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TV rights: $10bn spent by streaming platforms in 2024 (Ampere Analysis)

Streaming platforms paid $10bn (€9.69bn) for the broadcasting rights to sporting events in 2024, an increase of $7.2bn (€6.97bn) compared to "five years earlier," according to a study by British firm Ampere Analysis published on 07/01/2025. "In 2025, Ampere expects streaming platforms' spend on…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 383377
• Published on 09/01/25 at 16:21

2024-25 NFL regular season: an average of 17.5 million viewers in the USA (-2.2%)

The 2024-25 NFL regular-season games recorded an average audience of 17.5 million viewers in the United States, according to data compiled by the American institute Nielsen in January 2025. This figure is down 2.2% on 2023-24, but represents the second-best average audience for an NFL regular…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, North America
• Article # 383293
• Published on 09/01/25 at 10:20

Australian Open: beIN Media Group extends exclusive TV rights in the MENA region until 2029

beIN Media Group has extended its exclusive MENA broadcasting rights to the Australian Open Grand Slam for the 2025-2029 cycle (five editions), announced the Qatari pay-TV group on 08/01/2025. The 2025 edition of the tournament will be held from 12 to 26/01/2025. beIN has held these rights in…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 383186
• Published on 08/01/25 at 17:05

Basketball: "Developing a long-term product strategy with Amazon" (Bastien Lacheny, NBA)

"We are delighted to be working with Amazon to launch this venture over 11 seasons, enabling us to develop a long-term strategy for the product together. Amazon has proven its ability to distribute premium rights over the last five years in Europe with the Champions League (Italy, Germany and the…

Domain(s): Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Media, International authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 383191
• Published on 08/01/25 at 16:25

Africa/CAF: partnership with Canal+ International to develop training for sports journalists

The Confederation of African Football has entered into a strategic partnership with the Canal+ International group (via its entity dedicated to training and education, Canal+ University) with the aim of developing "training programmes in the field of sports journalism for young African talent,…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Media, Game - pitch, …
• Article # 383182
• Published on 08/01/25 at 16:00

Australian Open 2025: all you need to know about broadcasting in Australia & internationally

The 2025 Australian Open Tennis Championships, to be held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne (AUS) from Sunday 12 to Sunday 26/01/2025, will be broadcast exclusively in Australia via the various channels of Australia's private media group Nine Entertainment. All matches from the tournament will be…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Rights Acquisitions, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 383119
• Published on 08/01/25 at 13:40

News Tank Football: elections, appointments & departures recorded in December 2024

• Philippe Diallo was re-elected president of the Fédération Française de Football with 20,422 votes (55.34%) at the FFF's federal assembly held at the Novotel Paris Centre Tour Eiffel (15^th arrondissement) on 14/12/2024. • Debbie Hewitt was unanimously re-elected as non-executive chair of The…

Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners, Media
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Essentials Media, …
• Article # 382537
• Published on 07/01/25 at 16:30

Euroleague: renewal of commercial rights joint venture with IMG (2026-2036)

IMG, a global sports marketing agency, has renewed its partnership with Euroleague Basketball for a further 10 seasons, until 2035-36, announced the body based in Barcelona (ESP) on 07/01/2025. "This extended collaboration, well ahead of the original agreement's expiration, will run through…

Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Agencies, Authorities, Media, …
• Article # 383049
• Published on 07/01/25 at 16:05

USA/Top 100 audiences 2024: 80 sports programmes, including 72 from the NFL & 2 from the Olympics

80 sports programmes featured among the top 100 television audiences in the United States in 2024, compared with 96 in 2023, according to data from the American Nielsen Institute. 72 of these 80 programmes involved National Football League matches (93 in 2023), while four programmes involved…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, North America
• Article # 383028
• Published on 07/01/25 at 14:45

2024-25 Supercoppa Italiana: 7.4 million viewers for Inter Milan - AC Milan on Canale 5

FC Inter Milan - AC Milan (2-3), the final of the 2024-25 Supercoppa Italiana (EA Sports FC Supercup), drew an average of 7.4 million viewers on the Italian private free-TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset Group) on Monday 06/01/2025 (kick-off at 20:00 CET), according to data from the audience…

Domain(s): Media
• Category(ies): Media, Media Audiences, Italy
• Article # 382955
• Published on 07/01/25 at 10:40