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Serie A TV rights: Mediapro negotiating to join an investment fund offer (press)

The Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro is seeking to join one of the two consortia that have made bids to acquire shares in the future media company that the Lega Serie A wants to create for the management of its broadcasting rights, according to the Italian business daily Il Sole 24 Ore on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities
• Article # 193965
• Published on 24/09/20 at 11:31
DAZN: Eurosport distribution agreement extended by three years and will include Switzerland

The OTT sports platform DAZN has extended its agreement with the American audiovisual group Discovery by three years to distribute the pay channels Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 to its subscribers in European markets. The first agreement, signed on 18/07/2019, applied in Germany, Austria, Spain…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 193924
• Published on 24/09/20 at 10:45
FFF: official launch of the new OTT platform FFFTV (new look, new features)

The French Football Federation "is officially launching its new digital platform (FFFTV.fr), dedicated to all video content produced by the FFF," announced the body on 18/09/2020. "Accessible via the Internet, tablet, smartphone and connected TV, this new channel offers varied and…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Authorities, …
• Article # 193845
• Published on 23/09/20 at 17:29
DAZN: sale of majority stake in Goal.com to the private equity fund TPG

Integrated Media Company (IMC), a new company created by the US private equity fund TPG, will acquire a majority stake in the sports news website Goal.com, according to the OTT sports platform DAZN, on 22/09/2020. The sports news sites Spox (GER) and VoetbalZone (NED), also owned by DAZN, are…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 193841
• Published on 23/09/20 at 15:29
Bundesliga: beIN Sports has not renewed its TV rights in the MENA region due to piracy

The Qatari pay-TV group beIN Media Group has not renewed its broadcasting rights for the Bundesliga, in the MENA zone, for the 2020-21 season which started on 18/09/2020. "Our business plan is clear. We will only bid for rights at levels that make economic sense and have a value proposition…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities, …
• Article # 193709
• Published on 22/09/20 at 17:55
2020-21 Bundesliga: 6.68 million viewers for Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 (Matchday 1) on ZDF

FC Bayern Munich - Schalke 04 (8-0), opening match of the 2020-21 Bundesliga, drew an average of 6.68 million viewers in Germany on the public TV channel ZDF, on Friday 18/09/2020 (kick-off at 20:30 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 29.2% and enabled ZDF to post the best…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 193676
• Published on 22/09/20 at 17:20
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2020-21 LaLiga Santander: 2.4 million cumulative viewers in Spain for the 7 games on Matchday 2

7 of the 10 games on Matchday 2 of the 2020-21 LaLiga Santander season, played behind closed doors on 19 and 20/09/2020, posted a cumulative audience of 2.465 million viewers in Spain (1,836,000 on the pay-TV channel Movistar LaLiga and 629,000 on the free-TV channel Gol) according to data from…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 193641
• Published on 22/09/20 at 16:40
Ligue 1 Uber Eats: 634,000 viewers for Stade Rennais - AS Monaco on Canal+ (audience share: 3.2%)

Stade Rennais FC - AS Monaco FC (2-1), on Matchday 4 of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season, drew an average of 634,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Saturday 19/09/2020 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie. This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 193537
• Published on 22/09/20 at 16:00
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Exclusive "Great sports stories can have massive value for fans" (Anouk Mertens, NEO Studios/Eleven)

"One of things the Covid period has shown us is that great sports stories told in the right way can have massive value for fans. Our documentary ("Take us Home") with Leeds United FC (Premier League) is a beautifully shot film, narrated by Russell Crowe (New Zealand actor, film producer…
Domain(s): Clubs, Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Clubs, Agencies, …
• Article # 193661
• Published on 22/09/20 at 14:29
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LFP TV rights: "The former exec team of the LFP took us for a cash drawer" (M. Saada, Canal+)

"We haven't given up on football. We just treated them (the LFP) the way they have treated us lately, on a strictly contractual basis. The former professional football league executive team took us for a cash drawer. Whenever we had a request, such as a change in match times (from 20:45 to 21:00…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Authorities, …
• Article # 193544
• Published on 21/09/20 at 13:04