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Deal tracker: beIN SPORTS France, L'Équipe, RTVE... the latest football media rights agreements

• beIN SPORTS France has acquired the full TV rights to the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups; • la chaine L'Équipe will broadcast the final of the first edition of the 2025-26 LFFP Cup in France; • the RTVE group has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights to one game per matchday of LALIGA EA…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 431065
• Published on 18/02/26 at 16:40
©  D.R.
M6 Group: a turnover of €1.255bn (-4.2%) and net profit of €107.8m (-37.7%) in 2025

The French private free-TV group M6 posted a turnover of €1.255bn in 2025, down 4.2% on 2024 (€1.311bn), according to results published on 17/02/2026. Operating profit amounted to €159.5m (down 31.4% on 2024; €232.5m) and net profit was €107.8m (down 37.7% on 2024; €173.1m). Programming costs…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Finance, …
• Article # 430958
• Published on 18/02/26 at 11:00
©  LaLiga
Piracy / Spain: blocking orders issued against two VPNs at the request of LALIGA and Telefónica

The Commercial Court No. 1 of Córdoba, at the request of LALIGA and Telefonica Audiovisual Digital (a subsidiary of the operator Telefonica), has issued several orders "by which the precautionary measures requested against NordVPN and ProtonVPN are granted, recognizing the responsibility of these…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Professional leagues, Media, …
• Article # 430873
• Published on 17/02/26 at 18:00
©  LFP
LFP Media: departure of Martin Aurenche, senior director of media since March 2023

Martin Aurenche has stepped down from his position as senior director of media at LFP Media, announced the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 17/02/2026. He had held this position since March 2023. "Martin Aurenche notably oversaw the internalisation of the management of the LFP competitions…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 430882
• Published on 17/02/26 at 17:00
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NBA/2026 All-Star Game: 8.8 million viewers (+87% vs 2025) in the USA, highest audience since 2011

The 2026 NBA All-Star Game, played at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles (California, USA), drew an average of 8.8 million viewers on the NBCUniversal and Telemundo (Spanish language, owned by NBC) channels in the United States on Sunday 15/02/2026 (kick-off at 17:00, Eastern time), according to data…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Digital, …
• Article # 430805
• Published on 17/02/26 at 13:00
©  Real Madrid CF / X
2025-26 LALIGA EA Sports: 1.06 million viewers for Real Madrid - Real Sociedad on Movistar LALIGA

Real Madrid CF - Real Sociedad (4-1), on Matchday 24 of the 2025-26 LALIGA EA Sports 2025-26 season, drew an average of 1.06 million viewers on the two pay-TV channels Movistar LALIGA (Telefonica Group) that broadcast the match in Spain (720,000 and 341,000) on Saturday 14/02/2026 (kick-off at…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Spain
• Article # 430613
• Published on 16/02/26 at 12:00
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DAZN: launch of a new feature allowing fans to chat live with players in partnership with The Residency

DAZN has launched a new feature on its platform in collaboration with the football player chat platform The Residency, allowing fans to engage directly with professional players in a dedicated live session, announced the UK streaming service on 11/02/2026. "This unique community feature…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Digital, …
• Article # 430516
• Published on 16/02/26 at 09:00
©  News Tank
Weekly News Extra (09-13/02/2026)

• UEFA's 55 national associations members will now vote every year to elect the best male and female referees of the season, based on a shortlist of five names drawn up by the European Confederation's Refereeing Committee. • Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports), and part of…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 430514
• Published on 13/02/26 at 18:15
©  TotalEnergies AFCON 2025
beIN SPORTS France: a "historic" January 2026 with 7.9% audience share on theme channels

beIN SPORTS France recorded a "historic" January 2026 with an audience share of 7.9% (for its three main channels) on thematic channels, according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie on 12/02/2026. The group broadcast the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025, which was watched by a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, France
• Article # 430463
• Published on 13/02/26 at 17:00
©  Club Atlético de Madrid / X
2025-26 Copa del Rey Mapfre: 4.23 million viewers for Atlético-Barça on RTVE and Movistar in Spain

Club Atlético de Madrid (LALIGA EA Sports) - FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) (4-0), first leg of the 2025-26 Copa del Rey Mapfre semi-final, drew an average of 3.7 million viewers on the public TV channel La 1 (RTVE) in Spain on Thursday 12/02/2026 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Spain
• Article # 430491
• Published on 13/02/26 at 15:00