Sport&media: "Piracy will be the main factor in the bursting of the TV rights bubble" (Pierre Maes)

"Piracy of sports broadcasts is becoming widespread because of technological progress: it is simply linked to the bandwidth that makes it very easy to stream matches in excellent quality. It is clear that this is only the beginning of piracy. It will be the main factor in the bursting of the TV rights bubble that will become widespread in Europe," said Pierre Maes, consultant and author of the book "Le business des droits TV du football" ("The Business of Football TV Rights"), on 30/06/2021.

Pierre Maes participated in a webinar organised by News Tank Football entitled "Is the Sport and Media Industry Entering a New Era?" with Philippe Bailly, president of the media consultancy NPA Conseil, and Arnaud Simon, CEO and founder of In & Out Stories, a consultancy firm for national and international sports organisations, and former managing director of Eurosport France.

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