France
BeIN hampered by French legislation over Plus500 sponsorship in Champions League
Pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports has once again been forced to curtail some of its live football output in France because of legislation pertaining to online financial trading firm Plus500.
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…
RWC opener drives record figures for TF1
France’s 27-13 win over New Zealand in the opening match of the 2023 Rugby World Cup generated record viewing figures in the host country, vindicating the move by commercial broadcaster TF1 to hold on t…
LFP set to simplify domestic media rights tender with two lots on offer
There will only be two packages on offer in the domestic media rights tender being launched by France’s Professional Football League (LFP) next week, it has emerged.
Sportfive bolsters handball presence with FFHB appointment
The French Handball Federation (FFHB) has announced Sportfive as its exclusive agency for sponsorship sales.
Mediapro’s Roures: No chance LFP gets €1bn per year in next rights cycle
Jaume Roures, the president of Mediapro, has spoken publicly about the forthcoming domestic media rights tender being issued by France’s Professional Football League (LFP), less than three years after t…
Greenpeace calls out TotalEnergies’ France 2023 RWC sponsorship as ‘greenwashing’
Environmental group Greenpeace has condemned TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France with the release of an animated video that depicts oil flooding the pitch at the Stade de France, the venue for the opening match of the tournament on September 8.
BeIN adds extra NFL programming in ‘multi-year’ French renewal
NFL action will continue to be shown in France by beIN Sports after the pay-television broadcaster struck a new deal that allows it to show extra programming
Monaco agrees Royal Caribbean, Teddy Smith kit sponsorship deals
AS Monaco has agreed new sponsorship deals with global cruise line Royal Caribbean and fashion brand Teddy Smith
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…
AS Monaco leverages virtual advertising to strike 6686 deal
AS Monaco will use virtual advertising to activate a three-year sponsorship deal with betting firm 6686 covering the Asia region
PSG strikes global sponsorship deal with Yassir
French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain has announced a new three-year global sponsorship deal with North African 'super app' Yassir
QSI ‘in talks’ to sell PSG minority stake to Arctos Partners
Qatar Sports Investments, the owner of Paris Saint-Germain, has held talks with US investment fund Arctos Sports Partners over the sale of a minority stake in the Ligue 1 club
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.
LFP follows LaLiga, Serie A with five-year rights bid plan
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) wants to give broadcasters the option of bidding for rights across five seasons when it issues its domestic tender on September 12.
OL announces record revenues thanks to CVC payouts
French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais (OL) has announced record revenues of €289.7m ($318.8m) for the 2022-23 financial year thanks to its receipt of payments from CVC Capital Partners’ investment in the French league’s commercial entity.
Vingegaard and Pogacar’s rivalry brings record viewership to Tour de France
One of the most intense head-to-head battles in recent years in road cycling had the knock-on effect of producing stellar television ratings for this year’s Tour de France in the three key contributing m…
LVMH finally agrees contract as Paris 2024 final top-tier sponsor
The Paris 2024 organising committee (Cojop) has confirmed the long-anticipated news that French luxury goods giant LVMH has become a ‘Premium Partner’ to next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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