M6 (France)
France-Germany watched by nearly 23m on ZDF, over 15m on M6
Tuesday evening’s heavyweight Uefa European Championship clash between Germany and World Cup holders France attracted bumper audiences on free-to-air broadcasters in both countries.
M6 and TF1 agree merger deal in French market consolidation
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have unveiled plans to merge their activities in a bid to “master the challenges arising from the accelerating competition with global platforms”.
M6 and TF1 offer stop-gap exposure solution to Ligue 1
Nicolas de Tavernost, chairman of M6, has written to France’s Professional Football League (LFP) proposing the French free-to-air commercial broadcaster as a short-term solution to the top-tier Ligue 1…
M6 grabs Cage Warrior MMA rights in France
French free-to-air commercial broadcaster M6 has acquired rights to European mixed martial arts promotion Cage Warriors just weeks after the country’s media regulator lifted a broadcast ban on the sport.
Audience records broken during Lyon-Wolfsburg Women’s Champions League final
Sunday’s Uefa Women’s Champions League final between Lyon and Wolfsburg attracted record viewing figures in both France and Germany.
M6 and TF1 bid for Euro 2020 fee repayment ‘politely rejected’
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have attempted to secure a temporary repayment of around €18m ($20.3
M6 and TF1 ask to defer Euro 2020 rights payments
French free-to-air commercial broadcasters M6 and TF1 have asked to defer their rights payments for football’s 2020 European Championship after the tournament was pushed back by a year, it has been reported.
M6 to bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup rights
French commercial broadcaster M6 has said it will bid for broadcast rights in the host nation for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Europa League value falls in France in wake of Champions League frenzy
Uefa’s Europa League revenue in France will fall in the 2021-24 cycle given limited interest in the property in the wake of the fierce contest for rights to the top-tier Champions League.
Europa League returns to M6 as French sales process complete
Live action from the Uefa Europa League is to return to the schedules of M6 after the French free-to-air commercial broadcaster acquired a package of rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24
TF1, M6 revert to pre-Euro 2016 per-match rights fee in French Euro 2020 deal
TF1 and M6’s joint acquisition of Euro 2020 free-to-air rights was struck at a similar per-match fee as the one they paid for the last comparable edition of the tournament, in 2012.
TF1, M6 acquire free-to-air rights in France to Euro 2020
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have jointly acquired free-to-air rights in the country to selected matches from next summer’s Euro 2020 football championship.
M6 acquires rights to major French horse-racing events
French commercial broadcaster M6 has acquired multi-platform rights to Quinté+ horse-racing in the country in a deal that will run to at least June 2020.
Government pressure drives France Télévisions’s Olympics sublicensing deal
The French government strongly encouraged public-service broadcaster France Télévisions to reach an Olympics sublicensing deal with US media group Discovery for the 2022 to 2024 cycle to ensure the widest access to the Paris 2024 games, SportBusiness Media understands.
TF1 and M6 confirm France national football team deals
French commercial broadcasters TF1 and M6 have confirmed the acquisition of rights for France national football team matches over four years, from 2018-19 to 2021-22.
French federation almost trebles value of female and youth rights
France’s football federation earned an increase of about 170 per cent in the value of its domestic women’s and youth football media rights last month.
Uefa stands still in new national team deals for France & Germany
Uefa has failed to secure any meaningful uplift in value for its national team competitions in deals agreed recently in France and Germany. The deals underline that, while Europe remains the bedrock of value for Uefa, it has become a difficult region in which to achieve growth for its national team properties.