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©  Free
Exclusive Free Ligue 1 (application): "We have exceeded 800,000 downloads" (Frédéric Goyon)

"We have exceeded 800,000 downloads on iOS and Android (700,000 at the end of the first season, 2020-21). As planned, the Free Ligue 1 app will become a fee-based app on 17/09/2021 only for near-live extracts (up to 30 minutes per match), but it will remain free for Free subscribers (excluding…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Marketing - Communication, Digital, …
• Article # 228606
• Published on 21/09/21 at 11:40
©  D.R.
Netflix: "When F1 rights sold we weren't among the bidders, today we'd think about it" (R. Hastings)

"A few years ago, the (commercial) rights to Formula 1 were sold. At that time we were not among the bidders, today we would think about it," said Reed Hastings, CEO of the streaming platform Netflix, to the German magazine Der Spiegel, 17/09/2021. Reed Hastings is not counting on news or live…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 228886
• Published on 21/09/21 at 11:00
©  Note de l'AGCOM sur les audiences de DAZN
Italy/Serie A TIM: AGCOM (regulatory authority) opens an investigation into DAZN's audience figures

AGCOM, the regulator and competition authority for the communication sector in Italy, has announced the launch of an investigation into the methodology used to calculate the audiences reported by the OTT platform DAZN, on 16/09/2021. DAZN, which has acquired the rights to broadcast the 10 Serie…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Digital, Authorities, Media
• Article # 228860
• Published on 21/09/21 at 10:20
©  Sportel
Sportel Monaco 2021: programme of conferences and masterclasses

Javier Tebas (president of LaLiga), Anouk Mertens (chief content officer at Eleven), Bertrand Amar (head of sports at Webedia), Thierry Boudard (CEO of Sportall) and Glen Killane (executive director of the European Broadcasting Union) will be among the speakers taking part in the conferences and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Media
• Article # 228753
• Published on 20/09/21 at 14:00
©  L'Equipe
France: L'Équipe acquires rights to the final stages of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

The French sports media group L'Équipe has acquired the rights to broadcast the final stages of the 2021 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, in France, for its free-to-air platform L'Équipe Live, on 17/09/2021. The broadcast will begin with the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-final…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 228726
• Published on 20/09/21 at 11:00
©  URC
United Rugby Championship: launch of URC TV, the competition's OTT platform with Irish TV group RTÉ

The Irish public TV group RTÉ and the United Rugby Championship (URC) have joined forces to launch URC TV, the competition's OTT platform, according to the competition's organisers on 16/09/2021. The platform, available outside South Africa and the UK (see list of broadcasters below), is being…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 228579
• Published on 20/09/21 at 10:20
©  Assemblée nationale
Ligue 1 TV rights: "It's wrong to say that we threw in the towel" (Jaume Roures, Mediapro)

"There are three reasons for our failure in France: the lack of possibility to negotiate a discount with the League because of Covid-19, piracy and the aggressive attitude of Canal+. It is wrong to say that we threw in the towel. If we had been able to negotiate, we would still be here," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 228539
• Published on 17/09/21 at 17:00
©  UEFA
Europa League: 1.31 million viewers in France for Rangers FC - Olympique Lyonnais on W9

Rangers FC (Cinch Premiership) - Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) (0-2), on Matchday 1 of the 2021-22 Europa League, drew an average of 1.31 million viewers on French free DTT channel W9 (M6 Group) on Thursday 16/09/2021 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 228655
• Published on 17/09/21 at 16:10
©  Paris Saint-Germain
Champions League: 1.88 million viewers for Club Brugge KV - Paris Saint-Germain on Canal+

The Club Brugge KV (Jupiler Pro League) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) game (1-1), on Matchday 1 of the 2021-22 Champions League group stage (Group A), drew an average of 1.88 million viewers, with a peak audience of 2.15 million, on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Wednesday 15/09/2021…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Clubs, Media
• Article # 228510
• Published on 16/09/21 at 16:40
©  URC x Mediaset
United Rugby Championship: Mediaset (free-TV), broadcaster in Italy for the 2021-22 season

The private Italian television group Mediaset has acquired, for Italy, the free-to-air broadcasting rights to the 2021-22 United Rugby Championship, according to the organisers of the competition on 14/09/2021. The new championship, which replaces the Guinness Pro 14 (see below), will begin on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Media
• Article # 228439
• Published on 16/09/21 at 14:00