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Canal Plus ‘only wants rights to top Ligue 1 matches’ next season
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus does not intend to acquire rights to all French Ligue 1 matches after its existing, short-term agreement expires at the end of the current season, it has been reported
French court awards over €7m damages to broadcasters in piracy ruling
A French court has ruled that five men who last year were found guilty of running an operation pirating the content of sports broadcasters must pay over €7m ($8.3m) in damages.
Commercial court backs LFP in TV rights case, Canal Plus to appeal
Paris’ commercial court has ruled in favour of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) in a case brought against it by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus over a recent broadcast rights auction.
Canal Plus to retain free-to-air F1, reports French subscriber jump in 2020
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is set to showcase free-to-air coverage of four Formula 1 races itself instead of selling on the rights
Canal Plus commits to 17-per-cent increase to retain Top 14 rights
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has held on to one of its flagship properties in France by retaining rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 from 2023-24 to 2026-27 in a deal worth an average of €…
Paris court to rule on LFP-Canal Plus case on March 11
Paris’ commercial court is to deliver its decision on March 11 in the legal spat between pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus and France’s Professional Football League (LFP).
Canal Plus and L’Équipe ‘among at least three bidders’ for Top 14 rights
The invitation to tender for domestic broadcast rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 is reported to have attracted bids from broadcasters including incumbent rights-holder Canal Plus and free-to-air d…
LFP and Canal Plus handed March date for hearing
The legal case put forward by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus against the recent broadcast rights auction run by France’s Professional Football League is to be heard on March 2.
Canal Plus launches digital portal to showcase Ligue 1
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has launched a new digital portal on its MyCanal streaming service dedicated to Ligue 1, creating a one-stop shop for subscribers to find and watch the league's…
Canal Plus eyes Formula 1, Top 14 extensions in France
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is thought to be confident of extending existing deals in France for Formula One motor racing and Top 14 rugby union
BeIN nets Ligue 2 exclusivity in Canal Plus sublicensing deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will be the exclusive broadcaster of Ligue 2 football in France for the rest of this season after a reaching a deal with Canal Plus to sublicense the latter’s recently-acquired r…
Canal Plus creates Saturday lunchtime Ligue 1 slot until end of season
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is bringing forward its Ligue 1 Saturday evening slot to Saturday lunchtime for the rest of this season
Canal Plus negotiates reduced deal with LFP for remainder of 2020-21 season
French football fans finally have clarity over the availability of domestic Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 broadcast coverage for the remainder of the 2020-21 season after a deal was struck with pay-television broadcaster…
Canal Plus holds firm on Ligue 1 talks stance, acquires rights to Marseille-PSG
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus is continuing to refuse to engage in direct negotiations with the French Professional Football League (LFP) over Ligue 1 media rights and remains firmly in favour…
LFP rights bids from Amazon, DAZN and Discovery fall under reserve price
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has received bids for its domestic broadcast rights from online retail giant Amazon, subscription streaming operator DAZN and international broadcast group D…
No Canal Plus or beIN bid in LFP’s rights auction
Pay-television broadcasters Canal Plus and beIN Sports have not submitted bids in the controversial domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP).
Canal Plus launches second challenge to LFP tender with bids due today
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has stepped up its challenge to the domestic broadcast rights invitation to tender recently issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP) by making an application t…
LFP’s rights tender disrupted by Canal Plus legal challenge
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has initiated its legal challenge to the domestic broadcast rights tender recently issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP) in a move that threatens t…