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2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama: 1 million viewers for Lille - Lyon (Matchday 28) on Canal+

LOSC Lille - Olympique Lyonnais (1-0), on Matchday 28 of the 2019-20 Ligue 1 Conforama season, drew an average of 1 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+, on Sunday 08/03/2020 (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
• Article # 177160
• Published on 12/03/20 at 10:25
Covid-19: "RMC Sport does not wish to broadcast PSG - B. Dortmund free-to-air" (R. Maracineanu)

"Following the decision to play Paris Saint-Germain - Borussia Dortmund behind closed doors, we asked the broadcaster (the pay-TV package RMC Sport) to offer to broadcast this match on free-to-air television, and they chose not to do it," said Roxana Maracineanu, French Minister of Sports, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 177360
• Published on 11/03/20 at 13:39
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: from CSR to women's football, to Mediapro's strategy and TV rights windfall

Corporate Social Responsibility among companies and organisations (Why the boom in CSR? How to reconcile social work and business, How to communicate? From discretion to social washing, which spaces?), challenges for the future (eSports, blockchain, the Evin Law), women's football (What…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Ticketing, Social Responsibility, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 177155
• Published on 11/03/20 at 10:31
Piracy: the sports industry "needs to create a model like Spotify" (A. Briceno, beIN Sports)

"It's a very complicated achievement to get (a streaming model like the Spotify music platform) because we are so complex in this industry, but I think at some point we definitely need to have that conversation and find out a model where we all contribute and create something like that," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 177284
• Published on 10/03/20 at 16:35
©  D.R.
Sportel Miami: "In broadcasting we will be inspired by other platforms (eSports)" (M. Brabants, NBA)

"I think we are going to take best practices (in terms of broadcasting) from other platforms (Twitch, YouTube) and other sports and we will have to apply them to create a more attractive product," said Matt Brabants, vice-president for international media distribution of the National Basketball…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Digital, Marketing - Communication, …
• Article # 177205
• Published on 10/03/20 at 11:54
©  Canal+
Canal+ Group: Géraldine Gygi Laggiard appointed deputy director of sports acquisitions

Géraldine Gygi Laggiard has been appointed deputy director of sports acquisitions for the free and pay TV and group Canal+, on 04/03/2020. In this capacity, she will report to Pierre Lelong, the group's director of sports acquisitions. At the same time, Laggiard will retain "her current…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 177068
• Published on 06/03/20 at 17:35
©  D.R.
Mediapro: a turnover of €1.82bn (-7.6%) and EBITDA of €224m (+0.9%) in 2019

Mediapro posted a turnover of €1.82bn in 2019, down 7.6% compared to 2018 (€1.97 bn), "due to the effects of modifications in certain audiovisual rights contracts and the end of the contract to the rights to LaLiga in Spain (at the beginning of the 2019-20 season)," announced the Spanish…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Marketing - Communication, Agencies, Finance, …
• Article # 177060
• Published on 06/03/20 at 17:00
©  Optus Sport
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 # 177042
• Published on 06/03/20 at 14:35
©  Athletic Bilbao
2019-20 Copa del Rey: 2.8 million viewers in Spain for Granada - Athletic Club on Cuatro (Mediaset)

Granada CF (LaLiga Santander) - Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander), semi-final second leg of the 2019-20 Copa del Rey (2-1, 2-2 on aggregate, Athletic Club Bilbao qualified due to the away goal rule), drew an average of 2.83 million viewers on the Spanish free and private TV channel Cuatro…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 177022
• Published on 06/03/20 at 12:09
Discovery: a turnover of $11.14bn (€9.93bn) and net profit of $2.07bn (€1.84bn) in 2019

The American audiovisual group Discovery (parent company of the pay-TV group Eurosport) posted a turnover of $11.14bn (€9.93bn, on 31/12/2019) for the financial year 2019 (closing of accounts on 31/12/2019), according to the group, which published its accounts on 27/02/2020. This figure is up 6…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 176957
• Published on 06/03/20 at 11:39