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Canal Plus agrees new long-term SailGP rights deal
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed a rights agreement with the SailGP sailing series.
The new five-year deal will run until 2028, according to L’Équipe.
Canal Plus ‘closing in on D1 Arkema renewal to 2027’
Canal Plus, the pay-television broadcaster in France, is poised to retain domestic media rights to D1 Arkema, the top women's football league, according to multiple reports in the country
Canal Plus scores AFC rights in Vietnam for K+
Pay-television operator Canal Plus Group has acquired exclusive media rights in Vietnam to all Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions across the cycle running from 2025 to 2028
Date set for Ligue 1 domestic rights tender
The domestic broadcast rights auction for French football’s Ligue 1 from 2024-25 onwards is to launch on September 12 after the date was approved today (Wednesday).
Premier League title clash draws record 1.1m to Canal Plus
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus recorded the highest English Premier League audience in France in more than 12 years for last week’s title showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal.
Canal Plus extends Bundesliga rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its French-language rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for a further four seasons
Canal Plus global subscriber base exceeds 25m as 2022 revenues near €6bn
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has reported a significant uplift in its total subscriber base, with revenues also increasing to €5.87bn ($6.2
Uefa benefits from surprise Canal Plus move into Austria
The value of Uefa club competition media rights in Austria has significantly increased, with newcomer Canal Plus paying a premium to gain a foothold in the market.
Canal Plus ups MultiChoice shareholding to over 30 per cent
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African broadcaster MultiChoice to 30.3 per cent
Canal Plus trials free Ekstraklasa coverage on YouTube
Pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus is to simulcast live coverage of the Polish Ekstraklasa on its free-to-watch YouTube channel to mark the league’s return from an extended winter break.
Canal Plus picks up Club World Cup rights in France
French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup, which is taking place in Morocco next month
Canal Plus makes sports move in Austria with Uefa club competitions swoop
Canal Plus, the international pay-TV broadcaster, has acquired its first sports rights in Austria after landing a package of exclusive matches from Uefa club competitions
French competition watchdog rejects Canal Plus and beIN’s Ligue 1 complaints
France’s competition watchdog has rejected appeals by pay-TV broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sports over the award of the lion’s share of domestic Ligue 1 broadcast rights to online retail giant Amazon las…
Canal Plus retains French Rally Championship in motorsport portfolio
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the domestic Championnat de France des Rallyes motorsport series
Ekstraklasa secures increased Canal Plus fee after streamer talks
The Polish Ekstraklasa has increased its domestic media rights fee with Canal Plus despite the absence of bids from Viaplay and Amazon.
TF1 channels return for Canal Plus customers ahead of World Cup
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has today (Monday) resumed the carriage of free-to-air channels operated by commercial broadcaster TF1 after the two parties announced an agreement to end their…
Canal Plus to show domestic free-to-air coverage of NBA Paris game
January’s NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls in Paris is set to be shown on free-to-air television in France by Canal Plus.
Canal Plus makes long-term commitment to French MMA promotion Ares Fighting
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a long-term rights deal with domestic mixed martial arts promotion Ares Fighting Championship