France
AUB seals 2022 World Cup qualifier rights, Integral agency lands Nigeria rights
The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has secured a deal with Fifa for free-to-air rights to qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 17 countries in sub-Saharan…
Canal Plus retains F1 rights in France, extends MotoGP and WRC deals
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained its grip on rights to Formula 1 motor racing in France until 2024
Messi’s PSG debut sets Spanish viewing records
Lionel Messi’s long-awaited debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday became the most-watched French league match in Spanish viewing history.
Viacom 18 continues sports push with Ligue 1 rights
Rising sports broadcaster Viacom 18 has secured rights in India for French Ligue 1 football
BeIN secures Serie A renewal in France and APAC, adding three territories
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports and Italy’s Lega Serie A have announced a three-season rights renewal in France and Southeast Asia, along with the addition of the rights in Malaysia, Singapore and N…
CHL moves to PPV on Fanseat in France
Pay-per-view and subscription-based sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights in France to the Champions Hockey League
Canal Plus sports department reshuffle ‘to lead to Lahaye exit’
A reorganisation in the sports department at Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, is to lead to the departure of Didier Lahaye, deputy director of sports, it has been reported
Freebox to carry Amazon’s Ligue 1 offering in France
Online retail giant Amazon has agreed a deal for French telecoms operator Free to carry its Ligue 1 football coverage during the 2021-22 season, which gets underway tonight
Canal ‘to respect’ beIN court decision, will broadcast and pay for Ligue 1 matches
Canal Plus has been ordered to perform its obligations under a sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and air two Ligue 1 fixtures per matchweek, along with settling its rights payments, the Nanterre Commercial…
Free adds Saint-Étienne content deal to Ligue 1 rights
Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne has agreed a content deal with telecoms operator Free, holder of near-live rights to the top tier of French football.
LFP granted interim order over rights payment but beIN remains protected
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has been successful in being granted an interim order against beIN Sports over the payment of broadcast rights to Ligue 1, although the pay-television broadcaster r…
LFP joins beIN in case against Canal Plus
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) was this afternoon preparing to join pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports’ legal action against Canal Plus as the league body changes tack in its bid to pro…
Conciliator appointed in bid to resolve beIN-Canal Plus-LFP legal wrangle
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has called on a conciliator in a bid to solve the bitter payment dispute that continues to engulf French football a week before the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season kicks off
Canal Plus nets another subscriber increase in France
The number of subscribers internationally to pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus increased to 22.13 million for the first half of 2021, with 8.91 million of these in mainland France
RMC Sport lands Europa League rights at knock-down price
RMC Sport’s owner, telco Altice, has backtracked on its decision last year to retreat from the French sports-rights market.
Canal Plus offsets Champions League outlay in latest RMC Sport accord
French pay-television broadcasters RMC Sport and Canal Plus are reported to have reached a new rights sharing agreement that will see the Altice-owned broadcaster co-broadcast the two top Uefa Champions…
LFP takes legal action against beIN in response to latest court ruling
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has reacted to the Nanterre Commercial Court’s Ligue 1 broadcast rights ruling by initiating its own legal action against pay-television broadcaster and rig…
French volleyball league launches host broadcast tender
The French volleyball league (LNV) has launched a host broadcast tender for the production of top-tier matches from both the men’s and women’s leagues.