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Five-year DAZN deal ends doubts over LNB coverage
French basketball’s top-tier LNB Élite has ended months of uncertainty amid the financial troubles of streaming platform Skweek by signing a long-term domestic broadcast rights deal with DAZN.
LNB termination brings Skweek’s OTT future into sharp focus
Ongoing payment delays at Skweek threaten to erode rights-holders’ confidence despite its insistence that it merely requires more time, yet there are signs of it working through its issues with Euroleague Basketball, certainly until the end of the season at least.
Skweek’s seven-year French basketball deal axed amid L’Équipe production row
Skweek’s sublicensing deal for France’s LNB Pro A has collapsed amid a dispute with the production arm of L’Équipe, increasing the scrutiny over the future of the basketball streaming platform’s short-te…
L’Equipe retains 24 Hours of Le Mans free-to-air rights to 2025
French motor-racing's prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans is to continue to be broadcast domestically on free-to-air television until at least 2025 under a new deal announced today (Thursday) with L’Équipe, th…
Prud’homme quits L’Équipe CEO role to lead Lyon
Experienced broadcast executive Laurent Prud’homme is leaving his role as chief executive of L’Équipe to become chief executive of Olympique Lyonnais under the John Textor era.
L’Équipe picks up rights to 27 international test matches
L’Équipe, the French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel and streaming platform, has today (Monday) announced the acquisition of rights to 27 international rugby union test matches between now and th…
France’s L’Équipe acquires rights to Belgian football
French digital terrestrial broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired rights to Belgian top-flight football division Jupiler Pro League, marking its second acquisition of football content in recent weeks.
L’Équipe acquires rights to Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
French digital terrestrial broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired rights to the finals of Latin American football competitions the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
AUB seals 2022 World Cup qualifier rights, Integral agency lands Nigeria rights
The African Union of Broadcasting, the body of free-to-air broadcasters, has secured a deal with Fifa for free-to-air rights to qualifying matches for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 17 countries in sub-Saharan…
L’Équipe to show Copa América on ‘Live’ platform
L'Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has acquired media rights to the upcoming 2021 Copa América on its Live online video platform.
L’Équipe boosts live broadcast capacity with online platform launch
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has launched an online video platform that raises its capacity to exploit its live sports rights portfolio.
L’Équipe, Sportall land French athletics, Diamond League rights to 2024
L’Équipe, the French digital terrestrial channel, and start-up OTT streaming platform Sportall have acquired rights in the 2021-24 cycle to all French Athletics Federation (FFA) events and Diamond League me…
L’Équipe acquires 24 Hours of Le Mans free-to-air rights, replacing France Télévisions
Motor racing’s FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans will be broadcast on free-to-air television in France until at least 2023 under a deal announced today (Thursday) with L’Équipe, the …
Prud’homme named L’Équipe CEO in rapid promotion
Laurent Prud'homme has been promoted to chief executive of L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, just weeks after joining the organisation as deputy chief executive.
L’Équipe agrees production, rights deal for cycling’s Boucles Drôme Ardèche
French free-to-air digital terrestrial channel L’Équipe has extended its production and broadcast rights agreement with organisers of domestic cycling event the Boucles Drôme Ardèche.
L’Équipe names Prud’homme to leading role in TV and digital push
Laurent Prud’homme, previously head of the French arm of Eurosport and senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at the pan-European broadcaster, has been named as the deputy chief e…
NFL rights fee falls in France in beIN renewal
The National Football League has seen a fall in its media-rights income from France in the 2020-23 cycle driven by a decline in the value of its deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN, SportBusiness Media understands.
French basketball seeks ‘reboot’ in one-season free-to-air domestic deals
The French Basketball Federation (FFBB) sacrificed domestic media-rights income from its club competitions in order to reboot the sport in free-to-air deals with digital terrestrial broadcasters L’Équipe TV and ‘Sport in France’, SportBusiness Media understands.