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EBU helps Fifa break Women’s World Cup deadlock
Fifa avoided a momentum-killing Women’s World Cup television blackout in five major markets after a financial and diplomatic intervention from the European Broadcasting Union.
Free-to-air NFL coverage in France returns to M6
American football’s NFL has another new free-to-air broadcast home in France after M6 acquired the rights in a three-season deal.
Women’s World Cup breakthrough in major markets after EBU intervention
Fifa has extended its media rights agreement for the 2023 Women’s World Cup with the European Broadcasting Union, ensuring the tournament will be screened in the major markets of France, Germany, Italy, S…
France Télévisions, M6 and Canal Plus win out in FFF women’s football tender
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…
W9 and beIN secure Uefa under-21 rights
Coverage in France of next month’s Uefa European under-21 Championship is to be shown by free-to-air channel W9 and subscription broadcaster beIN Sports.
TF1 sublicenses 2023 RWC rights to France Télévisions, M6
TF1 has agreed a sublicensing deal with fellow French commercial broadcaster M6 and public-service broadcaster France Télévisions for rights to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which France is hosting from S…
Bertelsmann’s RTL calls off plan to sell M6 stake
Luxembourg-based media company RTL Group has elected to retain its controlling stake in French commercial broadcaster M6, despite receiving what it states were “several financially attractive offers”.
Bertelsmann explores M6 sale following TF1 merger collapse
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, the majority shareholder of M6 through RTL Group, has said that it is exploring the sale of the French commercial broadcaster following the collapse of its proposed…
TF1-M6 merger called off after regulator demands
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6, along with their respective parent companies, conglomerate Bouygues and media group RTL Group, have ended a proposed merger operation after declaring…
M6 and TF1 ‘seek to address concerns’ over merger deal
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have offered a series of remedies in an effort to secure regulatory approval for their proposed merger
‘Significant advertising concerns’ raised over TF1-M6 merger
The French competition authority, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has found that the proposed merger between free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 raises a number of “significant” competition conc…
TF1 to go it alone with France national team rights until 2028
Commercial broadcaster TF1 has secured exclusive rights to France’s national team matches until the end of the 2027-28 season.
Double-digit uplift delivered in Canal Plus’ Uefa club rights clean sweep
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has secured exclusive media rights to all Uefa club competitions in the first deal struck by the Team Marketing agency across the new 2024-27 cycle
Inaugural Europa Conference League final dominates Italian and Dutch ratings
Wednesday evening’s inaugural Uefa Europa Conference League showpiece registered stellar audiences in the countries of competing finalists Roma and Feyenoord.
RTL nets strong free-to-air audience for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa League win
Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory over Rangers in the Uefa Europa League final registered strong ratings in Germany as 8.99 million viewers tuned in to commercial broadcaster RTL.
M6 and TF1 seal acquisition of Nations League rights and Euro 2024 finals
French commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have concluded a deal for rights to France’s games in the 2022-23 Uefa Nations League, plus a free-to-air package for the Euro 2024 tournament.
M6 and TF1 ‘set for’ short-term Nations League rights deal
French commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 are set to agree a short-term deal for rights to the national football team’s upcoming Uefa Nations League fixtures as talks continue over a long-term contract, i…
M6 shareholders give green light to TF1 merger
M6 shareholders have approved its proposed merger with fellow French commercial broadcaster TF1