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French senators seek limits to LFP’s commercial subsidiary plan
French senators have proposed that investors in the new commercial subsidiary being drawn up by the Professional Football League (LFP) should be limited to a 10-per-cent stake, with a representative of…
BCL matches to be streamed free in France on LNB TV
LNB TV, the OTT streaming platform of the Ligue Nationale de Basket, the governing body of men’s club basketball in France, has acquired broadcast rights in France to the Basketball Champions League.
L’Équipe maintains biathlon commitment with IBU rights extension
Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters, has agreed a four-season extension to its rights deal with French digital-terrestrial television…
New MCS Basket channel nets Liga ACB rights in France, other markets
MCS Basket, a new OTT platform focusing on basketball, has acquired broadcast rights to Spanish club competitions organised by the Asociación de Clubes Españoles de Baloncesto (ACB) in the markets of F…
WTA Tour buoyed by beIN extension in Australia, France and Turkey
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has signed off on a five-year extension to its rights deal in Australia, France and Turkey for women’s tennis’ WTA Tour.
LFP: Around ten offers from prospective investors in commercial subsidiary
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has said that it has received “around ten” indicative offers from prospective investors in its new commercial subsidiary.
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LFP deadline ‘looms’ for private equity bids, 18-team Ligue 2 approved
Private equity funds including CVC Capital Partners, Bain Capital and Silver Lake are assessing preliminary bids by a deadline of Monday for a stake of up to 20 per cent in a new commercial subsidiary…
BeIN agreement ends French basketball league’s search for domestic broadcast deal
France’s Ligue Nationale de Basket has ended its search for a domestic broadcaster after agreeing a deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.
Ex-RMC Sport chief Pesenti joins Top 14’s Toulon
François Pesenti, the former head of French subscription broadcaster RMC Sport, has joined Top 14 rugby union side Toulon in a role heading up strategic development and marketing.
Montané joins Prud’homme at L’Équipe to ‘accelerate transformation’
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has recruited Emilie Montané, director of media and production at the French Tennis Federation (FFT), as director of strategy and development.
French football wants bigger share of ‘Big 5’s’ capped solidarity payments
French football authorities have called for a greater share of the solidarity payments to French clubs who do not compete in Uefa club competitions during the 2021-24 cycle
France Télévisions agrees direct Fiba deal for national team rights
France Télévisions, the French public-service broadcaster, has secured exclusive free-to-air rights to the matches of France’s men’s and women’s national basketball teams, along with International Basketb…
French motorsport renaissance sees Canal Plus pay more for F1
Canal Plus will pay a decent increase in fee to extend its deal for exclusive rights to Formula One in France during 2023 and 2024, despite uncertainty around the future of the French Grand Prix after 2022.
L’Équipe lands rights to FIS skiing in five-year deal
L’Équipe, the French publishing group and broadcaster, has acquired rights to a number of alpine skiing events organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Eurosport ‘makes Canal Plus damages claim’ over carriage payments
Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport is reported to have taken legal action against French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus after the latter allegedly withheld carriage-fee payments during…
EuroLeague deal landed in France as L’Équipe secures rights
EuroLeague Basketball has struck a late agreement with L’Équipe Group, which will broadcast selected matches in France, a major market where Europe’s top-tier club competition had not managed to secur…
FuboTV acquires French streaming company Molotov, revenues hit record $156.7m
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has entered into a binding agreement to acquire French live-TV streaming company Molotov SAS and posted record revenues of $156.7m (€135.4
French handball league and beIN renew domestic rights deal
The Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH), which operates French men’s professional handball, has renewed its domestic media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for another three seasons.