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©  Discovery
Discovery: European Commission grants clearance for the acquisition of AT&T's WarnerMedia business

The European Commission has granted "unconditional clearance (under antitrust, competition law)" to the proposed acquisition of AT&T's WarnerMedia business by the US media group Discovery, announced the parent company of the pay-TV group Eurosport on 22/12/2021. The US telecommunications group…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 237783
• Published on 23/12/21 at 16:00
©  Amazon
Ligue 1 Uber Eats/Amazon: "We have over a million people watching the biggest matches" (Alex Green)

"At Amazon, we do not disclose the number of our subscribers. In no country in the world do we give these numbers. The only one we provide is the 200 million Prime subscribers worldwide. But I can tell you that we are happy with where we are. We have good audiences. We have over a million people…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Digital, Media, …
• Article # 237652
• Published on 23/12/21 at 08:40
©      Nent
Exclusive Media rights: "We like longer contracts" (Peter Nørrelund, Nent Group)

"We like longer contracts because they give us an opportunity to develop sports properties in partnership with rights owners, rather than needing to renegotiate every other year. These owners recognise the value our approach creates, and this has supported us in securing Premier League to 2028 and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Rights Acquisitions, Digital, …
• Article # 237586
• Published on 22/12/21 at 10:40
©  SSC Napoli
Serie A TIM: 1.1 million viewers in Italy for AC Milan - SSC Napoli on DAZN (Auditel)

AC Milan - SSC Napoli (0-1), on Matchday 18 of the 2021-22 Serie A TIM season, drew an average of 1.118 million people, in Italy, on the pay platform DAZN, on Sunday 19/12/2021 (kick-off at 20:45 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Auditel. This figure represented an…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Digital, Media
• Article # 237515
• Published on 21/12/21 at 15:00
©  D.R.
Italy: RAI acquires free-to-air rights to the Beijing 2022 and Paris 2024 Olympics (press)

The Italian public broadcasting group RAI has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights in Italy for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (100 hours of broadcasting) and the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (200 hours of broadcasting), under sub-license from the American broadcasting group Discovery…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 237477
• Published on 21/12/21 at 12:30
©  Bayern Munich
Germany/Bundesliga: 3.17 million viewers for Bayern Munich - VfL Wolfsburg on Sat.1

FC Bayern Munich - VfL Wolfsburg (4-0), on Matchday 17 of the 2021-22 Bundesliga season, drew an average of 3.17 million viewers on the German free-TV channel Sat.1 on Friday 17/12/2021 (kick-off 20:30 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute AGF. This figure represented…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 237402
• Published on 21/12/21 at 09:40
©  D.R.
We would have liked to tell you more (week of 17/12/2021)

• The socios (members) of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) have been called to vote online regarding the revalued Espai Barça project (€1.5bn, +150%), on Sunday 19/12/2021. • Liverpool FC (Premier League), in partnership with AXA (insurance), will play a "legends' match" versus FC Barcelona at…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 237226
• Published on 17/12/21 at 17:40
Brazil: Amazon acquires its first football rights in the country with Copa do Brasil 2022 matches

Amazon has acquired the exclusive broadcast rights in Brazil to 30 matches of the Copa do Brasil 2022, sub-licensed from the Brazilian broadcast group Globo, announced the US e-commerce group on 15/12/2021. The agreement also includes six matches (the semi-finals and the two-legged final) on a…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 237214
• Published on 17/12/21 at 15:55
©  Assemblée nationale
France/parliamentary inquiry on TV rights: 28 proposals including one free Ligue 1 game per matchday

French Deputies (MPs) Cédric Roussel (LREM/Alpes-Maritimes) and Régis Juanico (Génération.s/Loire), respectively rapporteur and chairman of the parliamentary inquiry on the broadcasting rights of sports events, presented their conclusions to the National Assembly's Cultural Affairs Committee and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Media, …
• Article # 237175
• Published on 17/12/21 at 14:00
©  Formula 1
Formula 1: an average of 934,000 viewers in the United States (ABC/ESPN) for the 2021 season (+54%)

The 2021 Formula One season has posted a record average of 934,000 viewers per race in the United States on The Walt Disney Company's ESPN (pay-TV) and ABC (free-TV) channels, according to ESPN on 12/16/2021. This figure represents a 54% increase over the 2020 season (608,000 viewers on average…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 237132
• Published on 17/12/21 at 12:30