France
France’s TF1 sought 40% of RWC 2019 outlay in failed sublicense push
Government pressure drives France Télévisions’s Olympics sublicensing deal
French handball federation struggles to place national team domestic free-to-air rights
LNR shifts to minimum income model for French rugby Top 14 international rights
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
Impending carriage negotiations, rather than direct competition between operators, boosts Ligue 2
Canal Plus hopes Premier League ‘message’ will keep subscribers on board ahead of key Ligue 1 talks
France market report, 2018
Eurosport’s hold on MotoGP rights across Europe weakens
Ligue 1 ‘happy but not surprised’ by 60% domestic fee increase
RDA targets Oceania after buying Super League international rights
The RDA agency will look to extract more value from Australia and New Zealand and strike deals in the Pacific Islands for the first time, after taking over international rights to the Super League.
Fiba sees potential to grow value of Basketball Champions League
Patrick Comninos, chief executive of the Basketball Champions League, spoke to media at the Fiba Final Four event last week about Greek basketball club Panathinaikos reported interest in joining the competition.
Strong agency competition helps LaLiga grow revenues in Europe
Competition between sports-rights agencies has helped Spain’s LaLiga grow the value of its media rights in several new deals across Europe.
TF1 buys 2019 World Cup rights after solving scheduling troubles
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup after taking up an option in its deal for the 2015 tournament, TV Sports Markets understands.
French federation almost trebles value of female and youth rights
France’s football federation earned an increase of about 170 per cent in the value of its domestic women’s and youth football media rights last month.
Formula One free-to-air package grows revenue further in France
Formula One Management has increased its media-rights income from France following last week’s free-to-air deal with commercial broadcaster TF1.
More Uefa national team gains in France, Ireland and Romania
Uefa secured increases for various national-team media rights in recent deals covering France, Ireland and Romania.
SFR pays up for Euroleague and Eurocup media rights in France
IMG’s packaging of Euroleague and Eurocup basketball rights has led to another big increase, this time in France from a deal with SFR Sport
French federation renews with domestic partners for 33% more
The French football federation increased the value of its domestic Coupe de France media rights by about 33 per cent in a joint renewal with France Télévisions and Eurosport.
