France

Football
Media

Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reportedly agreed a carriage deal with telco Free for its Téléfoot subscription service in France.
Rugby Union
Stadia

Bernard Laporte, president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), has boldly asked for an exemption that would allow Paris’ Stade de France to welcome 55,000 fans for the rescheduled Six Nations match a…
Football
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and free-to-air digital terrestrial channel W9 have acquired live rights in France to the Women’s Champions League final.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has signed online investment platform eToro and gambling firm VBet to its sponsorship portfolio
Athletics
Media

L’Équipe, the free-to-air digital terrestrial channel owned by France’s Amaury Group, is to show coverage of next month’s French Athletics Championships after a contract with pay-television broadcaster RMC Sp…
Football
Media

Sunday evening’s Uefa Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain attracted strong free-to-air audiences in both France and Germany, including a record prime-time audience in F…
Football
Media

Mediapro’s new Téléfoot subscription service, which begins its live coverage in France tonight with the Ligue 1 clash between Bordeaux and Nantes, is available on Samsung’s smart TV sets after the agenc…
Football
Finance & Law

City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League club Manchester City, is in “late-stage” discussions to add French Ligue 2 team ESTAC Troyes to its portfolio.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French Ligue 1 football club AS Monaco has extended and expanded its sponsorship contract with optician Afflelou Group
Football
Events

The opening match of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 season between Olympique de Marseille and Saint-Étienne has been called off after four members of OM staff tested positive for Covid-19.
Football
Media

French commercial broadcaster TF1 has added free-to-air rights to Lyon’s Uefa Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich to its already acquired rights to the final in a new sublicensing agreement w…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Ineos Hygiene has become the 'Official Hygiene Partner' to the Ineos-owned Ligue 1 football club OGC Nice to help protect its team – and fans, when they return – from Covid-19 infection.
Football
Media

Spanish agency and production group Mediapro has reached a distribution agreement with French telco Bouygues Telecom to carry its new Téléfoot subscription service.
Football
Media

Production and agency group Mediapro’s football-focused French pay-television service, Téléfoot, has announced subscription pricing details ahead of its impending launch, with an offering for mobile dev…
Football
Events

French prime minister Jean Castex has announced the French government will maintain a 5,000-spectator limit in sports stadiums until October 30 at the earliest
Road Cycling
Events

Tour de France operator Amaury Sports Organisation has announced the town of Brest, Brittany as the official starting point for next year’s race, replacing the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Soft drinks company Coca-Cola has signed official supplier deals with French Ligue 1 outfit Lille OSC and Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

French betting operator Française des Jeux (FDJ) has extended its sponsorship of Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille until 2022 with its sports betting brand ParionsSport.