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Rugby World Cup 2023: beIN Media Group acquires broadcasting rights for 10 countries in Asia

beIN Media Group has acquired the full and exclusive broadcasting rights for ten territories in Asia for the Rugby World Cup 2023 (to be held in France from 08/09 to 28/10/2023), announced the Qatari pay-TV group on 26/07/2023. The territories concerned are Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 296250
• Published on 26/07/23 at 16:00

2026 World Cup: call for tenders for media rights to Africa zone qualifiers

FIFA has launched a call for tenders for the centralised media rights for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup (first edition with 48 teams co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico), announces the international body on 25/07/2023. "For the first time ever, up to ten African…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 296247
• Published on 26/07/23 at 15:20

Paris 2024: broadcasters of the Olympic Games in the main markets with 1 year to go until the event

With 365 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, held from 26/07 to 11/08/2024, find below an initial review of the media rights agreements for broadcasting the competition around the world, as of 26/07/2023. In France, the competition will be broadcast exclusively free-to-air by France…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 296188
• Published on 26/07/23 at 11:30

DAZN: OTT platform launched in Belgium, Portugal & Taiwan in July 2023 after Eleven Sports takeover

DAZN has officially launched its service in Belgium, Portugal and Taiwan from July 2023, following the acquisition of pay-TV group Eleven Sports by the OTT sports platform in February 2023. Competitions broadcast via Eleven Sports are now available on DAZN. The latter completed the acquisition…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Media
• Article # 296197
• Published on 26/07/23 at 10:40

Tour de France 2023: 56 partners, €2.3m in prize money & followed by 75% of French people

The Tour de France 2023, organised by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and won for the second time in a row by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma, NED), was broadcast in full in France by the public broadcaster France Télévisions and the pay-TV channels Eurosport from 01 to 23/07/2023. A…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Activation, Agencies, …
• Article # 296134
• Published on 26/07/23 at 08:40

Women's World Cup 2023: 6.26 million viewers for USA - Vietnam on Fox & Telemundo

United States - Vietnam (3-0), on Matchday 1 in Group E of the Women's World Cup 2023 (in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 6.26 million viewers on the channels of the television groups Fox Sports (English language) and Telemundo (Spanish language, owned by…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 296123
• Published on 25/07/23 at 16:00

USA/ESPN: possible sale of part of the group to the NBA, MLB & NFL (press)

The US media and entertainment conglomerate The Walt Disney Company is reportedly exploring the possibility of selling a minority stake in pay-TV group ESPN to the NBA, MLB and NFL in the United States, according to information reported by the American financial news channel CNBC on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 296094
• Published on 25/07/23 at 13:40

Women's World Cup 2023: 861,000 viewers for Italy - Argentina on Rai 1

Italy - Argentina (1-0), on Matchday 1 in Group G of the Women's World Cup 2023 (in Australia and New Zealand from 20/07 to 20/08/2023), drew an average of 861,000 viewers on the public TV channel Rai 1 in Italy, on Monday 24/07/2023 (kick-off at 20:00 CET), according to data from the audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 296069
• Published on 25/07/23 at 11:30

Tennis/US Open: sportdeutschland.tv (OTT) acquires media rights for the DACH region (2023-2027)

Sportdeutschland.tv (owned by the German National Olympic Committee) has acquired exclusive full broadcasting rights from the United States Tennis Association for the US Open Grand Slam tournament in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) for the 2023-2027 cycle (five editions)…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 296054
• Published on 25/07/23 at 10:00

Tour de France: a record 42.5 million viewers followed the 2023 edition on France Télévisions

"The Tour de France was watched by 42.5 million French people, i.e. 75% of the population (41.5 million in 2022), on France Télévisions' channels and platforms," according to the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie, published by the public broadcasting group on 24/07/2023. This is an…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media
• Article # 296035
• Published on 25/07/23 at 08:40