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Spain: Telefonica extends its European Cup TV rights for 2024-2027 (€320m, -1.5%)

Telefonica, a Spanish telecommunications operator, has extended its exclusive full broadcasting rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League in Spain for its pay-TV subsidiary Movistar for the 2024-2027 cycle, announced the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Authorities, Media, …
• Article # 296733
• Published on 01/08/23 at 17:10

Formula 1/Spain: telecoms operator Telefonica fined €5m for its agreement with DAZN

The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has once again fined telecommunications operator Telefonica €5m in connection with the sublicensing on 07/01/2021 of exclusive broadcasting rights for the Formula 1 World Championship to the OTT platform DAZN for 2021-2023 cycle in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 296723
• Published on 01/08/23 at 15:40

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Women's World Cup 2023: 449,000 viewers for Japan - Spain on La 1 (RTVE)

Japan - Spain (4-0), on Matchday 3 in Group C of the Women's World Cup 2023 (held in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 449,000 viewers in Spain on the public TV channel La 1 (RTVE), on Monday 31/07/2023 (kick-off at 09:00 CET), according to data from the…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 296693
• Published on 01/08/23 at 13:00

BT Group: Allison Kirkby to replace Philip Jansen as CEO by "the end of January 2024 at the latest"

Allison Kirkby (SCO) has been appointed CEO of BT Group (co-owner with Warner Bros. Discovery of the pay-TV group TNT Sports) and will take up this position "around the end of January 2024 at the latest," announced the British telecommunications operator on 31/07/2023. She will replace Philip…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 296678
• Published on 01/08/23 at 10:40

Italy/Piracy: measures to shut down illegal websites in 30 minutes approved by AGCOM

"At its meeting on 26/07, the AGCOM Council unanimously approved amendments to the online copyright regulation concerning the fight against the illegal broadcasting of live sports content," announced the Italian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority on 27/07/2023. "The new provisions give…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media
• Article # 296635
• Published on 01/08/23 at 08:40

Viaplay: PPF (Czech Republic) acquires 6.3% of the Swedish audiovisual group's capital (press)

The Czech investment group PPF has acquired a 6.3% stake in the Swedish audiovisual group Viaplay, according to the US financial news website Bloomberg on 28/07/2023. Jorgen Madsen Lindemann (CEO of Viaplay) had announced the redundancy of 25% of the Swedish media group's workforce (around 450…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 296633
• Published on 31/07/23 at 16:55

esports: number of hours watched worldwide has tripled between 2017 and 2022

The esports competitions held around the world (with the exception of China) in 2022 accumulated 2.834 billion hours of views, more than three times as many as in 2017 (966 million hours viewed), according to a study by Esports Charts, a website specialised in esports audiences, published on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media, esport - gaming
• Article # 296625
• Published on 31/07/23 at 16:00

Tour de France 2023: nearly 150 million viewers in Europe & 790 million hours viewed (+9.5% vs 2022)

The 2023 edition of the Tour de France, won by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), drew nearly 150 million viewers (who watched the event for at least one minute) on all the channels broadcasting the event in Europe, according to Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) on 28/07/2023. Other…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media, …
• Article # 296604
• Published on 31/07/23 at 14:30

Women's World Cup 2023: 10.36 million viewers for Germany - Colombia on ARD

Germany - Colombia (1-2), on Matchday 2 in Group H of the Women's World Cup 2023 (in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 10.36 million viewers in Germany on the public TV channel Das Erste (ARD) on Sunday 30/07/2023 (kick-off at 11:30 CET), according to data…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 296596
• Published on 31/07/23 at 13:40

Women's World Cup 2023: 4.29 million viewers for France - Brazil on France 2

France - Brazil (2-1), on Matchday 2 in Group F of the Women's World Cup 2023 (held in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 4.29 million viewers with a peak audience of 6 million on the French public TV channel France 2, on Saturday 29/07/2023 (kick-off at 12:00…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Media
• Article # 296565
• Published on 31/07/23 at 10:00