France

Multiple Sports
Events

The headquarters of Paris 2024 was raided by police this morning (Tuesday), the organising committee for the next summer Olympic Games has confirmed
Rugby Union
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus pulled in its best ratings in nearly a decade for the final of the Top 14, the top division of French rugby union, while public broadcaster France Télévisions secured a…
Basketball
Media

AI-powered video content company WSC Sports is escalating its growth in France after striking a three-year deal with streaming platform Skweek, owned by logistics, shipping and commodities trading company…
Cycling
Governance

David Lappartient, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has confirmed that he is running to be the next president of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF)
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has elected Florian Grill as its president, with the new leader calling for unity as the country prepares to host the Rugby World Cup later this year
Football
Media

Fifa has extended its media rights agreement for the 2023 Women’s World Cup with the European Broadcasting Union, ensuring the tournament will be screened in the major markets of France, Germany, Italy, S…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has renewed an agreement with Indian specialist tyre company BKT for naming rights to Ligue 2, the second tier of club football in the country.
Football
Media

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and commercial broadcaster M6 have acquired rights to women’s national team football, while pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its deal for…
Tennis
Media

Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions pulled in an average of 4.8 million viewers for Novak Djokovic’s history-making win in the men’s French Open final on Sunday. T
Football
Media

Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final registered the highest free-to-air audience in Italy since 2017 as Inter Milan lost out to Manchester City.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Jean-François Jeanne, managing director of Infront France, is to leave the agency later this year after more than a decade to join Emirates as vice-president of global sponsorship and events.
Football
Governance

Philippe Diallo, the acting president of the French Football Federation since January, has been confirmed in the position until 2024 after delegates at the FFF's general assembly voted overwhelmingly to…
Horse Racing
Stadia

France Galop, the governing body for horse racing in the country, has renewed its hospitality agreement with the Quarterback agency to 2025.
Football
Attendance

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has revealed that a record 9.05 million fans attended Ligue 1 matches during the 2022-23 season, a 16-per-cent increase on the previous campaign.
Sailing
Media

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed a rights agreement with the SailGP sailing series. The new five-year deal will run until 2028, according to L’Équipe.
Football
Media

Canal Plus, the pay-television broadcaster in France, is poised to retain domestic media rights to D1 Arkema, the top women's football league, according to multiple reports in the country
Football
Media

The domestic broadcast rights auction for French football’s Ligue 1 from 2024-25 onwards is to launch on September 12 after the date was approved today (Wednesday).
Football
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is targeting €1bn ($1.1bn) per season from domestic and international media rights in the next cycle, its president Vincent Labrune has declared.