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French rugby union’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) will continue its strategy of taking its domestic rights to market well before the expiry of its current agreement by soon launching an invitation t…

The Confederation of African Football completed a series of deals before Christmas which have put its precarious finances back on an even keel after several difficult years following the cancellation of its $1bn, 12-year contract with the Lagardère Sports agency.

Sub-Saharan Africa has become the hottest sports-rights market in the world, but that dynamism could be brought to an abrupt halt if the proposed merger between France’s Canal Plus and South Africa’s MultiChoice goes ahead.

Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has rejected a full takeover offer from Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, stating it “significantly undervalues” the group and its future prospects.

Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has submitted a full takeover offer for pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv.

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained its PGA Tour rights until 2030 with a record three Frenchmen set to take part next year but amid ongoing doubts over the long-term future of the property

The Canal Plus name is to return to the Netherlands early next year, with the pay-television operator announcing that its new streaming platform in the country will include the Eredivisie, the top domestic…

Exclusive rights to women's tennis' WTA Tour have been acquired in the Czech Republic and Slovakia by the Canal Plus Group for the new cycle

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has insisted that its invitation to tender is fully compliant with competition legislation following comments made by Canal Plus president Maxime Saada in a…

Canal Plus, the pay-TV broadcaster which has aired Ligue 1 action since 1984, has this morning informed the French Professional Football League (LFP) that it will not bid during its domestic rights tender

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has hailed the importance of the English Premier League to its audience, after retaining exclusive rights in France just as domestic rights to Ligue 1 are on the market

Details of the domestic invitation to tender for French football’s top two divisions were unveiled today (Tuesday) with league authorities hoping new five-year contract lengths and match scheduling can a…

Pay-television broadcaster K+ secured exclusive rights to all Asian Football Confederation competitions in Vietnam from 2025 to the end of 2028 after agreeing to pay a 50-per-cent uplift.

DAZN has entered the French market with live Ligue 1 coverage through a distribution deal with Canal Plus announced just one month before the launch of the league’s domestic tender for the next rights c…

Viaplay’s financial crisis may represent a low-cost opportunity to scale quickly for other expansionist media groups, but the costs the company took on to drive its expansion over the last six years could deter many potential buyers.

Vivendi-owned media group Canal Plus posted revenues of €2.96bn ($3.26bn) for the first half of 2023, a three-per-cent increase on the same period during 2022.

Canal Plus Group has acquired a 12-per-cent stake in Viaplay, the Nordic media giant that yesterday (Thursday) announced a staggering second-quarter loss and radical cost-cutting plans

One of the opening matches of the new Polish Ekstraklasa season will be shown on YouTube in Poland, as talks between the league's domestic broadcaster Canal Plus and TVP have failed to produce a free-to-air…