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TF1 lukewarm in Formula 1 bidding
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is reluctant to match its current fee for Formula One motor racing rights and is at risk of losing them, French newspaper L’Équipe reports.
BeIN Sport acquires NFL rights in France
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired rights in France to American football’s National Football League in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014.
Canal Plus to produce and show French athletics meetings until 2016
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired the domestic broadcast and production rights for events run by the Fédération Française d'Athlétisme, the French athletics federation, in a four-year dea…
W9 to continue Super Bowl coverage
French channel W9, owned by commercial broadcaster M6, has reportedly agreed a three-year deal for American football’s Super Bowl, from 2013 to 2015.
The deal was reported in French newspaper Le Parisien.
Canal Plus boosts international football portfolio
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the international matches of a number of European national teams, including Portugal, Croatia and the Czech Republic, for the next two…
Rightster deal hits Perform, not Sportsman
MP & Silva drops Perform to handle its own digital rights but the Sportsman Media Group could be the real winner
Canal Plus acquires golf majors, looks at Fiba basketball
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016, for the rights for the British Open, the US Open and the US PGA Championship, three of golf’s four biggest t…
Launch date set for new French sports news channel
Sport365, the news television channel of French media company Media365, will launch on September 15
Canal Plus picks up ATP rights dropped by Orange
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights for ATP World Tour 500 and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 men’s tennis tournaments from now until the end of the 2013 season.
Battle for production deals
Battles for BT and beIN Sport productions
Sport1 deal confirms WTA strategy switch
WTA drops Eurosport to go market by market
Biétry would be ‘very happy’ to add English Premier League rights to offering
Charles Biétry, the vice-president of beIN Sport, said he would be delighted if the new French pay-television broadcaster acquired rights for the English Premier League, but insisted the Al-Jazeera-owned …
Canal Plus boosts handball portfolio
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights for the country’s handball cup competition for two seasons, from 2012-13 to 2013-14, according to L’Équipe.
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Eurosport France seals Olympique Lyonnais women’s Champions League rights
Eurosport France, the French arm of pan-regional broadcaster Eurosport, has acquired exclusive live rights to all matches involving French football club Olympique Lyonnais in the 2012-13 Uefa women’s C…
French beIN Sport claims ‘several hundred thousand’ subscribers
Al Jazeera’s beIN Sport French pay-television sports service, which launched last month, already has “several hundred thousand” customers, according to Charles Biétry, beIN Sport’s vice-president.
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Fees up 20% but questions remain
Despite a healthy increase in TV rights fees, Uefa still faces questions on Europa League
Uefa in-house rights strategy at the crossroads
Yet another commercial overhaul for Uefa?
French Open deal extended
Silva set to add a year to Open deal