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Warner Bros. Discovery: a turnover of $33.8bn in 2022, the year of the Warner-Discovery merger

The media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of pay-TV group Eurosport, posted a turnover of $33.8bn in 2022 (€31.6bn as of 31/12/2022), according to results published on 23/02/2023. Warner Bros. Discovery posted a net loss of $7.3bn (€6.8bn) and EBITDA of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 281284
• Published on 24/02/23 at 16:25

Weekly News Extra (20-24/02/2023)

• BBC football commentator John Motson, who had a 50-year career with the British Broadcasting Corporation, died aged 77 on 23/02/2023. • Florence Hardouin, general manager of the French Football Federation, did not show up for the meeting prior to her dismissal, which she was invited to attend…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Clubs, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 281267
• Published on 24/02/23 at 15:25

2022-23 Europa League: 1.28 million viewers for Manchester United FC - FC Barcelona on Movistar

Manchester United FC (Premier League) - FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander), the second leg of their qualifying play-off for the Round of 16 of the 2022-23 Europa League (2-1, 4-3 on aggregate), drew an average of 1.28 million viewers on the Spanish pay-TV channel Movistar (Telefonica Group) on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 281229
• Published on 24/02/23 at 11:30

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 # 281213
• Published on 24/02/23 at 10:40

F1: Coupang (e-commerce, KOR) acquires exclusive broadcasting rights in South Korea from 2023

Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Formula One World Championship for South Korea as part of a "multi-year deal" from 2023, announced Formula One Group on 22/02/2023. The company will broadcast all the races on its Coupang Play OTT…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 281180
• Published on 24/02/23 at 10:00

DAZN: Marc Watson (Eleven) appointed as chief commercial officer from February 2023

Marc Watson, co-founder and CEO of pay-TV group Eleven Sports, has been appointed as chief commercial officer (CCO) of the OTT sports platform DAZN, on 23/02/2023. Watson succeeds Jacopo Tonoli. "Watson co-founded and was CEO of competitor business Eleven Group alongside Andrea Radrizzani in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 281175
• Published on 24/02/23 at 09:20

Ukraine/a year of war: consequences of the conflict triggered by Russia on the world of sport

While Vladimir Putin and Russia waited until the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing (CHN) on 20/02/2022 before launching the war in Ukraine four days later, on Thursday 24/02/2022, Thomas Bach (GER), president of the International Olympic Committee, accused Moscow of having violated the Olympic…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 281119
• Published on 23/02/23 at 16:35

France/Digital terrestrial television: TF1 & M6 selected by Arcom to renew their current frequencies

"Meeting in plenary session on Wednesday 22/02/2023, Arcom has selected, as a preparatory measure, the TF1 (Société Télévision Française 1) and M6 (Société Métropole Télévision) projects for the production of two national digital terrestrial television (DTT) services," announced Arcom on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 281112
• Published on 23/02/23 at 16:00

NBA: worst audience ever (4.6 million viewers) in the USA for the All-Star Game on TNT & TBS

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA) drew an average of 4.6 million viewers on the pay-TV channels TNT and TBS (belonging to the American pay-TV group Turner, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery), in the United States, on Sunday 19/02/2023 (game start at…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 281113
• Published on 23/02/23 at 15:20

Germany: Czech investment group PPF acquires 9.1% of the audiovisual group ProsiebenSat.1

The Czech investment group PPF has acquired a 9.1% stake in the German broadcasting group ProsiebenSat.1 on 21/02/2023. "PPF believes the digital transformation of ProSieben will create value for all shareholders. PPF is looking forward to liaising with the management and supervisory board of…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Finance, Investment - Shareholding, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 281012
• Published on 22/02/23 at 16:20