France

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired free-to-air rights to the Super Bowl, the end of season showpiece of the NFL American football league, according to news and entertainment website Pure Médias.

The French Football League (LFP) is in talks with its international rights distributor, beIN Media Group, after a group of Ligue 1 clubs raised questions over the value of the top division’s overseas r…

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a multi-year deal for exclusive rights to motorsport series the World Rally Championship

Sports streaming service FloSports has agreed a three-season deal to show matches of the cross-border Pro14 rugby union league in multiple markets, from 2018-19 to 2020-21.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) and its partner, the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, have hailed record viewing figures for the recently concluded 2018 Road…

Sports broadcaster Eurosport is set to become the home of nearly all top men’s tennis rights in France, according to newspaper L’Équipe. Eu

Sports broadcaster Eurosport has had its grip on MotoGP rights across Europe weakened in recent times, despite its renewal of rights in the Netherlands.

Sky Sports Racing, which is set to become the new identity for pay-television channel At The Races, has acquired exclusive rights in the UK and Ireland to a host of French horse-racing properties

Maxime Saada, chairman of the board of Canal Plus (pictured, right), has said the French pay-television broadcaster will continue to show Ligue 1 matches after 2020

Fight Sports, the linear sports channel and digital service, has secured exclusive rights in over 30 countries to the upcoming boxing title fight between Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights deal in France for American football league the NFL.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club, organising body of Wimbledon, has renewed deals for the grand slam tournament with broadcast partners in France, Spain, Japan and the Middle East and North Africa.

France Télévisions, M6 and TF1, three of France’s leading media groups, will join forces to launch a new OTT platform in the country.

US technology company Oculus has said it will provide live streaming of select Fifa World Cup matches through Oculus Venues, its new app for social co-viewing.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended a rights deal in France for Serie A, the top division of Italian football.

The RDA agency will look to extract more value from Australia and New Zealand and strike deals in the Pacific Islands for the first time, after taking over international rights to the Super League.

French free-to-air sports broadcaster L'Équipe has extended its deal with Uefa, European club football’s governing body, for rights to the European Under-19 Championship.