Canal Plus acquires rights to women’s handball league

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a four-year rights deal, covering 2013 to 2017, for France’s women’s handball league (LFH).

Under the terms of the deal, the broadcaster’s Sport Plus channel will televise 18 live LFH games this season.

This will comprise 15 league games, along with the semi-finals and final of the Coupe de la Ligue cup competition.

Sport Plus will broadcast its first game tomorrow as Toulon St-Cyr Var HB takes on HB Metz.