France

Rugby Union
Media

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has reached an agreement in principle to retain rights to rugby union’s Six Nations Championship.
Ice Hockey
Media

Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has further bolstered its ice hockey coverage in France by acquiring rights to the forthcoming 2022 World Championship
Football
Media

French commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have concluded a deal for rights to France’s games in the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League, plus a free-to-air package for the Euro 2024 tournament.
Football
Media

French commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 are set to agree a short-term deal for rights to the national football team’s upcoming Uefa Nations League fixtures as talks continue over a long-term contract, i…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

M6 shareholders have approved its proposed merger with fellow French commercial broadcaster TF1
Motorsport
Media

Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.
Football

The English Premier League was unable to spare itself from bearish conditions in the French sports media rights market as the value of its rights decreased in a deal with Canal Plus last year.
Football
Media

The French Football Federation has decided against awarding domestic broadcast rights to the country’s national knockout clubs competition with bids submitted by yesterday’s (Wednesday’s) deadline deeme…
Football
Media

French telecoms operator Free has filed a legal complaint against France’s Professional Football League (LFP) over the financial terms of its agreement for near-live rights to 10 Ligue 1 matches each w…
Motorsport
Media

L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has signed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the FIM Endurance World Championship.
Multi-sport

France Télévisions’ deal for media rights to the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris will see the event’s value increase by over 6,000 per cent in France, despite the fee falling below the original asking price.
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a five-season extension to its media rights deal in France for the Formula 1 motor racing championship
Football
Media

The French Football Federation has called on its government to intervene, according to the RMC Sport website, as broadcast rights to national team matches from 2022 to 2028 remain unsold with the cycle…
Football
Finance & Law

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has today (Friday) confirmed the signing of an investment commitment from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for the creation of a new commercial subsidiary.
Football
Finance & Law

The Versailles Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of beIN Sports in its long-running legal battle with fellow pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus regarding a sublicensing agreement for rights to Ligue…
Cycling
Media

Cycling’s Tour de France is set to be the latest sports property to receive the Netflix documentary series treatment after a deal was struck between the streaming platform, race organiser Amaury Sport O…
Baseball
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has extended its rights deal in France for Major League Baseball. MLB was first broadcast in France by beIN when it aired the 2014 World Series
Padel
Media

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will show the inaugural edition of the Premier Padel tour across 37 countries including Australia, France, New Zealand, Singapore and Turkey