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Viaplay: €351m capital injection to "address near-term financial commitments"

Viaplay has announced a "comprehensive recapitalisation to address its near-term financial commitments and provide for the future development of the group," said the Swedish audiovisual group on 01/12/2023. Viaplay posted a net loss of SEK693m (€60.8m) for the third quarter of its 2023 financial…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 308205
• Published on 01/12/23 at 15:57
©  UEFA
Deal Tracker: all the latest TV and media rights agreements for football competitions

This infographic details the main acquisitions of audiovisual and broadcasting rights to football competitions, concluded by broadcasters, rights holders and/or agencies since 01/01/2018. By default, the rights acquisitions are sorted in reverse chronological order (newest first), and only the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 308150
• Published on 01/12/23 at 11:30
©  Olympique de Marseille / X
2023-24 Europa League: 2.13 million viewers for Marseille - Ajax on M6 (audience share: 10.6%)

Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) - AFC Ajax (Eredivisie) (4-3), on Matchday 5 of the 2023-24 Europa League (Group B), drew an average of 2.13 million viewers on free-TV channel M6 on Thursday 30/11/2023 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to the audience measurement institute…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 308132
• Published on 01/12/23 at 10:10
©  D.R.
United Kingdom: Premier Sports to recover its activities from Viaplay by "early 2024"

The British free and pay-TV group Premier Sports is to take over its activities in the UK from the Swedish audiovisual group Viaplay, it announced on 29/11/2023. Premier Sports is expected to be back in business in "early 2024", subject to the approval of the UK Competition Authority. Viaplay…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 308064
• Published on 30/11/23 at 16:35
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Formula 1: an average of 1.11 million viewers in the United States (ABC/ESPN) in 2023 (-8.3%)

ESPN (The Walt Disney Company) posted an average audience of 1.11 million viewers for the 22 Formula 1 Grands Prix broadcast on its ESPN and ESPN 2 pay-TV channels as well as on its free ABC channel during the 2023 season in the United States, down 8.3% compared to the 2022 season (1.21 million…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 308006
• Published on 30/11/23 at 15:20
©  Real Madrid CF / X
2023-24 Champions League: 957,000 viewers for Real Madrid - Napoli on Movistar

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) - SSC Napoli (Serie A TIM) (4-2), on Matchday 5 in Group C of the 2023-24 Champions League, drew an average of 957,000 viewers on the two Movistar (Telefonica group) pay-TV channels that broadcast the match (849,000 and 108,000 viewers respectively) in Spain, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 307950
• Published on 30/11/23 at 11:30
©  NFL / X
NFL: 9.61 million viewers for the first Black Friday Game on Prime Video in the USA

New York Jets - Miami Dolphins (13-34), on Gameday 12 of the 2023 NFL regular season, drew 9.61 million viewers on Amazon's Prime Video platform in the United States on Friday 24/11/2023 (kick-off at 15:00 ET), according to data from Nielsen. This was the first "Black Friday Game" organised by the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media
• Article # 307854
• Published on 30/11/23 at 08:40
©  Paris Saint-Germain / X
2023-24 Champions League: a record 1.86 million viewers for PSG - Newcastle on Canal+ Foot

The Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) - Newcastle United FC (Premier League) game (1-1) on Matchday 5 in Group F of the 2023-24 Champions League, drew an average of 1.86 million viewers, with a peak of 2.1 million on the pay-TV channel Canal+ Foot, on Tuesday 28/11/2023 (kick-off at 21:00…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 307836
• Published on 29/11/23 at 15:20
©  D.R.
Lagardère: Maxime Saada (Canal+) vice-president of the group & member of the executive committee

Maxime Saada, chairman of the management board of the pay and free-TV group Canal+, has been appointed vice-president of Lagardère group with effect from November 2023, announced the French media and entertainment group on 29/11/2023. He will join the group's executive committee and retain his…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Legal, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 307795
• Published on 29/11/23 at 13:00
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Champions League: RTL & VTM (DPG Media) renew their TV rights in Belgium for 2024-2027

The free-TV groups RTL Belgium (French-language) and VTM (Dutch-language, owned by Belgian press and media group DPG Media) have renewed their free-to-air broadcasting rights to the Champions League in Belgium for the 2024-2027 cycle, they announced on 28/11/2023. RTL will broadcast 38 matches…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 307743
• Published on 29/11/23 at 09:20