France
Canal Plus preparing complaint against beIN Sport
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is preparing a complaint to the country’s Tribunal de Commerce business court over rival pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport, according to the BFM TV news website.
Kentaro snaps up PSG rights
The Kentaro agency has added two friendly football matches featuring France’s Ligue 1 champion Paris Saint-Germain to its summer sales portfolio.
Ligue 1 scores Russian broadcast platform
Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has agreed a two-year deal to broadcast games from French football’s Ligue 1, according to the Football.fr website.
France Télévisions pounces for France national team basketball coverage
French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has struck a rights deal for coverage of the national basketball team at major events operated by Fiba, the international basketball federation, according to French newspaper L’Equipe.
Premiership sees no need to test the market for new deal
Why Premiership Rugby looked no further than 'expert' partner Pitch for its international sales contract
Rights value looks set to rise in France for key properties
Canal Plus and Al Jazeera prepare for extended summer rally for Wimbledon and ATP rights
Watching Brief (Vol.57) Special Focus: Football – Uefa club competitions
Canal Plus plays down interest in French Open rights
Cyril Linette, the director of sports at Canal Plus, has said that the French pay-television broadcaster is not interested in acquiring rights for the French Open tennis tournament.
Marseille tops Ligue 1 rights income table
Olympique de Marseille was the top-earning side from French Ligue 1’s media rights income in 2012-13.
IMG launches Wimbledon rights sales process in France
The IMG Media agency has launched the sales process for rights in France to the Wimbledon tennis tournament, according to French newspaper l’Equipe.
Transforming the second screen ‘threat’
The Global Sports Media Consumption Report 2013 shows that second-screen activity is growing, but is it a threat or an opportunity for the sports broadcasting industry?
TMC secures French rights to Confederations Cup
French digital terrestrial television channel TMC has secured the exclusive live domestic broadcast rights to the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup.
Sports Minister warns against pay-television approach to French Open rights
France’s Sports Minister, Valerie Fourneyron, has warned the French Tennis Federation the French Open tennis grand slam must remain on free-to-air television.
MCS: Athletics deal will help drive expansion plan
MCS: World Athletics Championship deal will help us expand footprint in growing African market
BeIN Sport secures Trophée des Champions
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights to the next three editions of French football’s Trophée des Champions, from 2013 to 2015.
PSG hits the jackpot with Emirates extension
Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has agreed a five-year extension to its partnership with Emirates, according to French media reports.
ASO opts for long-term security in difficult market
Amaury Sport Organisation does an early deal to renew its domestic rights deal for the Tour de France with French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions, taking advantage of the weakness of its commercial rivals.
France Télévisions retains Tour de France
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions has retained rights for the Tour de France cycling race as part of a deal with event promoter Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) that will run for five years, from 2016 to 2020.