France
TF1 channels return for Canal Plus customers ahead of World Cup
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has today (Monday) resumed the carriage of free-to-air channels operated by commercial broadcaster TF1 after the two parties announced an agreement to end their…
Canal Plus to show domestic free-to-air coverage of NBA Paris game
January’s NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls in Paris is set to be shown on free-to-air television in France by Canal Plus.
Canal Plus makes long-term commitment to French MMA promotion Ares Fighting
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a long-term rights deal with domestic mixed martial arts promotion Ares Fighting Championship
BeIN settles LaLiga rights payments but Tebas ructions persist
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Media Group has said that it has settled its latest rights fee “obligations” to LaLiga “as scheduled” in the wake of the Spanish league’s move to secure a court order in a disp…
NBA to stream Wembanyama French games on its app
The National Basketball Association announced that all Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 games, which feature French star and top 2023 NBA Draft prospect Victor Wembanyama will be streamed for free on…
FFF to broadcast Coupe de France matches on its own website
The French Football Federation will broadcast matches from this weekend’s seventh round of the Coupe de France on its own website after failing to secure a new domestic rights deal.
Coupe de France still without domestic deal as fixtures loom
Football’s Coupe de France is still without a domestic broadcaster despite the seventh round of the competition taking place next weekend.
Court of appeal: Canal Plus does not need to restore TF1 distribution
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has welcomed a ruling from the Paris Court of Appeal which confirms that it is under no obligation to reinstate its carriage of free-to-air channels operated…
L’Équipe posts record viewing figures for Benzema’s Ballon d’Or win
L’Équipe posted record audience figures on Monday evening as its coverage of the Ballon d’Or ceremony attracted an average viewership of almost 2 million people in France.
LFP welcomes latest anti-piracy ruling
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has welcomed a decision by the Paris Judicial Court ordering the blocking of access to pirate streaming and IPTV services.
L’Équipe renews EuroLeague coverage for 2022-23 season
French media group L’Équipe has struck a deal to show EuroLeague basketball games involving French teams ASVEL and AS Monaco during the 2022-23 season.
Bertelsmann’s RTL calls off plan to sell M6 stake
Luxembourg-based media company RTL Group has elected to retain its controlling stake in French commercial broadcaster M6, despite receiving what it states were “several financially attractive offers”.
Bertelsmann explores M6 sale following TF1 merger collapse
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, the majority shareholder of M6 through RTL Group, has said that it is exploring the sale of the French commercial broadcaster following the collapse of its proposed…
TF1 suffers court defeat in Canal Plus carriage dispute
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has suffered its second significant blow in the space of a week, with the Paris Commercial Court ruling against it amid the carriage dispute with pay-television broadcaster…
LFP to go to market with domestic broadcast rights in autumn 2023
Vincent Labrune, president of France’s Professional Football League (LFP), has revealed that the invitation to tender for the next cycle of domestic broadcast rights to the top-tier Ligue 1 will launch i…
TF1-M6 merger called off after regulator demands
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6, along with their respective parent companies, conglomerate Bouygues and media group RTL Group, have ended a proposed merger operation after declaring…
Canal Plus increases MultiChoice stake to 26 per cent
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further raised its stake in pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcasters SuperSport and DStv
L’Équipe to broadcast Judo Worlds, agrees Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal extensions
French media group L’Équipe has acquired rights to the 2022 World Judo Championships and is set to extend its coverage of the Copa del Rey and DFB-Pokal club football competitions.