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©  D.R.

MLS: YouTube TV (streaming) shirt sponsor for Los Angeles FC starting from the 2018 season

YouTube TV, an OTT television and video streaming service, has become the main shirt sponsor of Los Angeles FC (MLS) starting from the 2018 season, on 31/01/2018. Major League Soccer's 23rd franchise will debut in the North American professional football league on 04/03/2018 with an away match…
Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Clubs, …
• Article # 112449
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©  bein sports

Super Bowl: 103.4 million viewers in the United States on NBC (lowest figure since 2009)

The New England Patriots - Philadelphia Eagles game (33-41), the 52nd Super Bowl at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, drew 103.4 million viewers in the United States on the free-TV channel NBC, on Sunday 04/02/2018 (kick-off at 18:30 US East Coast time, according to data from the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 112399
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©  LFP

Sub-Saharan Africa: French LFP TV rights awarded to Kwesé and Canal+ for the 2018-2024 period

Kwesé, a subsidiary of the South African audiovisual group Econet Media, and the pay-TV group Canal+ Afrique, have acquired, for sub-Saharan Africa, the broadcast rights to the competitions of the French LFP for six seasons (2018-2024), via license from the pay-TV group beIN Media Group, on…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 112301
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©  EFL

Netherlands: Ziggo (free and pay-TV) extends TV rights to the Champions League (2018-2021)

Ziggo, the Dutch branch of the US telecommunications group Liberty Global, has extended its rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in the Netherlands, for the 2018-2021 period, confirmed UEFA on 31/01/2018. One match per day of the competition, in the new 19:00 slot, shall be broadcast…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Authorities
• Article # 112327
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©  Lega Serie A

Serie A: TV rights awarded to the Spanish intermediary Mediapro for €1.05bn per year for 2018-2021

The Lega Serie A has awarded the domestic audiovisual rights of the Serie A for the 2018-2021 period to an independent intermediary, the Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, for €1,050,001,000 per year, announced the Italian League on 05/02/2018. "With this price being higher than the minimum…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Clubs, Authorities, …
• Article # 112261
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©  Séb Lascoux

Think Football 2018: "eSports is a phenomenon that will last for three reasons" (C. Page, Webedia)

"eSports is a societal phenomenon that will last for three reasons. First, because the audience exists, and there are more and more eSports fans all over the world. (Next), Video games are at the centre of the ecosystem and because their business model is evolving; they are not just sell video…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 112153
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©  Seb Lascoux

Think Football 2018: "The problem for digital actors is creation of value" (L-E Le Lay, France TV)

"In terms of sports rights, the problem for digital actors is the creation of value. I'm not sure they create this today. These digital players will only survive if they bring additional value to rights holders," said Laurent-Eric Le Lay, director of sports of of the public group France…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital, …
• Article # 112155
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©  NFL

NFL: Fox Sports acquires TV rights for Thursday night games for €2.4bn over 5 years (2018-2022)

The pay-TV group Fox Sports has acquired the audiovisual rights, in the United States, for five seasons (2018-2022) to the "Thursday Night Football" package, eleven NFL regular season games per season played on Thursday nights, on 31/01/2018. Fox Sports will pay $3bn (€2.4bn) over five years…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 112170
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©  D.R.

Premier League: 970,000 subscribers for Tottenham - Manchester United (Matchday 25) On BT Sport

Tottenham Hotspur FC - Manchester United FC (2-0), Matchday 25 of the Premier League 2017-18, drew an average of 970,000 subscribers on the pay-TV channel BT Sport 2 on Wednesday 31/01/2018 (Kick-off 20 hours local time, pre-game at 19:15 local time). This was the second best audience of the…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Media Audiences, Clubs, …
• Article # 112142
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©  Rugbypass

Asia: OTT platfrom RugbyPass acquires NatWest 6 Nations TV rights for 23 territories in Asia

RugbyPass, a rugby OTT platform has acquired, for 23 territories in Asia, from the British agency for media rights and marketing MP & Silva, the broadcast rights "for several years" for the NatWest 6 Nations Tournament on 26/01/2018. "RugbyPass offers fans weekly, monthly or annual subscription…
Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Rights Acquisitions, Agencies, Digital
• Article # 112102
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