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USA: ESPN to acquire Bundesliga broadcasting rights from 2020-21 onwards (press)

The American pay-TV sports channel package ESPN is on the verge of acquiring the Bundesliga's broadcasting rights in the United States from the 2020-21 season onwards, according to the New York Post, on 31/07/2019. Nearly all of the matches are expected to be broadcast on the OTT platform…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153535
• Published on 01/08/19 at 12:40
Piracy (beoutQ): seven major football rights holders consider a complaint in S. Arabia impossible

"We, the rights holders of various football competitions, collectively condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing theft of our intellectual property by the pirate broadcaster known as 'beoutQ' and call on the authorities in Saudi Arabia (KSA) to support us in ending the widespread and…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Legal, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, …
• Article # 153513
• Published on 01/08/19 at 11:53
©  D.R.
LaLiga Santander: unsuccessful TV rights call for tenders in the UK and Ireland (2019-2022)

The call for tenders for LaLiga Santander's broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland for the 2019-2022 cycle, launched on 11/07/2019, has proved unsuccessful. Candidates had until 25/07/2019 to respond and then received a letter indicating that the call for tenders was null and void…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153537
• Published on 01/08/19 at 10:37
©  Juventus
Italy: a battle between RAI and Mediaset for the broadcast of a free-to-air Champions League match

The Italian public service broadcaster RAI is challenging an agreement between the pay-TV operator Sky Italia and the free and pay-TV group Mediaset concerning the broadcasting rights in Italy of a free-to-air Champions League match over the 2019-2021 period, according to the Italian press on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Legal
• Article # 153461
• Published on 31/07/19 at 13:10
©  D.R.
France: one game per week of third division National 1 to be broadcast on Canal+ Sport in 2019-20

The pay-TV channel Canal+ Sport will broadcast one game per matchday of the National a (French third division) in the 2019-20 season, Friday nights at 18:00 CET. "This is an interesting niche because it will be tied to a promising event, namely the Ligue 1 match that will follow (at 20:45)," said…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 153462
• Published on 31/07/19 at 10:29
©  NBA Tencent
China: Internet group Tencent extends as NBA's exclusive digital partner until 2024-25

Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese Internet services group, has extended its partnership with the NBA in China for five seasons until 2024-25, on 28/07/2019. Tencent had previously extended its partnership with the NBA to become its exclusive digital partner in China until 30/06/2020, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 153418
• Published on 30/07/19 at 16:00
Serie A TV rights (2021-2024): Assembly of the League gives its agreement to negotiate with Mediapro

"The Assembly of the Lega Serie A, unanimously, intends to retain its right to address the operators in the market for the transfer of audiovisual rights for the period of three years 2021-2024, and positively considers the possibility of creating a channel of the League (in accordance with…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 153420
• Published on 30/07/19 at 14:14
Spain: Orange signs distribution agreement with Telefonica for LaLiga and European Cup matches

The Spanish subsidiary of the telecommunications group Orange has signed a distribution agreement with its competitor Telefonica to distribute its football channels on 25/07/2019. The value of the agreement would exceed €300m per year according to the Spanish press. The duration of the agreement…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Marketing - Communication
• Article # 153258
• Published on 26/07/19 at 17:20
GAFA Deal Tracker: list of acquisitions, partnerships, and activities in sports

The term GAFA originally referred to four American groups in new technologies and the internet: Google (Alphabet group, internet), Amazon (e-commerce), Facebook (social network) and Apple (computing technology). By extension, the term GAFA now includes other new internet and technology groups…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 153228
• Published on 26/07/19 at 16:45
Audiovisual rights: Amazon becomes the first GAFA to enter the sports rights market in France

The e-commerce site Amazon has become the first GAFA to enter the French sports rights market, with the acquisition, for its VoD platform Prime Video, of lot 2 of the French call for tenders for the broadcasting rights to the Roland Garros tennis tournament for the 2021-2023 cycle on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 153203
• Published on 26/07/19 at 12:30