France
Vivendi and Lagardere reach agreement on Canal Plus stake
Media group Vivendi has agreed terms to buy out media conglomerate Lagardere’s 20-per-cent stake in French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus for €1.02bn ($1.39bn).
NFL touches down in Europe with Dailymotion deal
Video-sharing website Dailymotion has struck a deal with American football league the NFL to stream live coverage of games to viewers in France, Belgium and Switzerland for the remainder of the 2013-14 season.
Eurosport to hang on to French Open until 2021 in blockbuster deal
Eurosport set to tie up French Open in long-term deal to cement its grip on grand slam tennis
TF1 set to offer up World Cup rights package, report says
France’s 2014 Fifa World Cup rights-holder, commercial broadcaster TF1, will seek to sublicense the rights to 36 of the 64 games at next year’s football tournament, according to L’Equipe.
BeIN Sport states interest in Top 14 rights
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has said it would be interested in acquiring the rights to the Top 14, France’s top-tier rugby union club competition.
LNR sets date for Canal Plus decision
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby, which operates the domestic top-tier Top 14 rugby union club competition, has said it will make a decision over its future broadcast rights strategy at a meeting on December 3.
FIC aces French Open rights deal in Asia
The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of US media company 21st Century Fox has signed a five-year contract for the exclusive rights to the French Open tennis grand slam across 20 territories in Asia.
FFT to review Roland Garros tender process
Fédération Française de Tennis, the governing body of tennis in France, will review its tender for the next cycle of media rights to the French Open tournament after receiving only two bids.
Canal Plus gains in Spain but loses in booming France
Basketball’s Euroleague gains in France and Spain by dropping traditional partners
BeIN Sport buys World Cup to bolster ‘home of rugby’ tag
BeIN Sport lands Rugby League World Cup as part of plan to become 'home of rugby' in France
Canal Plus acquires rugby sevens rights
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the 2013-14 season of the Sevens World Series rugby union competition.
TF1 not interested in French Open rights
TF1 has joined fellow French commercial broadcaster M6 in stating it will not bid for the next cycle of media rights to the French Open tennis tournament.
BeIN Sport swoops for Euroleague Basketball rights
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has agreed a four-year deal for the exclusive rights to the Euroleague basketball competition in France.
Canal Plus acquires rights to women’s handball league
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a four-year rights deal, covering 2013 to 2017, for France’s women’s handball league (LFH).
M6 won’t bid for French Open rights
French commercial broadcaster M6 has said it will not submit a bid for the domestic rights to the French Open tennis tournament.
Uefa rights sales process launched in France
The CAA Eleven agency has launched invitations to tender for the media rights to European qualifiers for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments in France, according to French newspaper l’Equipe.
MCS adds French football and ESPN America rights
MCS stocks up with French league football and US college sport
BeIN Sport converts Rugby League World Cup deal
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast Rugby League World Cup 2013 matches in France.