RMC Sport
RMC Sport adds to MMA portfolio with exclusive Bellator rights deal
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to mixed martial arts promotion Bellator
French court awards over €7m damages to broadcasters in piracy ruling
A French court has ruled that five men who last year were found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters must pay over €7m ($8.3m) in damages.
RMC Sport lands rights in France to PBC boxing
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has acquired exclusive rights to Premier Boxing Champions fights.
The deal covers at least 2021
Discovery secures global Giro d’Italia rights deal to 2025
Discovery, the international broadcaster that owns Eurosport, has secured an exclusive, international rights deal for the Giro d’Italia cycling race from 2021 to 2025.
Ex-Canal Plus sports managing editor Nedjari to head RMC Sport
Telecoms group Altice has named Karim Nedjari, an experienced sports journalist and former managing editor for sport at pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, as the new managing director of its RMC Sport…
OTT platform Sportall seeks to leverage network of ex-RMC Sport head Pesenti
Sportall, the new OTT streaming platform in France, has appointed François Pesenti, the former head of French subscription broadcaster RMC Sport, as an independent board member.
RMC Sport renews UFC commitment following lifting of broadcast ban
RMC Sport, the French subscription broadcaster owned by telco Altice, has signed a new rights deal for mixed martial arts’ Ultimate Fighting Championship in the wake of the lifting of the MMA broadcast b…
French Athletics Federation turns to L’Équipe as RMC rights deal ended early
L’Équipe, the free-to-air digital terrestrial channel owned by France’s Amaury Group, is to show coverage of next month’s French Athletics Championships after a contract with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sp…
TF1 lands rights to Lyon-Bayern Champions League semi-final
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has added free-to-air rights to Lyon’s Uefa Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich to its already acquired rights to the final in a new sublicensing agreement w…
Regulator appeased as TF1 acquires 2020 Champions League final rights
The final of this season’s Uefa Champions League in Lisbon will receive significant free-to-air coverage in France after the commercial broadcaster TF1 finalised a sublicensing deal with the Altice-owned p…
BeIN hails court’s ‘firm terms’ in French piracy case
French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has praised the sentencing of five individuals found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters as an “important step forward” in …
Altice bids to recoup slice of Uefa club competitions TV rights outlay
Telecoms group Altice has launched a bid to claim back a portion of its annual €350m ($385m) investment in Uefa Champions League and Europa League broadcast rights in France.
RMC Sport’s news channel set for closure
RMC Sport News, the sports news channel of the French division of telco Altice, is to close at the start of next month, it has been reported
RMC Sport holds back payment on LNB basketball rights
RMC Sport, the French pay-television broadcaster operated by telco Altice, has not paid the second half of its annual €10m ($10.9
RMC won’t renew six-figure F1 radio rights deal
RMC, the commercial radio station in France, has opted against a renewal of its radio rights to motor racing’s Formula 1.
RMC Sport chief Eichinger heads for exit
Laurent Eichinger, the chief executive of RMC Sport, is leaving his position less than 12 months after joining the Altice-owned subscription broadcaster
Team goes early in France with Champions League rights for 2021-2024 cycle
Broadcast rights in France to the Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa League will hit the market next month as the Team Marketing agency begins the sales process for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Altice: Close to 2m subscribers for RMC Sport channels
French telecoms group Altice has revealed that the subscription total for its RMC Sport channels is “close to” two million as it heads into its second season of Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa Lea…