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Streaming service DAZN made new accusations against the German Football League (DFL) amid their dispute over delayed payments and the negotiations for the Bundesliga broadcasting rights for 2025-2029. "The credibility of DAZN as a trustworthy business partner has been massively discredited by the behaviour and statements of the DFL management over the past two weeks," DAZN boss Shay Segev said on Sunday in a letter to the 36 DFL clubs, which was available to dpa. The DFL statements give "the impression that DAZN has deliberately caused a massive default in payment to the 36 Bundesliga and seco...
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Streaming service DAZN made new accusations against the German Football League (DFL) amid their dispute over delayed payments and the negotiations for the Bundesliga broadcasting rights for 2025-2029. "The credibility of DAZN as a trustworthy business partner has been massively discredited by the behaviour and statements of the DFL management over the past two weeks," DAZN boss Shay Segev said on Sunday in a letter to the 36 DFL clubs, which was available to dpa. The DFL statements give "the impression that DAZN has deliberately caused a massive default in payment to the 36 Bundesliga and seco...
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Amid the Bundesliga broadcasting rights dispute with streaming service DAZN, the German Football League (DFL) told its 36 professional clubs that they are to receive less money than planned from the media rights income. "The instalment for June 2024 will be reduced from the original €127 million ($135.8 million) to €47 million," reads a DFL letter to the clubs, which was made available to dpa. The reason for that is the fact that €80 million from the current broadcasting rights deal was not received on the contractual due dates, the DFL said. According to the Bild newspaper, DAZN, who's curren...
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The Slovakian government led by left-wing populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has approved the dissolution of the public broadcaster RTVS. The three-party government on Wednesday adopted the controversial bill proposed by nationalist Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová. Opposition politicians and journalists critical of the government have been accusing the coalition for weeks of wanting to replace the media organization, which is considered objective and trustworthy in opinion polls, with a compliant propaganda broadcaster for the government. The final decision can only be taken by parliamen...
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Germany's Olympic team and social media platform Tiktok are starting a partnership to excite a young audience for major sports events such as this summer's Games in Paris. Tiktok said on Wednesday that fans will be able to follow medal ceremonies and personal impressions from athletes at the Games. The partnership is possible after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) relaxed advertising and other rules for athletes and sponsors at the Games. Team Germany's deal with Tiktok is for the Paris Games and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and the Paralympics in both y...
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In the heart of Rome, for nearly a quarter of a century, the Pisano sisters held steadfast to their morning ritual, rain or shine, unfailingly opening their newspaper kiosk, or edicola in Italian. Except in August when Italy practically shuts down for vacation, and on sacred Sundays, a day of rest, Alessandra and Patrizia Pisano opened their newsstand in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, one of Rome's most beautiful squares, at 5:30 am and closed its shutters again at 3 pm. But now, at 59, illness has struck Alessandra, the younger sister by a year, leaving Patrizia to confront an uncertain future ...
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The German Football League (DFL) on Thursday dismissed accusations from streaming portal DAZN in connection with the sale of broadcast rights 2025-2929 which have been suspended as a result. "The DFL has not made any formal errors in the ongoing auction process. DAZN's accusations are unfounded and are rejected by the DFL," the league said in a statement. DAZN sent a letter to DFL managing directors Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel as well as the 36 clubs on Wednesday, accusing the DFL of demanding a bank guarantee within 24 hours which was impossible. It said that like in the past it had submitte...
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The German Football League (DFL) has suspended the sales process for Bundesliga broadcasting rights from the 2025-26 season after a complaint from broadcasters DAZN. The streaming platform sent a letter to DFL managing directors Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel as well as the clubs on Wednesday and raised serious accusations. The clubs were informed by the DFL about the suspension, while a spokesperson said: "The DFL rejects the allegations in the clearest possible terms." The DFL started this week the negotiations for the Bundesliga broadcasting rights for the period between 2025-26 and 2028-29. ...
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In protest against the rising cost of living and comparatively low wages, Greek journalists went on strike for 24 hours on Tuesday. There was no news on radio and television. The internet news portals did not update their websites either. "We are experiencing a series of successive explosive price rises that are creating a crushing situation for families whose income is being destroyed," said the largest journalists' association ESIEA. No newspapers will be published on Wednesday due to the strike. Inflation in Greece was 3.2% in March. The Athens weekly newspaper To Vima calculated that in Gr...
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On the first anniversary of the arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia, the outlet he wrote for - the Wall Street Journal - has called for his immediate release. In the print edition, the front page of a special section on Friday had a large blank space, with the headline: "His story should be here." Gershkovich has been deprived of a normal existence for 12 months, the WSJ said: "a year of stolen stories, stolen joys, stolen memories." The newspaper also reported extensively on his imprisonment and threats to press freedom worldwide. The Russia correspondent was detained on March ...
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