France

French basic-tier sports broadcaster Ma Chaîne Sport has struck a rights deal for coverage of International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events that are held in Austria.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French football league, has agreed a four-season deal with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions for rights to the Coupe de la Ligue knockout competition.

D8, the digital-terrestrial television channel operated by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, has acquired rights in France for the next three editions of football’s Uefa Champions League final.

BeIN Media Group and digital-terrestrial television broadcaster W9 have agreed three-year extensions to their rights deals in France for American football league the NFL.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L'Équipe 21 has extended a rights deal for motor-racing’s World Rallycross Championship.

Telco Altice last week blindsided French broadcasters to acquire Premier League rights in the country with a knockout first-round bid.

Interview with Nicolas Rotkoff, chief executive of entertainment and sports for Altice, on the telco’s acquisition of English Premier League media rights in France.

Altice customers in France and Monaco will be able to watch live coverage of football’s English Premier League anywhere and on any device under the terms of a rights deal that will play a key role in promoting the telecommunications company’s broadband services.

Telecommunications company Altice has dislodged pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus as the rights-holder in France for English football’s Premier League, according to multiple reports.

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has opted to broadcast the final of the Davis Cup national team tennis tournament this weekend.

French Ligue 1 team Olympique de Marseille has become the latest leading football club to partner with social media platform Snapchat.

John Manning, research anaylst for SportBusiness Intelligence examines Rugby World Cup television audiences in the major rugby union markets.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L'Équipe 21 has acquired rights to Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football.

French digital-terrestrial television channel L'Équipe 21 has acquired rights for events hosted by the International Biathlon Union.

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the 2015 Fifa Club World Cup football competition.

German public-service broadcaster ZDF has left French satellite and digital-terrestrial television platform CanalSat.