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News Tank Football: Bastille Day, a national holiday in France on Wednesday 14/07/2021

Bastille Day, a French national holiday celebrated each year to commemorate the Storming of the Bastille (a medieval fortress in Paris, which became a prison for upper-class members of French society who opposed King Louis XIV and was later used by Louis XV and XVI to hold prisoners from varied…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Ticketing, Clubs, …
• Article # 223609
• Published on 13/07/21 at 17:50
©  RMC
LFP TV rights: Canal+ has notified beIN Sports and LFP of its desire to break the contract (press)

The French pay-TV group Canal+ has written to the LFP to notify it of its intention to withdraw from its contract with the pay-TV group beIN Sports France, which sub-licenses two Ligue 1 Uber Eats matches (on Saturdays at 21:00 and Sundays at 17:00), over the 2020-2024 cycle, for an annual amount…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Media, …
• Article # 223586
• Published on 13/07/21 at 16:40
©  D.R.
TV rights: "The LFP has behaved foolishly by handing itself over to Amazon" (Jean-Pascal Gayant)

"The Ligue de Football Professionnel is a nutshell compared to Amazon and its $386bn (€320bn) turnover in 2020. The future of French football is not a concern for this 'World Company' which is turning everything upside down. The LFP has behaved foolishly by handing itself over, so easily, for a…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Legal, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 223428
• Published on 13/07/21 at 16:00
©  FIFA
Women's World Cup 2023: Sky acquires TV rights for co-host country New Zealand

The New Zealand pay-TV and free-to-air group Sky Network Television Limited has acquired the broadcasting rights to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 for New Zealand, announced FIFA on 13/07/2021. The competition, the first 32-team event, will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. "Sky will…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 223519
• Published on 13/07/21 at 11:40
©  France TV
Tour de France 2021: a record 37.6 million viewers in France for first 2 weeks on France Télévisions

37.6 million people in France watched the first two weeks of the 2021 Tour de France (from 26/06 to 11/07/2021) on the public channels France 2 and France 3, according to France Télévisions via Twitter on 12/07/2021. This is a record for the first two weeks of competition, explained the public…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 223466
• Published on 13/07/21 at 10:20
©  Wimbledon
Wimbledon: BBC extends TV rights in the UK until 2027 and ESPN extends in the Americas until 2035

The British public broadcaster BBC has extended its UK broadcast and radio rights to the Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) for the 2025-2027 cycle (three years), on 09/07/2021. The 2027 edition will be the 100th anniversary of the partnership…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Media
• Article # 223455
• Published on 12/07/21 at 17:00
©  UEFA
Euro 2020 Final: Italy - England draws 29.5 million viewers in the UK and 20.6 million in Italy

Italy - England (1-1, 3-2 on penalties), the Euro 2020 final played in front of 67,173 spectators at Wembley (London, ENG), drew an average of 29.5 million viewers on the public TV channel BBC One and the free and private TV channel ITV, Sunday 11/07/2021 (kick-off at 20:00 BST, 21:00 CET). A peak…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media, Essentials Media
• Article # 223406
• Published on 12/07/21 at 14:20
©  UEFA
Euro 2020 Final: Italy - England draws 11.81 million viewers in France on M6 (audience share: 52.8%)

The Euro 2020 final between Italy and England (1-1, 3-2 on penalties), played in front of 67,173 spectators at Wembley (London, ENG), drew an average of 11.81 million viewers, with a peak audience of 13.9 million, on the French free and private TV channel M6 on Sunday 11/07/2021 (kick-off at 21:00…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Media
• Article # 223361
• Published on 12/07/21 at 11:00
©  D.R.
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 # 223316
• Published on 09/07/21 at 18:00
Piracy: broadcasters and rights holders condemn the illegal broadcasting by SatCon in Gabon

"beIN Sports, Canal+ International, Gabon Television, LaLiga, the Motion Picture Association (MPA), Startimes, Thema, TNT Africa and UEFA stress that only broadcasters who obtain broadcasting authorisation from the rights holders may carry the signals and content of these channels," said the nine…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Legal, Media
• Article # 223305
• Published on 09/07/21 at 17:20