France
Cycling’s Team Ineos renamed Ineos Grenadiers to promote SUV vehicle
WorldTour cycling team Team Ineos will switch its name to Ineos Grenadiers from the start of the Tour de France on August 29
Canal Plus renews European Tour, Ryder Cup rights in France
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed its rights to the European Tour and Ryder Cup golf competitions in a multi-year deal running from 2021
Global Cycling Network adds French-language channel
Digital sports media company Play Sports Group has launched a French-language channel for its Global Cycling Network
RedBird Capital completes deal to take majority control of Toulouse FC
Deal heightens American investor interest in French soccer
Canal Plus retains grip on Championnat National rights
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has retained rights to France’s Championnat National, the third tier of club football in the country, for another four seasons.
L’Équipe adds Portuguese cup final rights to European cup deals
French digital terrestrial broadcaster L’Équipe TV has acquired rights to this season’s final of the Taça de Portugal cup competition.
It acquired the rights from the Spring Media agency. The
Twitch adds to football streaming with two Marseille friendlies
Twitch, the Amazon-owned online streaming platform primarily associated with esports, is to broadcast live coverage of two friendly matches this month featuring French Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille
Sportfive strengthens data capabilities with Data Talks tie-up, builds FC Lens data platform
Sportfive has strengthened its fan data capabilities by entering into a long-term partnership with Stockholm-based customer data platform provider Data Talks
Canal Plus fined for ‘forced sales’ to 430,000 customers
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has been fined between €3m ($3.4m) and €5m for the ‘forced sale’ of a subscription offer to 430,000 customers.
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Pirelli signs as event main sponsor of three WSBK rounds
Italian tyre brand Pirelli will be the main event sponsors for the Spanish, French and Riviera di Rimini rounds of this year’s Superbike World Championship.
Outgoing title sponsor Lidl to redirect French handball league spend into local clubs
German supermarket Lidl will not extend its title sponsorship of the French handball league after the 2020-21 season
EPCR seeks new venue for 2020 European finals as Marseille delayed to 2021
European Professional Club Rugby has announced that it is seeking new venues for its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals this year after abandoning plans to host the matches in Marseille
CVC ‘close to’ Six Nations deal, FFR projecting losses
French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte has revealed private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is close to finalising a deal to acquire a stake in the Six Nations tournament, as the national…
LNR adds Schneider to array of Top 14 sponsors
The French National Rugby League (LNR) has signed up household appliance brand Schneider as a sponsor of its premier competition, the Top 14
Nice adds another shirt sponsor with Belstaff deal
French Football club OGC Nice has made another addition to its sponsorship portfolio with the signing of luxury clothing brand Belstaff
FFT targets 60-per-cent fan occupancy rate at French Open
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has revealed how it plans have a spectator capacity of 50 to 60 per cent at this year’s French Open, a move that will potentially allow up to 20,000 people to attend e…
Round-Up: Russia fails to pay athletics fine, overseas IPL ‘likely’, Sha Tin Racecourse opens to punters, and more
World Athletics has halted the process allowing Russian track and field athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes after Russian Athletics missed a deadline to pay a $6
Nice to display Ineos brand Grenadier on back of shirt
French football club OGC Nice has signed up Ineos-owned automotive brand Grenadier to its sponsorship portfolio