France
Doors to close on Orange Sport
French pay-television channel Orange Sport is set to close after parent company Orange failed to find a buyer for it, according to French media reports
French Olympic committee sued over TV licence partnership
NextRadioTV, the French media group that owns sports news website RMC Sport, sued the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français, the French Olympic committee, after claiming the governing body did n…
MCS scores IRB Sevens World Series rights in France
French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport acquired live rights for rugby union’s Sevens World Series in a deal that covers the remaining four rounds of the 2011-12 season and the entire 2012-13 ca…
Al Jazeera to undercut Canal Plus subscription prices
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera is set to offer its two new sports channels in France for between €12 ($16) and €13 per month when they launch in the first half of this year, according to the Jou…
TF1 changes tune on F1 rights
Laurent-Eric Le Lay, the group director of sports rights purchasing at TF1, said that the French commercial broadcaster was likely to bid to retain the rights for the Formula One motor-racing championship,…
NBA bounces back from lockout with a series of deals
Lockout hurt NBA but now broadcasters are returning
Canal Plus loses more crown jewels but stays calm
Canal Plus loses more football to rival Al Jazeera but analysts say it's not time to panic yet
EBU splits again for World Cup bids
EBU splits again over World Cup bids
IEC in Sports seals Open 13 tennis tournament extension
Open 13, an annual ATP World Tour 250 men’s tennis tournament, extended a deal for the IEC in Sports agency to distribute the competition’s worldwide media rights for four years, from 2012 to 2015.
Sporever in talks to buy Orange Sport Info channel
Sporever, the new-media sports information company, is in talks to acquire French sports information channel Orange Sport Info, according to Le Parisien
Al Jazeera and M6 snap up Europa League rights in France
Pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera and commercial broadcaster M6 acquired rights for the Uefa Europa League in France for three seasons, from 2012-13 to 2014-15
TF1 and M6 refuse to concede defeat in Euro rights battle
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have not given up hope of showing the Euro 2012 and 2016 football tournaments, despite reports that pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera has already acquired…
French basketball league to cut short Canal Plus deal and seek new agreement
La Ligue Nationale de Basket, the French basketball league, plans to cut short its current domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus at the end of this season and seek a new deal…
Eurosport pays big to save grand slams but plays it cool with WTA
Eurosport hangs on to French and US Opens - but at a price
French league confirms CFoot will close
The French football league, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, today confirmed that CFoot, the league’s digital-terrestrial pay-television channel, will close at the end of the 2011-12 football season.
Team asks M6 and Canal Plus for separate Europa League bids
The Team Marketing agency asked French commercial channel M6 and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to submit separate bids as well as a joint offer for the rights for the Uefa Europa League football…
Two leagues ‘too much’ for emerging Indian market
'One league good, two leagues bad' for embryonic Indian football market, says IMG
Sportfive’s gamble paying off
Sportfive set to make healthy profit on Caf rights deal