Armenia Wins Junior Eurovision 2021

Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.
Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.
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Armenia Wins Junior Eurovision 2021

Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.
Presenters Dutch singers Edsilia Rombley, Chantal Janzen, Jan Smit and Dutch influential YouTuber Nikkie de Jager are seen on stage during first semi-final of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka Van de Wouw.

Armenia’s representative Maléna, 14, won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest held in Paris on Sunday, with the song "Qami Qami,” according to Agence France Press (AFP).

The contest saw the participation of 19 countries represented by contestant aged between 9 and 14.

This year’s edition was organized by France for the first time after it’s representative, Valentina won last year with her song “J’imagine.”

Poland’s Sara James, 13, came second with her song “Somebody,” followed by France’s representative Enzo, 13, who sang Tik Tak.

According to organizers, the Armenian teen won the contest supported by the audience’s online voting, with over 4.3 million votes from around 200 countries.

In the first phase, with the jury’s votes, France’s Enzo ranked first, followed by the representatives of Poland and Armenia.



FIFA Signs Netflix to US Broadcast Deal for Women's World Cup in 2027, 2031

The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix corporate offices on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images/AFP)
The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix corporate offices on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images/AFP)
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FIFA Signs Netflix to US Broadcast Deal for Women's World Cup in 2027, 2031

The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix corporate offices on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images/AFP)
The Netflix logo is displayed at Netflix corporate offices on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031.

The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given.

World Cups are typically broadcast on free-to-air public networks to reach the biggest audiences.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino publicly criticized public broadcasters, especially in Europe, for undervaluing offers to broadcast the 2023 tournament that was played in Australia and New Zealand. That tournament was broadcast by Fox in the US, The AP reported.

"This agreement sends a strong message about the real value of the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the global women’s game," Infantino said Friday in a statement.

FIFA will likely use the Netflix deal to drive talks with European broadcasters that will be more hardball negotiations.

The 32-team, 64-game tournament in 2027 will be played in Brazil from June 24-July 25. The 2031 host has not been decided, though the US is expected to bid.

Spain won the 2023 tournament after the US won the two previous titles.

Netflix dipped into live sports last month with more than 60 million households watching a heavily hyped boxing match between retired heavyweight legend Mike Tyson and social media personality Jake Paul.