France
RMC Sport to show Champions League final free-to-air on RMC Story
French pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport will show this season’s Uefa Champions League final on its unencrypted RMC Story channel.
Automoto La Chaîne extends MXGP rights in France to 2022
French motorsport-focused channel Automoto La Chaîne has renewed its broadcast rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) for 2021 and 2022.
L’Équipe, Sportall land French athletics, Diamond League rights to 2024
L’Équipe, the French digital terrestrial channel, and start-up OTT streaming platform Sportall have acquired rights in the 2021-24 cycle to all French Athletics Federation (FFA) events and Diamond League me…
ES1 acquires non-exclusive rights for eLigue1
ES1, the French channel solely devoted to esports, has agreed a non-exclusive deal with the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the governing body for French football, to broadcast eLigue1
Canal Plus ‘only wants rights to top Ligue 1 matches’ next season
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus does not intend to acquire rights to all French Ligue 1 matches after its existing, short-term agreement expires at the end of the current season, it has been reported
UFC value soars in France after legalisation of MMA broadcasts
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has massively increased the value of its media rights in France thanks to a renewal with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport.
LFP to consider mic’d up referees to enhance Ligue 1 product
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is exploring the possibility of giving Ligue 1 referees microphones in a move to enhance broadcast coverage of the top-tier competition.
RMC Sport acquires PFL rights in France, Bild to show content on new channel
Mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fighters League has agreed media-rights deals for the 2021 season with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport in France and media company Bild in Germany
Vivendi ordered to pay €1.7m in damages to Mediaset
French media group Vivendi has been ordered to pay €1.7
Spring Media’s Fanseat acquires AFC rights across Europe
Sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights to show Asian Football Confederation major national and club team tournaments for 2021 and 2022
RMC Sport ‘opts to retain’ exclusivity for PSG’s Champions League semi-final
French pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport is thought to have elected to retain exclusive rights to the forthcoming Uefa Champions League semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City
TF1, RMC Sport ‘in talks’ over rights to PSG Champions League semi-final
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is reportedly in talks with RMC Sport to sublicense the latter’s rights to the Paris Saint-Germain versus Manchester City Uefa Champions League semi-final.
OneFootball follows Ligue 1 rights acquisition with LFP content tie-up
OneFootball, the football-focused media platform, has signed its first editorial content deal with a professional league in a tie-up with France’s Professional Football League (LFP).
FFT launches European rights sales process for French Open
The French Tennis Federation has announced an invitation to tender for broadcast rights in Europe to the French Open from 2022
LFP launches Ligue 1 Twitch channel
The Ligue de Football Professionnel, the governing body that runs French football, has launched a Ligue 1 channel on Twitch, the Amazon-owned online streaming platform
L’Équipe acquires 24 Hours of Le Mans free-to-air rights, replacing France Télévisions
Motor racing’s FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be broadcast on free-to-air television in France until at least 2023 under a deal announced today (Thursday) with L’Équipe, the …
RMC Sport adds to MMA portfolio with exclusive Bellator rights deal
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to mixed martial arts promotion Bellator