France
M6 and TF1 ask to defer Euro 2020 rights payments
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have asked to defer their rights payments for football’s 2020 European Championship after the tournament was pushed back by a year, it has been reported.
Ligue 1 bosses dismiss Al-Khelaïfi ‘conflict of interest’ concerns in Canal Plus talks
French Ligue 1 bosses have “full confidence” in PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi's ability to negotiate with pay-television Canal Plus over its refusal to meet a €110m ($116.9m) ri
LFP dealt further blow as beIN suspends rights payments
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has informed the French Professional League (LFP) that it is suspending its payments for Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 rights until the competitions resume
Hurting French sports leagues eye broadcaster tax relief
French sports leagues and federations will be hoping that a proposed tax relief system will soften the financial blow on broadcasters suffering from the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and incentivise…
Canal Plus cites ‘force majeure’ in French football rights fee dispute
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is citing force majeure as the basis for its refusal to pay an upcoming €110m ($120m) instalment on this season’s Ligue 1 and 2 fee obligation.
Study highlights slow uptake in French OTT sports sector
A study published today (Monday) by the French broadcast and internet piracy regulators has found a markedly low appetite among the public to subscribe to a sports streaming platform
Canal Plus and LFP at loggerheads over refusal to pay rights fee instalment
A war of words has erupted between French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and the French Professional League (LFP) over the former’s refusal to pay an upcoming €110m ($120m) instalment on this sea…
French Swimming Federation carves out FTA rights in beIN renewal
The French Swimming Federation (FFN) has carved out domestic free-to-air rights for 2020 and 2021 in a departure from the previous cycle. But the Covid-19 pandemic has introduced significant uncertainty over how the rights-holder’s new broadcasting contracts will operate.
Basketball data report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the basketball media-rights landscape.
Canal Plus forced to backtrack on Covid-19 free access initiative
French-pay television broadcaster Canal Plus has been forced to backtrack on its initiative to allow its premium channels to be broadcast free of charge to customers of French telecoms operators until…
LFP offers out Ligue 1 archive content to domestic broadcasters for free
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has given French pay-television broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sports access to a host of archive content for free following the postponement of 2019-20 Ligue…
Automoto La Chaîne retains French rights to MXGP
The International Motorcycling Federation’s (FIM) Motocross World Championship (MXGP) has renewed a rights agreement in France with motorsport-focused channel Automoto La Chaîne.
Ligue 1 clubs ‘reach agreement’ on broadcast revenue split
The 20 clubs that make up Ligue 1, the top division of French club football, have reportedly agreed on a revenue distribution system for the competition’s next broadcast rights cycle.
Lack of warning over French league suspension irks beIN’s Houzot
Florent Houzot, director of programming at pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports France has criticised football’s French Professional League (LFP) for a lack of warning over the move to suspend the c…
LFP outlines Ligue 1’s €25m matchday revenue shortfall
The loss of matchday revenues at French Ligue 1 clubs between now and the end of the season would total between €20m ($21.8
RMC won’t renew six-figure F1 radio rights deal
RMC, the commercial radio station in France, has opted against a renewal of its radio rights to motor racing’s Formula 1.
L’Équipe deal returns DFB Pokal to French TV screens
German football’s DFB Pokal will return to French television this week after rights were acquired by L’Équipe, the Groupe Amaury-owned free-to-air digital terrestrial channel.
Six Nations refuses to rule out pay-TV future
Six Nations Rugby, organising body of the annual national team tournament, has refused to rule out the possibility that live rights to the championship could go behind a paywall against the backdrop of…