French volleyball league launches host broadcast tender
The French volleyball league (LNV) has launched a host broadcast tender for the production of top-tier matches from both the men’s and women’s leagues.
France Télévisions, Eurosport withhold Coupe de France fee in push for rebate
The two domestic rights-holders to the Coupe de France knockout clubs competition, France Télévisions and Eurosport, have yet to pay last season’s final fee instalment, with the broadcasters maintaining the…
Sports Media Venture to distribute Dutch clubs’ Uefa qualifiers, summer friendlies
Boutique media rights agency Sports Media Venture will be the global distributor of media rights to Uefa club competition home qualifiers for PSV Eindhoven and Vitesse Arnhem as well as summer home friendly…
BeIN takes legal action against Canal Plus over Ligue 1 sublicence stance
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has taken legal action to force Canal Plus to honour the €332m ($392m) Ligue 1 sublicensing deal between the parties.
Eleven renews Bundesliga rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal
International sports broadcaster Eleven has renewed its German Bundesliga football rights in Belgium, Luxembourg and Portugal for the four seasons from 2021-22 to 2024-25
Amazon keeps powder dry over beIN’s Ligue 1 rights
Internet giant Amazon has not approached pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports to acquire the latter’s package of Ligue 1 rights, according to the retailer’s head of sports rights acquisitions, Alex Gre…
Iliad remains in talks with LFP over Ligue 1 rights fee reduction
Telco Iliad is in talks with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to lower its fee for near-live digital clip rights to Ligue 1
BeIN will pay Ligue 2 fee instalment but rights controversy remains
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has decided to pay its first fee instalment for the 2021-22 Ligue 2 season after missing the July 1 deadline in the wake of continued rancour with the French Professional…
Nent lands Premier League in Netherlands, Poland and Baltics in six-season deals
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired exclusive rights to the English Premier League across the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for the six seasons from 2022-23…
Liberty Global ‘to sell’ Virgin Media Ireland
US media giant Liberty Global is said to have begun the process of selling its Irish telco and television subsidiary Virgin Media