France
Orange ordered to pay Mediapro €3.6m in Téléfoot case
The Commercial Court of Paris has ordered telco Orange to pay €3.6m ($4.3
RC Strasbourg continues long-running Adidas association
French Ligue 1 football club Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace has signed an extension with its long-term kit supplier, global sportswear brand Adidas
BT renews Ligue1 rights in UK, Ireland till 2024
Pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has secured exclusive rights to continue showing the French top-tier Ligue1 in the UK and Ireland for three more seasons till 2024
Canal Plus to pay LFP damages in ‘Gilets Jaunes’ case
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has won the latest round of an ongoing legal battle with pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus.
Marseille signs Randstad Group as training kit sponsor
French football club Olympique de Marseille has signed up recruitment and employment specialists Randstad Group as a sponsor
No agreement on Ligue 1 rights as Canal/beIN proposal presented
The general assembly of the French Professional Football League (LFP) ended a meeting on Thursday without agreement on its broadcast strategy from next season
LFP votes in favour of reducing Ligue 1 to 18 teams from 2023-24 season
The general assembly of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has voted in favour of reducing the size of Ligue 1, the top division of French football, from 20 teams to 18 from the start of the 2…
Paris 2024 ‘on track’ to hit two-thirds of €1.1bn sponsorship target by year end
The Paris 2024 organising committee says it is “on track” to hit two-thirds of its €1.1bn ($1.3bn) sponsorship target by the end of 2021, despite the ongoing difficulty of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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BeIN Sports, LFP close in on French football channel deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports is close to agreeing a deal with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to launch a channel dedicated to the top two tiers, starting from next season.
IOC to introduce new global hospitality model from Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee has teamed up with the International Paralympic Committee and the organising committees of the 2024, 2026 and 2028 Olympics to introduce a new global hospitality model,…
French Open erupts in controversy as Osaka withdraws
Superstar player battles with tournament organizers over media obligations
Canal Plus president Saada calls for 18-team Ligue 1
Maxime Saada, president of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, has reiterated his desire for Ligue 1, the top tier of club football in the country, to become an 18-team competition
Aésio Mutuelle extends shirt sponsorship with Saint-Étienne in Sportfive-brokered deal
Mutual insurance company Aésio Mutuelle has extended its front-of-shirt sponsorship with French Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne in a deal brokered by the club’s exclusive marketing agency Sportfive.
L’Équipe boosts live broadcast capacity with online platform launch
L’Équipe, the French media and publishing group, has launched an online video platform that raises its capacity to exploit its live sports rights portfolio.
PSG furthers US drive with LA retail store in Fanatics tie-up
French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain has set a first for a European football team by opening a permanent retail store in the US as part of its deal with global sports merchandising company Fanatics
Canal Plus retains Sanzaar rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed its rights to top-tier rugby union competitions in the Southern Hemisphere in a new agreement with governing body Sanzaar
OGC Nice stadium operator ‘placed under safeguard procedure’
The operator of the Allianz Riviera, home of French Ligue 1 football club OGC Nice, has been placed under a safeguard procedure amid financial difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
LFP ‘targets €10 to €11-per-month price point’ for proposed in-house channel
The French Professional Football League (LFP) is said to be targeting a price point of between €10 ($12.1