BeIN Sport (France)
BeIN acquires NCAA rights in France in ESPN deal
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in France to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) events through an agreement with US sports broadcaster ESPN
Canal ‘to respect’ beIN court decision, will broadcast and pay for Ligue 1 matches
Canal Plus has been ordered to perform its obligations under a sublicensing contract with beIN Sports and air two Ligue 1 fixtures per matchweek, along with settling its rights payments, the Nanterre Commercial…
LFP granted interim order over rights payment but beIN remains protected
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has been successful in being granted an interim order against beIN Sports over the payment of broadcast rights to Ligue 1, although the pay-television broadcaster r…
LFP joins beIN in case against Canal Plus
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) was this afternoon preparing to join pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports’ legal action against Canal Plus as the league body changes tack in its bid to pro…
Conciliator appointed in bid to resolve beIN-Canal Plus-LFP legal wrangle
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has called on a conciliator in a bid to solve the bitter payment dispute that continues to engulf French football a week before the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season kicks off
LFP takes legal action against beIN in response to latest court ruling
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has reacted to the Nanterre Commercial Court’s Ligue 1 broadcast rights ruling by initiating its own legal action against pay-television broadcaster and rig…
BeIN ‘compelled’ to sue LFP as court rules in Canal Plus’ favour
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has been “compelled” to take legal action against France’s Professional Football League (LFP) after losing a legal case against Canal Plus this afternoon at the N…
Amazon keeps powder dry over beIN’s Ligue 1 rights
Internet giant Amazon has not approached pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports to acquire the latter’s package of Ligue 1 rights, according to the retailer’s head of sports rights acquisitions, Alex Gre…
BeIN will pay Ligue 2 fee instalment but rights controversy remains
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has decided to pay its first fee instalment for the 2021-22 Ligue 2 season after missing the July 1 deadline in the wake of continued rancour with the French Professional…
BeIN yet to pay Ligue 2 rights instalment as it mulls next move
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has yet to make its latest instalment payment for domestic broadcast rights to France’s Ligue 2 as it continues to weigh up its options following the French Professional F…
BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is pondering its response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches in France.
BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has yet to decide on a response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches after the decision by the French Professional Football League (…
Amazon’s acquisition of Ligue 1 rights prompts Canal Plus to pull out
Online retail giant Amazon has established a stronger foothold in the French marketplace by landing a package of domestic rights to eight Ligue 1 matches per week across the next three seasons after submitting…
BeIN, Canal Plus ‘raise offer’ for French football rights
Pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have enhanced their offer to the French Professional Football League (LFP) concerning a new strategy for the broadcast of the domestic club leagues…
No agreement on Ligue 1 rights as Canal/beIN proposal presented
The general assembly of the French Professional Football League (LFP) ended a meeting on Thursday without agreement on its broadcast strategy from next season
BeIN Sports, LFP close in on French football channel deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is close to agreeing a deal with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to launch a channel dedicated to the top two tiers, starting from next season.
Lack of competition allows beIN to reduce LaLiga fee in France
The value of Spanish LaLiga rights in France has dropped about 30 per cent in beIN Sports’ latest renewal, driven by a dearth of competition for the property in a rapidly consolidating French marketplace.
BeIN extends LaLiga rights in France until 2024
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and Spain's LaLiga have announced a new deal for broadcast rights in France for the next three seasons