Canal Plus
Canal Plus nears 1.5m peak for disrupted Monaco GP
Canal Plus, the French pay-television broadcaster, registered an average audience of 1.26 million subscribers for live coverage of yesterday’s (Sunday’s) Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
EXCLUSIVE: 2024-27 Uefa competitions media rights sales to kick off with UK and France
The Team Marketing agency is to go to market in the UK and France with broadcast rights to Uefa club competitions during the 2024-27 cycle just three weeks after the revamped Champions League format was…
Emilia Romagna GP pulls in strong home audience on Sky Italia channels
Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix pulled in strong ratings in its home country of Italy, despite disappointment for local Formula 1 fans after a difficult race for Ferrari.
Premier League the focus of Canal Plus sports channel in Czech Republic, Slovakia
DTH and IPTV operator Skylink is set to launch a new sports channel in the Czech Republic and Slovakia as it prepares to begin broadcasting English Premier League football matches from the 2022-23 season…
Canal Plus pays ‘significant increase’ to extend F1 deal to 2029
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a five-season extension to its media rights deal in France for the Formula 1 motor racing championship
Judge sides with beIN in Canal Plus Ligue 1 rights appeal
The Versailles Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of beIN Sports in its long-running legal battle with fellow pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus regarding a sublicensing agreement for rights to Ligue…
Canal Plus reports full-year group revenue, profit and subscriber growth
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus Group has continued its growth trajectory, reporting significant rises in subscriber numbers, revenue and Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and…
Canal Plus, beIN secure French injunctions to protect Champions League coverage
Canal Plus and beIN Sports France, the pay-television broadcasters and Uefa Champions League rights-holders in France, have obtained injunctions to protect themselves against illegal streaming of European…
Date set for ruling in Canal Plus Ligue 1 rights appeal
Canal Plus is set to discover next month whether its appeal is successful against a court ruling concerning its sublicensing contract with fellow French pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports for coverage…
Champions League and F1 content features in Canal Plus-Snapchat tie-up
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a content deal with social media platform Snapchat
Motorsport expert Sénécal to replace Cheleman as Canal Plus director of sport
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has named Thomas Sénécal as its new director of sport.
Canal Plus picks up Race of Champions rights across multiple territories
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has acquired rights across multiple territories to the Race of Champions motorsport event
Canal Plus strikes UFC deal for markets outside France
Pay-television operator Canal Plus has broadened its sports rights portfolio outside of mainland France by agreeing a multi-year deal with mixed martial arts’ Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Top 14 lands Japanese exposure with TV Asahi
Commercial broadcaster TV Asahi has acquired rights to French rugby union’s Top 14 until the end of the season.
Canal Plus extends rights to Ivory Coast’s Ligue 1, matches also shown on RTI
Pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has agreed a one-season extension to its rights deal with the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) for Ligue 1, the top division of the domestic game
Eurosport ‘makes Canal Plus damages claim’ over carriage payments
Discovery-owned sports broadcaster Eurosport is reported to have taken legal action against French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus after the latter allegedly withheld carriage-fee payments during…
Caf announces last-minute rights deals for Women’s Champions League
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced seemingly last-minute rights deals for its new Women’s Champions League club competition with pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports, SuperSport a…
Free ‘pushing for’ right to show Ligue 1 goals on social media
French telecoms operator Free has been holding talks with France’s Professional Football League (LFP) about adding the ability to show social media clips of goals to its existing contract, it is claimed.