French Football League (LFP)
Canal Plus joins Téléfoot in broadcasting Trophée des Champions
The 2021 Trophée des Champions football match will be shown live in France by pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus as well as Téléfoot, the subscription service of the Mediapro agency and production gr…
First for Ligue 1 as Togolese broadcaster offers local-language commentary
Matches from French football’s Ligue 1 are to be broadcast with local-language commentary in Togo by New World Sports, the satellite television broadcaster in the West African country.
LFP-Mediapro rights settlement rubber-stamped by court
The settlement struck between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and agency and production group Mediapro has received the legal backing of the Nanterre commercial court in a ruling issued today.
French court ‘to rule on Tuesday’ on Mediapro-LFP rights settlement
The Nanterre commercial court is expected to decide on Tuesday whether to validate the settlement reached between Spanish agency and production group Mediapro and France’s Professional Football League (…
Quillot to repay tender bonus after LFP-Mediapro deal to sever ties
Didier Quillot, the former chief executive of France’s Professional Football League (LFP), has said he will forego his bonus payment for overseeing the league’s ill-fated domestic rights deal with the…
Téléfoot to close as LFP and Mediapro reach agreement
The Mediapro-owned Téléfoot service will close as part of a deal reached between the Spanish agency and production group and France’s Professional Football League (LFP) over the non-payment of rights-fee ins…
LFP paves way for creation of commercial subsidiary
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has moved closer to establishing a commercial subsidiary after clubs voted in favour of the possibility.
Lens to stage first Trophée des Champions in France since 2008
French football’s Trophée des Champions, the annual match between the Ligue 1 and Coupe de France winners, is to be staged in France for the first time since 2008 due to the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mediapro ‘warns of possible Téléfoot closure’ as Ligue 1 row rumbles on
Staff at the Mediapro-owned Téléfoot channel have reportedly been warned of the possible closure of the channel amid continued wrangling between the agency and the French Professional League (LFP) over t…
Extension for LFP-Mediapro mediation as latest instalment deadline ‘missed’
The mediator named in the dispute between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and the Mediapro agency and production group is scheduled to present in front of the league this Thursday after an e…
Mediapro ‘launches counter legal move’ against Canal Plus in Ligue 1 wrangle
The Mediapro agency and production group has launched counter legal action against Canal Plus, it has emerged, accusing the French pay-television broadcaster of an “abuse of a dominant position” and “ab…
Details emerge of Mediapro’s Ligue 1, Ligue 2 rights demands
The Mediapro agency and production group is thought to have proposed a reduction of close to 25 per cent in its broadcast rights fee for the 2020-21 French league season as its stand-off with France’s P…
Mondelēz expands European football portfolio with LFP and Celtic deals
Mondelēz International-owned chewing gum brand Hollywood has signed as a lower-tier sponsor of the French Professional Football League (LFP).
Saada: Mediapro non-payment ‘risks damage’ to Ligue 1 image and value
Canal Plus president Maxime Saada has said he is “very worried for French football” as a result of the ongoing dispute between Mediapro, the rights agency and production group, and the Professional Foo…
Mediapro claims it is committed to Téléfoot project, reveals subscriber total
Jaume Roures, chief executive of Mediapro today (Wednesday) maintained that the agency and production group is committed to its French football pay-television service Téléfoot but doubts persist over i…
LFP takes Mediapro shareholder payment claim to court as dispute intensifies
The dispute between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and its domestic broadcast rights-holder Mediapro, the agency and production group, has intensified after the league body referred its c…
LFP serves Mediapro with notice to pay outstanding rights fee
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has served formal notice on Spanish agency and production group Mediapro to pay its outstanding October invoice for the domestic broadcast rights to the country’s top-…
LFP seeks bank loan to cover TV rights shortfall, puts onus on Mediapro ownership
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has reacted to delays in its next media-rights payment from Mediapro, the agency and production group, by looking to put in place a bank loan so that clubs c…