Multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice has secured complete control of French pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport and the Kombat Sport pay-television channel.
The BFMTV.com website said Altice, which previously held a 68 per cent stake in MCS and a 65 per cent interest in fight-sport broadcaster Kombat Sport, now has complete ownership.
Altice is said to have paid €12m ($16.6m) for Kombat Sport and €23m for MCS to complete the transaction.
MCS operates the Ma Chaîne Sport, MCS Tennis, MCS Extrême and MCS Bien-être channels.