Canal Plus

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…

The French Football Federation secured an increased fee for the domestic media rights to the Division 1 Féminine after protracted negotiations with incumbent broadcaster Canal Plus.

Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has strengthened its presence in the Southeast Asia market by becoming a minority shareholder in Viu, an OTT streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus pulled in its best ratings in nearly a decade for the final of the Top 14, the top division of French rugby union, while public broadcaster France Télévisions secured a…

AI-powered video content company WSC Sports is escalating its growth in France after striking a three-year deal with streaming platform Skweek, owned by logistics, shipping and commodities trading company…

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and commercial broadcaster M6 have acquired rights to women’s national team football, while pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its deal for…