Top 14
French rugby’s LNR back in the market for broadcast head
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby has begun a search for a head of broadcast rights and content.
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
LNR heightens TV rights guarantee requirements after LFP’s Mediapro woes
France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has introduced more stringent financial guarantee measures and altered the payment schedule in its recently-launched domestic rights tender in the wake of the c…
French rugby’s Top 14 follows LFP by launching domestic rights tender
The executive board of France’s Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has approved the issuing of a domestic broadcast rights auction for the top-tier Top 14 in a sales process launched in the same week as t…
LNR adds Brico Dépôt to pool of Top 14 sponsors
French DIY chain Brico Dépôt has become a sponsor of French rugby union’s Top 14 in a deal that will begin with this weekend’s round of matches.
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‘Growing optimism’ for rugby world club championship in 2022
Backers of a new world championship for leading club rugby union teams are increasingly optimistic the first edition can be launched in 2022, according to UK newspaper The Telegraph
Intermarché follows up FFF renewal with LNR sponsorship
France's National Rugby League (LNR) is the latest French sports rights-holder to sign up supermarket chain Intermarché to a sponsorship deal.
Racing 92 agrees inCORPUS health and performance sponsorship
Swiss health start-up Be.care has unveiled a two-year performance and health sponsorship with the French rugby club Racing 92.
As the central part of the deal, Racing 92 will use Be
Canal Plus to show Top 14 match on C8 free-to-air channel
Canal Plus will show the French Top 14 rugby union match between Toulon and Brive on its C8 free-to-air channel
LNR pursues private equity talks, but ‘not just to pay off clubs’ debts’
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), the organising body for French rugby’s union’s Top 14 and Pro D2, is open to continuing discussions over a private equity deal worth €200m ($233.4m) b
French government maintains 5,000-fan limit for sports stadiums
French prime minister Jean Castex has announced the French government will maintain a 5,000-spectator limit in sports stadiums until October 30 at the earliest
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
Round-Up: F1 ‘will continue’ after a positive Covid-19 test, Top 14 season terminated, Team WE-Madame Figaro tie-up, PSL crisis, and more
Formula One will not cancel a race this season even if a driver tests positive for Covid-19, series chief executive Chase Carey has said - BBC
Canal Plus and LNR agree rights fee payment compromise
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has reached an agreement over outstanding broadcast rights payments with Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organiser of French rugby union’s Top 14 and Pro D…
Top 14’s Agen set to lose Gifi from sponsorship portfolio
French rugby union club Sporting Union Agenais (SUA) is set to lose the sponsorship of French discount chain Gifi at the end of the 2020 season
Canal Plus will pay Top 14 rights fee ‘if clubs’ liquidity threatened’
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus will reverse its decision not to pay the final fee instalment for this season’s Top 14 rugby union competition if the move severely impacts clubs’ cash flo…
Canal Plus ‘won’t pay’ final Top 14 rights fee instalment
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus will not pay the final rights fee instalment for this season’s Top 14 rugby union competition, it has been reported.
Fiducial re-engages with Infront-marketed Toulouse
French Top 14 rugby union club Stade Toulousain has renewed a sponsorship agreement with Fiducial, the France-based company that provides professional services to small businesses