France

Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

On Location, the Endeavor-owned hospitality and live events company, has recruited the French Tennis Federation’s Michael Tonge as its senior vice-president of global hospitality sales.
Horse Racing
Sponsorship & Marketing

French horse racing’s governing body France Galop has extended its agreement with Qatar Racing for the title rights to the top two thoroughbred races in France – the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe and the P…
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

Banking group Crédit Mutuel has expanded its sponsorship commitment to French athletics by becoming the main sponsor of the French Athletics Federation (FFA) for the period covering the 2024 Olympic Games …
Football
Finance & Law

Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports France has claimed a major win in the fight against piracy after obtaining the first court decision requesting the blocking of fraudulent websites
Football
Fan Engagement

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a content deal with social media platform Snapchat
Horse Racing
Media

Rights distribution agency HBA Media has secured deals with multiple broadcasters for this year’s edition of the $3m (€2.7m)
Football
Media

The French Football Federation has revealed that its payment dispute with France Télévisions and Eurosport, domestic rights-holders to the Coupe de France knockout clubs competition, has been settled.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has named Thomas Sénécal as its new director of sport.
Motorsport
Media

French broadcaster L'Équipe has secured free-to-air rights to the Formula E World Championship for another season, extending its agreement from last year.
Football
Events

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is in discussions to revive the EA Ligue 1 Games, its United States-based preseason tournament, this summer after being postponed for the past two years due…
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights across multiple territories to the Race of Champions motorsport event
Para Sport
Media

France Télévisions, the French public broadcaster, has committed to showing 300 hours of live coverage from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after emerging as the winner of the tender process launched b…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French Ligue 1 club Girondins de Bordeaux has terminated its front-of-shirt sponsorship agreement with gambling brand Winamax
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French Ligue 1 club Lille has reportedly signed UK-based online car retailer Cazoo as its front-of-shirt sponsor
Basketball
Media

Euroleague Basketball has bolstered coverage of its competitions in France with sports broadcaster the MCS Group acquiring a rights package for the EuroCup
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

Adidas has signed on as the kit supplier of the French Athletics Federation (FFA) in a four-year deal announced today (Monday)
Rugby League
Events

The Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII, the French rugby league federation, has announced it has secured the right to host the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.
Motorsport
Events

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has revealed that the country is considering abandoning the ongoing Dakar Rally after an explosion occurred before the start of the event in Saudi Arabia