French Ligue 2
LFP takes Mediapro shareholder payment claim to court as dispute intensifies
The dispute between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and its domestic broadcast rights-holder Mediapro, the agency and production group, has intensified after the league body referred its c…
LFP serves Mediapro with notice to pay outstanding rights fee
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has served formal notice on Spanish agency and production group Mediapro to pay its outstanding October invoice for the domestic broadcast rights to the country’s top-…
Mediapro secures Téléfoot distribution with Bouygues Telecom
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reached a distribution agreement with French telco Bouygues Telecom to carry its new Téléfoot subscription service.
LFP retains 20-team Ligue 1 after calendar and TV rights considerations
The French Professional League (LFP) has voted to maintain a 20-team top division during the 2020-21 season, citing the impact on the calendar and broadcast rights contracts among its reasons for doing…
Compensation sought for beIN Sports and Canal Plus subscribers
French pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have been hit by a legal claim launched on behalf of subscribers aggrieved at their lack of compensation offered amidst the shutdown of sports…
Ligue 2 expansion agreed as additional €25m TV rights share proposed
The French Football League (LFP) has voted in favour of expanding Ligue 2 from 20 to 22 teams for the 2020-21 season, while Ligue 1 clubs are ready to offer their lower league compatriots an additional…
Ligue 2 ‘seeks 12.4 per cent’ of LFP media-rights revenues
French football’s second-tier, Ligue 2, is reportedly seeking 12.4 per cent of the Ligue de Football Professionnel’s net media-rights revenues during the upcoming 2020-24 cycle.
LFP dealt further blow as beIN suspends rights payments
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has informed the French Professional League (LFP) that it is suspending its payments for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 rights until the competitions resume
Mediapro lodges channel application with French regulator
Mediapro, the production and agency group heavily involved in sports broadcasting, has submitted the application for its new pay-television service in France to the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel …
LFP launches Ligue 1, Ligue 2 websites
The French Professional Football League (LFP) has launched websites to showcase content from Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 that include a new feature called MyLigue.
The two sites — www.ligue1conforama.f
Impending carriage negotiations, rather than direct competition between operators, boosts Ligue 2
The increase of 190 per cent in the value of the rights to France’s second football division, Ligue 2, was unusual in that it was not driven by direct competition between players in the market.
Mediapro replaces Canal Plus as Ligue 2 rights-holder
Spanish agency Mediapro and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports have today (Tuesday) secured domestic rights to Ligue 2, with the French Football League (LFP) reporting a near three-fold increase in…
LFP issues tender for Ligue 2 and Coupe de la Ligue rights in France
The French football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, has today (November 6) issued a tender for media rights in the country to the second-tier Ligue 2 and the Coupe de la Ligue competition
DAZN lands Pro14 rights, Italian launch line-up revealed
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has secured rights in Italy to the Pro14 cross-border rugby union league as it unveiled its full line-up for its launch in the country