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Canal Plus makes pre-emptive strike with Premier League renewal in midst of Ligue 1 tender
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has hailed the importance of the English Premier League to its audience, after retaining exclusive rights in France just as domestic rights to Ligue 1 are on the market
LFP outlines five-year rights offering with bullish reserve prices
Details of the domestic invitation to tender for French football’s top two divisions were unveiled today (Tuesday) with league authorities hoping new five-year contract lengths and match scheduling can a…
DAZN aligns with Canal Plus on French market entry ahead of Ligue 1 tender
DAZN has entered the French market with live Ligue 1 coverage through a distribution deal with Canal Plus announced just one month before the launch of the league’s domestic tender for the next rights c…
Canal Plus Group’s international expansion fuels three-per-cent revenue increase
Vivendi-owned media group Canal Plus posted revenues of €2.96bn ($3.26bn) for the first half of 2023, a three-per-cent increase on the same period during 2022.
Canal Plus swoops in for minority Viaplay stake
Canal Plus Group has acquired a 12-per-cent stake in Viaplay, the Nordic media giant that yesterday (Thursday) announced a staggering second-quarter loss and radical cost-cutting plans
Canal Plus puts Ekstraklasa on YouTube with no FTA deal in sight
One of the opening matches of the new Polish Ekstraklasa season will be shown on YouTube in Poland, as talks between the league's domestic broadcaster Canal Plus and TVP have failed to produce a free-to-air…
Canal Plus interest in MultiChoice rises further
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has further increased its stake in pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Canal Plus targets Asian streaming market with $300m Viu investment
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has strengthened its presence in the Southeast Asia market by becoming a minority shareholder in Viu, an OTT streaming service owned by Hong Kong-based telco PCCW
Top 14 final a big ratings success for Canal Plus, France Télévisions
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus pulled in its best ratings in nearly a decade for the final of the Top 14, the top division of French rugby union, while public broadcaster France Télévisions secured a…
WSC Sports makes headway in ‘hard to penetrate’ French market with Skweek deal
AI-powered video content company WSC Sports is escalating its growth in France after striking a three-year deal with streaming platform Skweek, owned by logistics, shipping and commodities trading company…
France Télévisions, M6 and Canal Plus win out in FFF women’s football tender
Public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and commercial broadcaster M6 have acquired rights to women’s national team football, while pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its deal for…
Canal Plus agrees new long-term SailGP rights deal
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has renewed a rights agreement with the SailGP sailing series.
The new five-year deal will run until 2028, according to L’Équipe.
Canal Plus ‘closing in on D1 Arkema renewal to 2027’
Canal Plus, the pay-television broadcaster in France, is poised to retain domestic media rights to D1 Arkema, the top women's football league, according to multiple reports in the country
Canal Plus scores AFC rights in Vietnam for K+
Pay-television operator Canal Plus Group has acquired exclusive media rights in Vietnam to all Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions across the cycle running from 2025 to 2028
Date set for Ligue 1 domestic rights tender
The domestic broadcast rights auction for French football’s Ligue 1 from 2024-25 onwards is to launch on September 12 after the date was approved today (Wednesday).
Premier League title clash draws record 1.1m to Canal Plus
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus recorded the highest English Premier League audience in France in more than 12 years for last week’s title showdown between Manchester City and Arsenal.
Canal Plus extends Bundesliga rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has extended its French-language rights in sub-Saharan Africa to the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for a further four seasons
Canal Plus global subscriber base exceeds 25m as 2022 revenues near €6bn
Canal Plus, the France-based pay-television broadcaster, has reported a significant uplift in its total subscriber base, with revenues also increasing to €5.87bn ($6.2