France
Canal Plus to show Fury-Wilder 3
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the forthcoming heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder
RMC Sport ‘secures’ majority of Europa League rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster RMC Sport is to acquire rights in France to the Uefa Europa League and new third-tier Europa Conference League, it has been reported
TF1 nets highest audience of the year for France’s shock Euro 2020 exit
Free-to-air commercial broadcaster TF1 pulled in an average audience of 16
BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is pondering its response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches in France.
L’Équipe extends MXGP rights, French hosting deal extended to 2027
Digital terrestrial channel L’Équipe has extended its broadcast rights in France to the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) for three years until the end of 2023.
HBS ‘chosen’ as host broadcaster of Amazon’s French football matches
Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned broadcast production entity, is said to be close to being appointed to a host broadcast contract for French football matches shown by Amazon, the online retail…
Canal Plus’ French GP pay-TV audience eclipses free-to-air figure
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, netted an audience of 1.02 million subscribers for live coverage of Formula 1’s French Grand Prix yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
Euro 2020 weekend action nets bumper audiences in ‘big five’ European markets
Matches from the Uefa European Championship attracted bumper audiences across Europe’s major broadcast markets over the weekend with the ‘big five’ countries all in action.
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LFP president calls for ‘common sense’ from Canal in Ligue 1 broadcast spat
The president of the French Professional Football League (LFP) has called on pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to show “common sense” after the latter decided to cease coverage of Ligue 1 matches in …
EBU, France Télévisions land women’s Tour de France, Zwift to be presenting sponsor
Event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation has signed women’s Tour de France media rights deals with Eurovision Sport and French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, with online mass participation tra…
LNR recruits LFP’s Cotiche to media rights role
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby has recruited François Cotiche from France’s Professional Football League (LFP) as its head of media rights and content.
BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has yet to decide on a response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches after the decision by the French Professional Football League (…
France-Germany watched by nearly 23m on ZDF, over 15m on M6
Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.
Canal Plus president stands firm over Ligue 1 coverage
Maxime Saada, chief executive of Canal Plus, has said the French pay-television broadcaster will stand firm after pulling out of its agreement to broadcast Ligue 1 football matches following the award…
HBA Media adds Ascot deals in India, Malaysia and New Zealand, FITE streaming
HBA Media, the horse racing media rights agency, has agreed a string of new deals for this year’s edition of the prestigious UK meeting at Royal Ascot.
Amazon’s acquisition of Ligue 1 rights prompts Canal Plus to pull out
Online retail giant Amazon has established a stronger foothold in the French marketplace by landing a package of domestic rights to eight Ligue 1 matches per week across the next three seasons after submitting…
Canal Plus keeps Sanzaar fee steady in France renewal
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has kept its outlay steady in its renewal of rights in France to Sanzaar competitions from 2021 to 2025.
BeIN, Canal Plus ‘raise offer’ for French football rights
Pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have enhanced their offer to the French Professional Football League (LFP) concerning a new strategy for the broadcast of the domestic club leagues…