France
FFT scales back Roland Garros fan attendance ambitions
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has reiterated its commitment to having fans in place for this year’s French Open, but has scaled back its target to a maximum of 11,500 people inside the Roland Garros g…
France 2023: Close to €60m raised from domestic sponsorship sales
State-owned railway company SNCF and building equipment rental firm Loxam have become the latest official sponsors of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, as French organisers announced they have filled all eight…
Rugby Championship under threat, Bledisloe Cup also challenged
This year’s southern hemisphere Rugby Championship is in danger of not going ahead as planned due to the second wave of Covid-19 cases in expected host country New Zealand, and infections in the Argentina s…
Round-Up: Fans at Roland Garros, three bidders for Serie A, PP Sports sees market correction, and more
The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
Mercedes sees rise in revenue and profit, Renault rebrands for 2021
Formula 1 motor-racing team Mercedes has reported rises in profit and revenue for 2019, while Renault has announced it will rebrand as Alpine for the 2021 season
Round-Up: PP Sports ‘to sue’ EPL, Bach addresses Beijing expo, East Bengal to join ISL, and more
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is going to sue the English Premier League over the termination of their media-rights contract for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, according to Chinese news service Beijing…
LaLiga broadcast rights on the market in heavyweight European countries
Mediapro, the international sales agency of the Spanish LaLiga, is to issue an invitation to tender in the coming week covering broadcast rights in seven European countries from 2021-22 to 2025-26, SportBusiness…
Mastercard acquires Lyon women’s main shirt rights for league competition
Payment services brand Mastercard has extended its sponsorship of the Olympique Lyonnais women's team by becoming official sponsor of the home shirt for the coming season
CFG acquires French Ligue 2 club Troyes
City Football Group has acquired its tenth football club, taking a majority stake in French Ligue 2 club Troyes.
CFG bought the shares of previous owner Daniel Masoni
Prud’homme among senior exits in Discovery’s European ‘streamlining’
Laurent Prud’homme, head of Eurosport France and previously senior vice-president of rights acquisitions and syndication at Eurosport, is leaving his position amid a raft of departures across Europe u…
‘Sport in France’ extends French women’s handball coverage into 2020-21
The ‘Sport in France’ free-to-air channel will continue to broadcast the country’s top-tier women’s handball league into the 2020-21 season.
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LFP claims damages from French state for 5,000-fan limit but ‘faces Lyon counterclaim’
The French Football League (LFP) has written to the French government requesting compensation after the state imposed a 5,000-spectator limit for sporting events in the country
Round-Up: UK investor increases sports stakes, no bids for India kit rights, Red Bull releases Royals doco, and more
London-based investor Lindsell Train has increased stakes in sports and entertainment companies including Manchester United, Disney and World Wrestling Entertainment - Financial Times
Audience records broken during Lyon-Wolfsburg Women’s Champions League final
Sunday’s Uefa Women’s Champions League final between Lyon and Wolfsburg attracted record viewing figures in both France and Germany.
Mediapro’s Téléfoot hit by internet service provider outage
Spanish production group and agency Mediapro’s Téléfoot service in France was hit by severe technical problems over the weekend, which meant OTT subscribers were unable to view matches.
Round-Up: Le Tour’s tough Covid-19 rules, Japan to acquire 500m vaccine doses, ONE Apprentice rights deals, and more
The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
Round-Up: Bayern irks Chinese fans, Kohli has biggest Asian Instagram following, India proposes BRICS Games, and more
The former US ambassador to Singapore Kirk Wagar has resigned from the board of Axington, a firm linked to Bellagraph Nova Group, the company claiming to be bidding for English football club Newcastle…
LFP presidential candidate shortlist ‘headlined by Morinière and Denisot’
Five candidates have been put forward as potential successors to Nathalie Boy de la Tour as the president of France’s Professional Football League (LFP).