France
Canal Plus offers new-subscriber digital offer as competition erodes base
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has responded to competitive pressures in the market with another sharp temporary fee reduction for new subscribers to its digital services
Lagardère adds Crédit Agricole as Lyon’s women’s team sponsor
French football's Olympique Lyonnais has announced Crédit Agricole Centre-Est, a regional arm of the French financial institution, as an official partner of its women’s team.
UCI awards hosting rights for Track, BMX World Championships
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for its 2022 and 2024 Track World Championships to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Ballerup, respectively, while Nantes will stage the BMX…
EXCLUSIVE: USA, UK and Germany among Team’s first markets for Uefa club competitions
An invitation to submit offers (ISO) will soon be launched in the US market for rights to the Uefa Champions League, the Europa League and the new third-tier Europa Conference League covering the 2021-22…
Value of Euro 2021 media rights in France to more than double
Second-round bids from French broadcasters for rights to the 2021 edition of the Uefa Women’s European Championship are expected to more than double the rights fee currently generated by the property.
Herbalife Nutrition France partners OL women’s team, deal brokered by Lagardère
Nutritional supplements brand Herbalife Nutrition France has a become an Official Sponsor of the Olympique Lyonnais women’s team in a one-year deal to June 30, 2020.
Canal Plus NHL renewal deal in France looks done
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus appears to have renewed its broadcast deal in France for the NHL North American ice hockey league
Infront bolsters hospitality offering with Roland-Garros deal
The French division of the Infront agency has agreed a two-year deal with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) to become one of the official hospitality agencies for the Roland-Garros grand slam tournament…
Canal Plus picks up free-to-air rights to Paris Masters
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights to the latter stages of this year’s edition of the Paris Masters ATP World Tour tennis event, which it will showcase on its C8 digital t…
Paris plans European Athletics Championships events at Trocadéro
Paris 2020 is set to stage a number of events outside of the Stade Charléty during its hosting of next year’s European Athletics Championships.
Canal Plus increases 4K sports commitment
French pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus is making ultra high-definition coverage of the entirety of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and two English Premier League matches per week available to its subscribers
Olympique Lyonnais adds Deliveroo and Teddy Smith as on-kit sponsors
French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonias has added food delivery service Deliveroo and menswear brand Teddy Smith to its sponsorship portfolio
Team goes early in France with Champions League rights for 2021-2024 cycle
Broadcast rights in France to the Uefa Champions League and Uefa Europa League will hit the market next month as the Team Marketing agency begins the sales process for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle
Crédit Mutuel backs French Athletics Federation
French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the French Athletics Federation (FFA).
ONE Championship agrees deal with streaming platform FITE for landmark show
Fight sports streaming platform FITE will offer pay-per-view coverage in several markets around the world of ONE Championship's ONE: CENTURY event in Tokyo on Sunday, October 13
M6 acquires rights to major French horse-racing events
French commercial broadcaster M6 has acquired multi-platform rights to Quinté+ horse-racing in the country in a deal that will run to at least June 2020.
LFP pulls plug on Coupe de la Ligue given waning TV interest
The board of the French Football League (LFP) has opted to suspend future editions of the Coupe de la Ligue, the French league cup competition, given waning interest among broadcasters for the property
French women’s handball league strikes rights deal with ‘Sport in France’ channel
France’s top-tier women’s handball league announced on Tuesday that it has agreed a deal with the French Olympic committee’s ‘Sport in France’ free-to-air channel to broadcast the competition for the 2…