France
Inetum promotes new identity with PSG Handball extension
Reigning French Starligue handball champion Paris Saint-Germain has agreed a three-year extension to its contract with main sponsor, IT services company Inetum
Mediapro claims it is committed to Téléfoot project, reveals subscriber total
Jaume Roures, chief executive of Mediapro today (Wednesday) maintained that the agency and production group is committed to its French football pay-television service Téléfoot but doubts persist over i…
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…
Canal Plus to show Top 14 match on C8 free-to-air channel
Canal Plus will show the French Top 14 rugby union match between Toulon and Brive on its C8 free-to-air channel
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-…
France Télévisions and Discovery’s DMAX net strong audience for Nadal triumph
Sunday afternoon’s French Open final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic attracted strong audience figures on French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions.
LFP seeks bank loan to cover TV rights shortfall, puts onus on Mediapro ownership
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has reacted to delays in its next media-rights payment from Mediapro, the agency and production group, by looking to put in place a bank loan so that clubs c…
Promoters await CSA ruling on French MMA broadcasts
Mixed martial arts promotions are awaiting a fresh ruling from French media regulator the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) after Bellator was forced to resort to live streaming its highly-awaited …
ASO cancels Paris-Roubaix; UCI Road Worlds see huge audience boost
The 2020 edition of the Paris-Roubaix cycle race has been cancelled outright by its organisers, the Amaury Sport Organisation
French top-tier women’s football secures overseas coverage
France’s Division 1 Féminine, the top tier of women’s football in the country, is to receive broadcast coverage in the US, UK, Germany and Italy from the 2020-21 season.
IMG signs up Oreca to operate new French rugby online store
The IMG agency has brokered an agreement for Oreca, the multi-channel distribution company heavily involved in motor sports, to operate the online store of the French Rugby Federation (FFR)
Mediapro wants to renegotiate Ligue 1 rights contract as LFP payment deadline missed
Concerns have been raised among French football clubs after it emerged that Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has asked for more time to make its second broadcast rights fee instalment payment…
TF1’s TMC to show Portugal and Emilia Romagna F1 races
Formula 1 fans in France will be able to watch free-to-air coverage of the races in Portugal and Emilia Romagna in Italy after commercial network TF1 revealed its scheduling plans
Fifa set to open new office in Paris
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has reached an agreement in principle to open a new office in the French capital of Paris.
Canal Plus’ Téléfoot complaint referred to higher French court
Paris’ commercial court has referred a legal complaint by French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus against agency and production group Mediapro to the city’s high court.
World Rugby makes Société Générale first top-tier global sponsor of 2023 RWC
World Rugby has signed an extension with long-term sponsor, Société Générale, making the French bank the first company to become a top-tier worldwide sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will be …
Rai, Sky and BBC among first wave of America’s Cup broadcasters
A raft of broadcast rights contracts signed for sailing’s 36th America’s Cup include deals with both public-service and pay-television broadcasters in Italy and the UK, as a priority is placed on maximum exp…
Groupama finally commits to Lyon stadium naming rights renewal
Insurance brand Groupama Rhône-Alpes Auvergne will continue in its role as sponsor of the Groupama Stadium, the home of French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, for the next two years.