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Mediapro France strike, La Ligue at risk

TV Production staff at Mediapro France will go on strike from December 17th, putting at risk the transmission of La Ligue football matches in the coming weeks. The works council at the company for the production division decided to go on strike to protest against the refusal of Jaume Roures, president, to clarify the group’s […]

December 16, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Téléfoot faces closure

Téléfoot, Mediapro’s French football TV channel which has some 600,000 subscribers, could close down as a result of the TV rights conflict between Mediapro and La Ligue – the game’s governing body. According to L’Equipe, staff have been informed about a possible closure unless a solution is reached between both parties. Mediapro failed to pay […]

December 10, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mediapro teams up with TF1 for Telefoot

As of August 2020, for the long-awaited return of France’s premier football championship, La Ligue, French football will have a new home; the Telefoot channel. Content producer and rightsholder Mediapro Group and French commercial  broadcaster TF1 Group have signed what they say is an “unprecedented” agreement. This four-year, renewable partnership is based on three fundamental […]

June 2, 2020By Colin Mann