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Tennis: a record 2 billion cumulative viewers for Grand Slam tournaments in 2024

The four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, US Open) posted a record cumulative audience of nearly 2 billion viewers in "more than 200 countries" in 2024, announced their organisers on 10/10/2024. "The Grand Slams have also seen remarkable growth in their…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): International authorities, Media, Media Audiences, …
• Article # 340788
• Published on 11/10/24 at 15:50
©  2Playbook
Media: "More and more leagues will have their own platform & distribute it" (T. Benet, Mediapro)

"The fact that there are more and more audiovisual platforms suggests that rights holders are getting closer and closer to the consumers. There will be more and more leagues that have their own platform and distribute it; it is something that will happen in minor sports, but also in major sports,…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Professional leagues, Media, Rights Acquisitions, …
• Article # 340782
• Published on 11/10/24 at 15:20
©  ECA
CJEU ruling: "We don't think the case will fundamentally change the system" (D. Mioduski, ECA)

"Some people are starting to interpret the CJEU ruling as heralding the end of the transfer market. That would be a terrible thing for the whole club ecosystem. It would mean benefiting the top 50 to 100 players at the demise of thousands of players in the ecosystem. But we don't think this case…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 340713
• Published on 11/10/24 at 11:30
©  LFP
LFP: 4th edition of the Childhood Defenders Tournament at the Allianz Riviera (Nice) on 17/11/2024

The Allianz Riviera (Nice, Alpes-Maritimes), home of OGC Nice (Ligue 1 McDonald's), will host the fourth edition of the "défenseurs de l’enfance" (Childhood Defenders Tournament) on Sunday 17/11/2024, announced the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 10/10/2024. The event is co-organised by the…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Social Responsibility, Stadiums, France
• Article # 340683
• Published on 11/10/24 at 09:20
©  D.R.
esports: FIFAe World Cup 2024 to be played on Konami's eFootball (formerly PES) video game

FIFAe, FIFA's official esports division, has signed a collaboration agreement with video games publisher Konami to launch a global competition (FIFAe World Cup) based on the eFootball (formerly PES) video game, announced the two parties on 10/10/2024. The qualifying phase for the tournament…
Domain(s): Public Authorities & Regulations, Sponsors & Partners
• Category(ies): Federations, International authorities, Sponsors - Partners, …
• Article # 340679
• Published on 11/10/24 at 08:40
©  Olympique de Marseille
Ligue 1 TV rights: letter from O. Lyonnais to the LFP challenging the beIN SPORTS agreement (press)

Laurent Prud’homme, managing director of Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 McDonald's), sent a letter to the Ligue de Football Professionnel on Wednesday 09/10/2024 challenging the agreement between the body and beIN SPORTS France concerning the domestic broadcasting rights to Ligue 1 over the 2024-2029…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations, Media
• Category(ies): Clubs, Authorities, Professional leagues, …
• Article # 340630
• Published on 10/10/24 at 16:35
©  ECA
ECA/31st general assembly: "Solidarity is a core part of our mission" (Nasser Al-Khelaïfi)

"We support the whole pyramid of football, which makes our own membership even stronger. We have moved away from a world of 'haves' and 'have nots', to a more virtuous system based on the collective. Solidarity is a core part of ECA's mission, ensuring non-participating clubs also benefit from the…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 340596
• Published on 10/10/24 at 13:40
©  ECA
UEFA-ECA agreement: "Building something bigger together" (Aleksander Ceferin)

"Last year (on 06/09/2023) saw a memorandum of understanding between UEFA and the ECA. On that day, I spoke of unity and the strengths of our partnership. I'm delighted to have extended it yesterday. It's not just a question of continuing what's already working, it's about building something…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 340560
• Published on 10/10/24 at 11:30
©  D.R.
Europe: Memorandum of Understanding between UEFA & ECA extended until 2033

The European Club Association and UEFA have extended their memorandum of understanding until 2033, announced the two European bodies on 09/10/2024 on the sidelines of the 31st ECA general assembly, which is being held in Athens (GRE) from 08 to 10/10/2024. The agreement in question, signed on…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Clubs, International authorities, Finance, …
• Article # 340512
• Published on 10/10/24 at 09:20
©  Seb Lascoux
Think Sport: "US investments in European clubs: a trend that is set to continue" (A. de Rauglaudre)

"The current valuation of the Top 30 European football clubs is at the same level as that of US sports franchises 10-12 years ago, and every year the curves follow each other with the same gap. American investors are therefore thinking that they have the opportunity to acquire clubs at three, four…
Domain(s): Clubs, Public Authorities & Regulations
• Category(ies): Essentials Clubs, Essentials Public Authorities & Regulations, Clubs, …
• Article # 340474
• Published on 10/10/24 at 08:40