French Ligue 1
Deloitte European football study: Covid sparked 13-per-cent market contraction
The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the European football market contracting 13 per cent to overall revenues of €25.2bn ($29.9
LFP takes legal action against beIN in response to latest court ruling
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has reacted to the Nanterre Commercial Court’s Ligue 1 broadcast rights ruling by initiating its own legal action against pay-television broadcaster and rig…
PSG drives away with Autohero, claims first with Geekvape deal
French Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has agreed new sponsorship deals with online used cars platform Autohero and vaping brand Geekvape
Ziggo responds to Nent arrival with Ligue 1 deal, various renewals
Dutch telco Ziggo has acquired broadcast rights to French football’s Ligue 1 and extended rights to various other sports properties in a response to the market entry by the media company Nordic Entertainment (…
BeIN takes legal action against Canal Plus over Ligue 1 sublicence stance
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has taken legal action to force Canal Plus to honour the €332m ($392m) Ligue 1 sublicensing deal between the parties.
Amazon keeps powder dry over beIN’s Ligue 1 rights
Internet giant Amazon has not approached pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports to acquire the latter’s package of Ligue 1 rights, according to the retailer’s head of sports rights acquisitions, Alex Gre…
Canal Plus moves to exit Ligue 1 contract, Amazon unveils pricing, L’Équipe tie-up
The row over the value of broadcast rights to French football’s Ligue 1 shows no signs of abating just weeks before the new season begins, after pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus signalled its intention t…
Bordeaux, Angers avoid relegation to Ligue 2
Girondins de Bordeaux and Angers SCO will retain Ligue 1 status after a ruling ordering their relegation to the second tier of French club football for financial irregularities was overturned
Monaco joins Roma and Atlético on AYX’s regional sponsorship roster
French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco has signed a regional sponsorship deal for the Asian market with betting operator AYX for the next two seasons
Iliad remains in talks with LFP over Ligue 1 rights fee reduction
Telco Iliad is in talks with the French Professional Football League (LFP) to lower its fee for near-live digital clip rights to Ligue 1
Lens adds Winamax as back-of-shirt sponsor in Sportfive deal
French Ligue 1 football club RC Lens has agreed a sponsorship deal with online poker and sports betting company Winamax
Disney nets Ligue 1 rights in Brazil for three years
The Disney media group has secured rights to broadcast the French Ligue 1 in Brazil from 2021-22 until 2023-24
Monaco shirt rights acquired by eToro, Fedcom switches to ‘Legacy Partner’ role
Multi-asset investment platform eToro has upgraded its relationship with French Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco to become the club’s main shirt sponsor.
Foxtel and beIN extend multi-year content, advertising deal
Pay-television broadcasters Foxtel Group and beIN Sports have signed a new multi-year carriage and advertising sales deal in Australia
MG Motor France acquires sleeve rights at Lyon in Sportfive-brokered deal
MG Motor France has signed a three-year shirt sleeve deal with French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais in a deal brokered by the Sportfive agency
HBS ‘chosen’ as host broadcaster of Amazon’s French football matches
Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned broadcast production entity, is said to be close to being appointed to a host broadcast contract for French football matches shown by Amazon, the online retail…
LFP president calls for ‘common sense’ from Canal in Ligue 1 broadcast spat
The president of the French Professional Football League (LFP) has called on pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus to show “common sense” after the latter decided to cease coverage of Ligue 1 matches in …
BeIN mulls next move after Canal pulls plug on Ligue 1 broadcasts
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has yet to decide on a response to Canal Plus’ insistence that it will no longer show Ligue 1 matches after the decision by the French Professional Football League (…