France
Canal Plus in talks to acquire beIN Sports in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is in talks to buy beIN Sports, with a target completion date for the deal of before the summer, according to French media reports
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
Increased visibility key LNH requirement for 2019-23
Incumbent beIN extends Starligue coverage to 182 games
LNH revenues in new rights deal in line with previous €4m per season
BeIN Media Group h...
Error leads to global streaming of PSG match
French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has been left red-faced after its Uefa Champions League match against Manchester United was accidentally streamed live to a global audience on social media...
LNR targets international growth as Canal Plus adds to Top 14 remit
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has added international rights to its domestic coverage of the Top 14 after agreeing a new deal with the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, operator of the country’s t...
BeIN Sports France extends LNH rights deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed a rights agreement in France for the domestic Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH) competition.
The new four-season deal will run from 2019-20 to 2022-23
World Cup boosts TF1’s viewing figures
French commercial broadcaster TF1 ended 2018 with a national audience share of 20.2 per cent, with its coverage of the Fifa World Cup final being the most-watched show of the year
WRC completes rights deals in France and Finland
The FIA World Rally Championship has secured new media-rights deals in France and Finland from 2019, with pay-television operator Canal Plus and public-service broadcaster YLE respectively
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...
Canal Plus hopes Premier League ‘message’ will keep subscribers on board ahead of key Ligue 1 talks
The English Premier League has benefited from a second successive strategic bid for its rights in France but that did not prevent a fall in their value
L’Équipe TV among parties in talks with beIN over French Handball League free-to-air sublicensing rights
Increased visibility key LNH requirement for 2019-23
Incumbent beIN extends Starligue coverage to 182 games
LNH revenues in new rights deal in line with previous €4m per season
BeIN Media Group h...
Sky Deutschland listens to the demand of subscribers: bring back Formula One
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has brought back the Formula One motor racing championship to its platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland after a one-year absence that caused a customer...
UFC limits the damage with new Fox deal in tough Filipino market
The value of Ultimate Fighting Championship rights has fallen in the Philippines, but local sources say the result is still a good one for the promotion and its owner, IMG, given current market dynamics