France

Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has named Bruno Rodrigues as its digital sports director
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

State carrier Emirates has renewed its premium partner sponsorship of Roland Garros for another five years
Rugby Union
Events

The World Rugby Sevens Series is to return to Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as part of its biggest season to date, organisers have…
Cycling
Media

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a five-season extension to its domestic and global rights deal for road cycling series the Coupe de France
Football
Events

European football’s governing body Uefa has announced an independent review into the scenes that marred Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, with French authorities bla…
Motorsport
Media

Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, registered an average audience of 1.26 million subscribers for live coverage of yesterday’s (Sunday’s) Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
Tennis
Media

Subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video has agreed to make its coverage of tomorrow’s (Tuesday’s) highly-anticipated French Open quarter-final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic open to …
Football
Media

Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.
Football
Media

Wednesday evening’s inaugural Uefa Europa Conference League showpiece registered stellar audiences in the countries of competing finalists Roma and Feyenoord.
Tennis
Media

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has welcomed an interim order issued by a Paris court this week against streaming websites that are illegally broadcasting the ongoing French Open
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Home delivery service Uber Eats has become a new sponsor of the French Football Federation (FFF) in a deal running from June 2022 to the Women's Euro 2025
Football
Media

The Team Marketing agency is to go to market in the UK and France with broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle just three weeks after the revamped Champions League format was…
Padel
Media

Premier Padel, the new global tour launched by the International Padel Federation (FIP), Professional Padel Association and the state-backed Qatar Sports Investments organisation, has announced an uplift…
Rugby Union
Licensing & Merchandising

Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organising body of the top two divisions of French club rugby union, is seeking partners to deliver a global non-fungible token (NFT) offering
Basketball
Events

The National Basketball Association has confirmed the return of the NBA Paris Game, with the Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons taking part in a regular-season game at the Accor Arena in the French capital …
Football
Media

French media group L'Équipe has retained its package of Uefa Nations League and European Qualifiers rights with European football’s governing body, while also enhancing its offering for the next cycle.
Football
Media

Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory over Rangers in the Uefa Europa League final registered strong ratings in Germany as 8.99 million viewers tuned in to commercial broadcaster RTL.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French football club Stade de Reims has signed a renewal agreement with real estate and land developer, the Hexaom Group