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Canal+/beIN Sports France: exclusive distribution and sublicensing agreement (Ligue 1) is finalized

The exclusive distribution and sublicensing agreement between Canal+ and beIN Sports France, announced on 12/09/2019, was finalized after being submitted to the representative bodies of beIN Sports staff, and after "other conditions having been satisfied", announced the two French pay-TV groups on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Finance, Legal
• Article # 175049
• Published on 12/02/20 at 16:45
©  Pro League
Pro League (Belgium): TV rights not awarded due to lack of distribution agreement between clubs

The broadcasting rights for the Jupiler Pro League in Belgium, starting with the 2020-21 season, have not been allocated as of 07/02/2020. "In the absence of an agreement on the distribution model, the general assembly has been postponed until 21/02/2020," announced the Pro League during an…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 174784
• Published on 11/02/20 at 14:19
©  DFL
Bundesliga: Nent Group extends TV rights in Scandinavia and acquires them in Iceland (2021-2025)

The free and pay-TV group Nent Group has acquired the broadcasting rights to the Bundesliga for Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland for the 2021-2025 cycle on 10/02/2020. The matches will be broadcast on Viaplay, the group's streaming platform, while certain others will also be broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 174863
• Published on 11/02/20 at 13:30
©  Premier League
Premier League: "We will move to direct-to-consumer and traditional media right sales" (R. Masters)

"During the last (rights bidding) process (for the 2019-2022 seasons) we spent quite a lot of time and invested a lot of resources in building our expertise and capacity in 'direct-to-consumer'. We considered whether strategically it would be the right time to test a few markets then and decided…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Authorities, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 174783
• Published on 10/02/20 at 15:35
Premier League: Nent Group acquires broadcasting rights in Scandinavia (2022-2028)

The free and pay-TV Nent Group has acquired the broadcasting rights to the Premier League in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark for the 2022-2028 period on 06/02/2020. The matches will be broadcast by the group' s streaming platform Viaplay. Nent Group already holds these rights for the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies
• Article # 174621
• Published on 10/02/20 at 09:40
©  Athletic Club Bilbao
2019-20 Copa del Rey: 4.1 million viewers in Spain for Athletic Club - FC Barcelona on Cuatro

Athletic Club Bilbao (LaLiga Santander) - FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) quarterfinal of the 2019-20 Copa del Rey (1-0), drew an average of 4.14 million viewers on the Spanish free and private TV channel Cuatro (Mediaset España), on Thursday 06/02/2020 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). This figure…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 174635
• Published on 07/02/20 at 15:19
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "Piracy often represents 20% of the audience" (C. Guenneteau, beIN Sports)

"We like fair competition but piracy is not. Illicit consumption of sports competitions frequently accounts for around 20% of the overall audience for an event," said Caroline Guenneteau, legal director of beIN Sports France, during the Think Football conference on 05/02/2020. Caroline…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Legal
• Article # 174623
• Published on 07/02/20 at 12:14
United States: ESPN+ (OTT) has 7.6 million subscribers (+117% since the launch of Disney+)

ESPN+, the sports OTT platform launched on 12/04/2018 in the United States at a monthly price of $4.99 (4.50 euros), has 7.6 million subscribers, announced Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Company, parent company of the ESPN, on 04/02/2020. This figure has increased by 117% since November…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 174478
• Published on 07/02/20 at 09:35
©  werderbremen
DFB-Pokal: 7.49 million viewers in Germany for Werder Bremen - Borussia Dortmund on ARD

SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) - Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga), Round of 16 of the 2019-20 DFB-Pokal (3-2), drew an average 7.49 million viewers on the German public TV channel ARD, on Tuesday 04/02/2020 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This figure represented an audience share of 25.8%, which ranked…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences
• Article # 174502
• Published on 06/02/20 at 16:59
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Football 2020: "We've submitted an application to create our channel" (J. Bergeaud, Mediapro)

"We have submitted an application to the CSA (French audiovisual control body) for an agreement to create our channel. We will truly be the channel and the home of French football, the home of all the clubs, the big clubs, but also of all the others. We are going to broadcast a 24/7 channel…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media Audiences, Authorities, Agencies, …
• Article # 174497
• Published on 06/02/20 at 15:19