part of the event’s commercial success because they are different and integrated into an advertising break that is shorter than the halftime break. They therefore attracted a large number of advertisers willing to pay a substantial amount, and generated more than 20% of the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Sponsors - Partners, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 448281
• Published on 15/07/26 at 16:00

2026 World Cup: 20.24 million viewers for France - Spain on M6 in France, 13.5 million on RTVE in Spain

France - Spain (0-2), the first semi-final of the 2026 World Cup, drew an average of 20.24 million viewers on the private free-TV channel M6 in France, on Tuesday 14 July 2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. This figure represented…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Federations, Media, …
• Article # 448242
• Published on 15/07/26 at 11:15

Wimbledon 2026: 4.2 million viewers for the men's final won by Jannik Sinner on Sky Italia

Jannik Sinner (ITA) - Alexander Zverev (GER) (6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4), the men’s final of the 2026 Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, drew an average of 4.2 million viewers on the Sky Italia group channels in Italy, on Sunday 12 July 2026 (match start at 17:00 CET), according to data from the audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Italy
• Article # 448193
• Published on 13/07/26 at 18:00