France

French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable will show live coverage of an English Premier League football match on free-to-air television next month.

French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable has struck a deal with beIN Media Group to offer bundles that include its own sports channels and the beIN Sports channels.

French telecommunications company SFR-Numericable is in talks with beIN Media Group about a possible collaboration regarding sports output, according to daily newspaper Les Echos.

French telecommunications company SFR has acquired exclusive rights in the country for the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in Portugal.

The French tennis federation last week secured an increase of just over 11 per cent in the value of its domestic French Open rights after agreeing an early renewal with France Télévisions.

Lukas Zajancauskas, research analyst for SportBusiness Intelligence, examines television audiences in selected European markets for the Uefa Euro 2016.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 is set to be rebranded after the move was approved by the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel, France’s media regulator.

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has failed in its efforts to revise the programming schedule for Ligue 1, the top division of domestic club football.

Italian media company Mediaset has rejected French media group Vivendi’s revised offer to acquire its pay-television operation, Mediaset Premium, amid heightened tensions between the two parties.

French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pan-European sports broadcaster Eurosport have extended deals to show coverage of the French Open tennis grand slam.

The French Football League (LFP) has confirmed that pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has put forward a revised approach for its coverage of Ligue 1, the top division of domestic club football.

French media group Vivendi has revealed a “more ambitious” offer in its bid to acquire the Mediaset Premium pay-television operation of media company Mediaset, one of the leading sports broadcasters in Italy.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L’Équipe 21 has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG).

The French football league last month agreed deals for beIN Sports and Canal Plus to show its matches in public places, increasing fees by 15 per cent.

Beleaguered French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained a host of golf properties and added third-tier domestic football rights in recent weeks as it seeks to stem subscriber losses.

Pan-European motorsports channel Motors TV is refinancing its operations having been placed into a financial safeguard procedure in its home country of France.