French Ligue 2
Mediapro meets deadline for €10m payment in LFP severance agreement
The Mediapro agency and production group has paid the second part of its severance agreement with France’s Professional Football League (LFP) following the withdrawal from its broadcast rights deal last y…
LFP commercial subsidiary backed, court date for Canal’s €46m Yellow Vests claim
The wish of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) to establish a commercial subsidiary has moved a step closer after the National Assembly voted in favour of sports bodies creating such entities.
BeIN nets Ligue 2 exclusivity in Canal Plus sublicensing deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will be the exclusive broadcaster of Ligue 2 football in France for the rest of this season after a reaching a deal with Canal Plus to sublicense the latter’s recently-acquired r…
Canal Plus launches second challenge to LFP tender with bids due today
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has stepped up its challenge to the domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender recently issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP) by making an application t…
LFP-Mediapro rights settlement rubber-stamped by court
The settlement struck between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and agency and production group Mediapro has received the legal backing of the Nanterre commercial court in a ruling issued today.
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 (…
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…
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…
LFP takes Mediapro shareholder payment claim to court as dispute intensifies
The dispute between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and its domestic broadcast rights-holder Mediapro, the agency and production group, has intensified after the league body referred its c…
LFP serves Mediapro with notice to pay outstanding rights fee
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has served formal notice on Spanish agency and production group Mediapro to pay its outstanding October invoice for the domestic broadcast rights to the country’s top-…
French clubs ‘anticipate €192m in lost ticketing, hospitality revenue’
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has reportedly identified a projected total of €192m ($226m) in lost ticketing and hospitality revenues between July and December this year as a result of res…
CFG acquires French Ligue 2 club Troyes
City Football Group has acquired its tenth football club, taking a majority stake in French Ligue 2 club Troyes.
CFG bought the shares of previous owner Daniel Masoni
City Football Group ‘lining up’ Troyes takeover
City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League club Manchester City, is in “late-stage” discussions to add French Ligue 2 team ESTAC Troyes to its portfolio.
Opening Ligue 1 fixtures switched after Marseille staff test positive for Covid-19
The opening match of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 season between Olympique de Marseille and Saint-Étienne has been called off after four members of OM staff tested positive for Covid-19.
Mediapro secures Téléfoot distribution with Bouygues Telecom
Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reached a distribution agreement with French telco Bouygues Telecom to carry its new Téléfoot subscription service.
Bahrain invests in Paris FC
Paris FC has announced that Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund has acquired a 20-per-cent stake in the French Ligue 2 football club and will become its main sponsor.
Amaury Média lands Téléfoot ad sales contract
Production and rights agency group Mediapro has selected Amaury Média, the advertising sales agency of the Amaury Group, to market advertising for its new football-focused pay-television service in France, …