France

Skiing

French basic-tier sports broadcaster Ma Chaîne Sport has acquired non-exclusive rights for freestyle skiing and snowboard World Cup events organised by the Fédération Internationale de Ski, skiing’s glob…
Football

The French football federation has launched an urgent tender for the rights for five upcoming friendly matches of the French U-20 team after being surprised when broadcast partner Direct 8 turned down…
American Football

Bernie hopes NBC can deliver bigger US platform for F1
Rugby Union

TF1 pays big increase to hang on to Rugby World Cup

French free-to-air and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has tabled a bid of between €45 million ($58 million) and €50 million per year for the next cycle of Formula One rights in the country, acc…
Rugby Union

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has acquired rights for the 2015 edition of the Rugby World Cup in England, according to French newspaper l’Equipe.
Cricket

BT Vision ambitions shake up UK rights market
Football

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired exclusive rights from the Confédération Africaine de Football, the African football confederation, for the Africa Cup of Nations national team t…
Football

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus plans to show Uefa Champions League games on a delayed basis on its free-to-air general entertainment channel Direct 8 from later this month, according to French…

Free-to-air commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 and pay-television broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sport are the broadcasters in the running to acquire Formula One rights in France in the next cycle, according…
Rugby League

French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights for this autumn’s triangular international rugby league series between France, England and Wales.
Football

Dip in second-party World Cup qualifier values in key markets
Football

YouTube football deals good timing for Premier League
Football

MCS advances in France and beyond
Boxing

French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport has acquired rights for boxing events operated by Top Rank, the company owned by promoter Bob Arum.

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has put its Canal Plus Events division up for sale, according to French newspaper Le Parisien
Football

How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy

Arnaud Lagardère, the general and managing partner of Lagardère, said that he does not expect the financial results of the French media and defence conglomerate’s sports marketing division to improve bef…