

MEDIAPRO Canada has aired live coverage of over 300 soccer games on its dedicated soccer channel, OneSoccer, including 130 Canadian games produced by a game day talent and broadcast crew of over 400 local professionals, marking a stunning debut in the Canadian sports broadcasting landscape. OneSoccer wrapped up its coverage of the inaugural Canadian Premier League (CPL) season on Saturday November 3rd with the live broadcast of the second leg of the CPL Finals from Spruce Meadows in Calgary, produced by MEDIAPRO Canada, which used Odyssey, its 4K multi-format OB mobile, and a total of 16 cameras to bring the game to a global audience through OneSoccer. The game was also aired in full on a delayed basis by the CBC, which broadcast a total of 22 CPL games nationwide in the 2019 season through CBC Television and CBC Gem. Still to come on OneSoccer is live coverage of the highly-anticipated USA v Canada game in the third and final round of the Concacaf Nations League group stage on November 15th, which will determine Canada’s qualification for the six-nation Hex, the Concacaf qualifying tournament for the 2022 Fifa World Cup. OneSoccer’s broadcast of the CPL Finals, which saw Hamilton’s Forge FC defeat Cavalry FC of Calgary to become the first-ever CPL Champion, came just 255 days after Canadian Soccer Business announced its ground-breaking partnership with MEDIAPRO, through which the Spanish audiovisual giant acquired the media rights over 10 years to the CPL, the Canadian Championship, the home games of Canada Soccer’s Men’s and Women’s National Teams and Ontario’s League1. In April of this year, MEDIAPRO launched OneSoccer.ca, initially available on PC and Mac and which soon expanded to Chromecast, AppleTV and Roku. The group then increased its global broadcast facilities services by acquiring Tri-Lite TV, now MEDIAPRO Canada, which operates a growing fleet of multi-format HD Outside Broadcast mobiles producing live coverage of a wide range of events across North America. Oscar López, CEO of MEDIAPRO Canada, said that the company’s growth from the signing of the deal with CSB in February to now has been “phenomenal”. “In less than nine months, we have created a successful soccer platform which has significantly expanded the exposure of Canadian soccer both at home and abroad. Our live broadcasts of the CPL, the Canadian Championships and National Team games have taken production standards for soccer in Canada to a new level. We’re proud of our commitment to soccer in Canada and we’re looking forward to announcing new content and initiatives in the near future.” MEDIAPRO CANADA AND ONESOCCER BY THE NUMBERS

130 games produced live by MEDIAPRO Canada / aired on OneSoccer · 100 Canadian Premier League games · 24 Canadian Championship games · 2 Canada Soccer Men’s National Team Concacaf Nations League games · 1 Canada Soccer Women’s National Team friendly · 2 U17 International games · 1 Ontario League1 Women’s Final Over 200 international soccer games aired live on OneSoccer (by end-2019) · 102 Concacaf Nations League group stage games · 30+ Chinese Super League games · 8 Chinese FA Cup games · 45+ Mexican Liga MX games · 20+ Primera Iberdrola games (Spanish women’s league) Over 80 hours of studio programming · 74 live pre-, half-time and post-game studio shows aired on OneSoccer · 76 standalone preview/highlights programs aired on OneSoccer · 25 episodes of Kickoff Countdown with Kurt Larson · 23 episodes of League in Review with Andi Petrillo · 22 episodes of Inside the CPL · 6 episodes of Unscripted with Asa Rehman · 14 venues in 12 cities across Canada. 5900km between two furthest: Victoria and Halifax · 5 time zones · 350+ host broadcast crew hired in 2019 season · 8 directors · 12 producers · 13 technical producers · 200+ camera operators, working 942 camera days (10,362 camera operator hours) · 100+ additional personnel (audio, AVs, TVA, engineers, drivers etc) · 500+ talent positions filled by over 60 professionals (15% female) · 14 play-by-play commentators (including 1 French) · 15 color commentators (including 1 French) · 2 game-day hosts · 5 studio analysts · 20+ studio guests



About MEDIAPRO Group MEDIAPRO Group, which recorded annual revenues exceeding €2 billion in 2018, operates a fleet of over 80 High Definition and 4K Outside Broadcast units, and produces more than 6,000 events around the world each year. The Group is currently involved in the production of 16 national soccer competitions around the world, including top-tier leagues in Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Kenya, Angola, Slovenia, Serbia, Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico and Canada. MEDIAPRO Group crews produce events for the UEFA Champions League, FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, the Africa Cup of Nations, FIBA events, the Euroleague and Formula 1. MEDIAPRO was also the host broadcaster of the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. Earlier in 2019, MEDIAPRO sealed a long-term partnership with Canadian Soccer Business earlier this year for the worldwide media rights to the Canadian Premier League, the country’s new first division soccer league; the Canadian Championship, Canada Soccer’s highest domestic professional soccer competition, involving all professional soccer clubs in Canada; and the home games of Canada Soccer’s Men’s and Women’s National Teams. In April, MEDIAPRO launched OneSoccer, a 24/7 channel that delivers world-class dedicated Canadian soccer coverage and content, and in July, it acquired the rights in Canada to the Chinese Super League and Mexico’s LigaMX. MEDIAPRO also manages the global media rights to Spain’s LaLiga Santander and last year was awarded a wide package of rights for the four seasons from 2020-21 to France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, where it is set to launch a 24/7 channel to carry live coverage of league matches. The MEDIAPRO Group produces more than 15 TV channels worldwide, including several specialty sports channels. With 58 offices on four continents, MEDIAPRO is also one of the most important creators of content in the world, with projects for HBO, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Turner, DirecTV, Movistar, FOX, Viacom and Televisa. MEDIAPRO Canada is also a full-service company offering mobiles, air-packs, crewing, studios, and a complete rentals department from its Toronto, Canada headquarters. Its newly-expanded fleet of five Outside Broadcast units includes Odyssey, the first mid-size 4K mobile in North America, and Alto, its 53′ fully equipped expando mobile, capable of 14 cameras and 4 EVS systems. The Group entered the Canadian broadcast services market in April of this year as part of its global expansion drive.



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