France
Canal Plus loses Ligue 1 rights appeal against LFP
Canal Plus has lost its appeal against the French Football League (LFP), which the pay-television broadcaster had accused of abusing a dominant position during the sales process for rights to Ligue 1
Double-digit uplift delivered in Canal Plus’ Uefa club rights clean sweep
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive media rights to all Uefa club competitions in the first deal struck by the Team Marketing agency across the new 2024-27 cycle
France Télévisions retains Top 14 final free-to-air rights
Public broadcaster France Télévisions has extended its domestic free-to-air rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 final until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Sportall’s €2.9m Series A funding to ‘speed up international development’
Sportall, the French sports streaming platform, plans to expedite its international development after raising €2.9m ($3.1m) in a Series A funding round led by existing investors.
Altice to air Marseille pre-season friendlies on free-to-air channels
The Altice Média group has acquired rights to a series of French Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille’s pre-season friendly matches ahead of the start of the 2022-23 season.
BeIN renews Fiba agreement in Mena region, adds rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights in the Middle East and North Africa to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) national team matches and secured rights in France for the…
French volleyball league deals with beIN to end broadcaster hiatus
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in France for the domestic men’s Ligue A Masculine volleyball league for the 2022-23 season.
TF1 steps in to pick up Japan-France test rights
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured rights to France’s two rugby union test matches against Japan early next month.
FDJ sets French market first with adoption of Sportradar’s near-live clips
Française des Jeux has become the first French betting and gaming operator to utilise Live Channel Promotion, the near-live sports video content offering of sports data and technology company, Sportradar.
BeIN renews French Open rights in Mena region until 2026
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed its rights to the French Open in 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) as part of a new agreement with the French Tennis Federation…
France 2 nears audience of 5m for record Nadal triumph, DMAX nets 1.6m viewers
Rafael Nadal’s victory in Sunday’s French Open final attracted an average audience of 4.6 million viewers on France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster.
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Fifa launches Women’s World Cup rights tender in France
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in France for the broadcast rights to the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Canal Plus names Rodrigues as digital sports head
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has named Bruno Rodrigues as its digital sports director
Eurosport extends commitment to cycling’s Coupe de France
International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a five-season extension to its domestic and global rights deal for road cycling series the Coupe de France
Canal Plus nears 1.5m peak for disrupted Monaco GP
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, registered an average audience of 1.26 million subscribers for live coverage of yesterday’s (Sunday’s) Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
Amazon opens up access to Nadal-Djokovic French Open clash
Subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video has agreed to make its coverage of tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) highly-anticipated French Open quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic open to …
Viewing figures remain robust for Champions League final delayed by ‘chaotic’ scenes
Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.
Inaugural Europa Conference League final dominates Italian and Dutch ratings
Wednesday evening’s inaugural Uefa Europa Conference League showpiece registered stellar audiences in the countries of competing finalists Roma and Feyenoord.