France

Football

The increase of 190 per cent in the value of the rights to France’s second football division, Ligue 2, was unusual in that it was not driven by direct competition between players in the market.
Football

Spanish agency Mediapro and pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports have today (Tuesday) secured domestic rights to Ligue 2, with the French Football League (LFP) reporting a near three-fold increase in…
Football

The English Premier League has benefited from a second successive strategic bid for its rights in France but that did not prevent a fall in their value
Handball

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has agreed a sublicensing deal with beIN Sports for rights to matches from upcoming editions of the International Handball Federation’s (IHF) World Championships.

Telco Altice Europe has registered a significant rise in subscribers for pay-television broadcaster SFR Sport and its wider operations in France, numbers aided by premium football content
Volleyball

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has acquired rights in France for the Volleyball Champions League club competition, according to L’Équipe.
Hockey

French free-to-air sports broadcaster L'Équipe has acquired rights to the upcoming Hockey Men’s World Cup as the national team prepares to return to the competition after a long absence.
Football

The French football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, has today (November 6) issued a tender for media rights in the country to the second-tier Ligue 2 and the Coupe de la Ligue competition
Football

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has today issued invitations to tender for various media rights in France, Italy and Scandinavia.
Handball

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has reached an agreement to show finals of the men’s and women’s International Handball Federation World Championships with French participation.

In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape in France.
Football

Canal Plus yesterday evening announced it will regain rights to England’s Premier League in France from next season.

England’s Premier League will today receive offers for its rights in multiple markets for the three seasons from 2019-20 to 2021-22.
Tennis

Sports broadcaster Eurosport has today confirmed it has agreed a five-year deal to show ATP tennis events in France, from 2019 to 2023. The deal was first reported earlier this month
Handball

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has struck a deal for the next four men’s and women’s International Handball World Championships.
Ameri

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.
Football

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