Canal Plus joins Téléfoot in broadcasting Trophée des Champions
The 2021 Trophée des Champions football match will be shown live in France by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus as well as Téléfoot, the subscription service of the Mediapro agency and production gr…
Telly extends Czech carriage deal with Discovery
Czech pay-television platform Telly has extended its carriage deal with international media group Discovery for the latter’s portfolio of channels, including Eurosport.
French court ‘to rule on Tuesday’ on Mediapro-LFP rights settlement
The Nanterre commercial court is expected to decide on Tuesday whether to validate the settlement reached between Spanish agency and production group Mediapro and France’s Professional Football League (…
Rebates, renegotiations and non-live content | The year in sports media
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the biggest factor affecting sports media-rights markets in 2020, forcing rights-holders almost everywhere into rebates and renegotiations.
Mediapro ‘to pay €100m’ as part of LFP settlement
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reportedly agreed to make a €100m ($120m) severance payment to France’s Professional Football League (LFP) as part of its settlement for the return of …
Téléfoot to close as LFP and Mediapro reach agreement
The Mediapro-owned Téléfoot service will close as part of a deal reached between the Spanish agency and production group and France’s Professional Football League (LFP) over the non-payment of rights-fee ins…
Spring Media OTT platform streams Women’s Champions League matches
The Spring Media agency is streaming live free-to-view coverage of several round-of-32 matches in Uefa’s Women’s Champions League on its dedicated women’s football OTT platform, Wnited.
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Mediapro ‘warns of possible Téléfoot closure’ as Ligue 1 row rumbles on
Staff at the Mediapro-owned Téléfoot channel have reportedly been warned of the possible closure of the channel amid continued wrangling between the agency and the French Professional League (LFP) over t…
WRC launches dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv
World Rally Championship has launched a dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv, the OTT streaming platform operated by digital media group Motorsport Network
Virgin Media renews Racecourse Media rights till 2023
Commercial broadcaster Virgin Media Television has extended and expanded its rights in Ireland to Racecourse Media Group’s UK horse races until 2023.