Spanish TV group Mediapro has won its legal battle against Orange France concerning football fees payments to Telefoot. The Paris Commercial Court has ruled that Orange France must pay €3.6 million to Mediapro for the Ligue 1 and 2 football TV rights. The Court accepted Mediapro’s reasoning and refused Orange’s request of a compensation of over […]
BT Sport will continue as the exclusive broadcaster of France’s Ligue 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2024, in a deal agreed with beIN Media Group. Now known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats following a new sponsorship deal, BT Sport will air live games several times a week, with more than 200 per season. […]
Spanish TV group Mediapro has taken legal action against Orange France before the Paris Commercial Court demanding – €3.6 million over La Ligue 1 and 2 football TV rights. Mediapro justifies that amount on the grounds that it needs to pay its suppliers and former employees. Orange has refused that request and asked for a […]
A French court has ordered five defendants to pay €7 million in damages to French broadcasters beIN Sports, Canal+ and RMC Sport, following the defendants’ convictions for operating illegal sports streaming websites targeting the broadcasters. The multi-million Euro damages award is one of the largest financial rulings issued by a French court following a piracy […]
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned pay-television operator in sub-Saharan Africa, is facing the threat of a winding up order after allegedly failing to pay beIN Media Group for rights to French football’s Ligue 1, according to a GlobalData report. GlobalData also said that the broadcaster, part of Hong Kong-based holding company Century Sun, has delayed payments to […]
A report from investment bank Jefferies says that despite Vivendi’s plan to spin-off its Universal Music Group (UMG) before the end of the year – and to distribute 60 per cent of the new share capital to existing Vivendi shareholders – their overall view is that Vivendi’s current share price is “fully valued”. “Even adopting […]
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned pay-television operator in sub-Saharan Africa, is facing the threat of a winding up order after failing to pay beIN Media Group for rights to French football’s Ligue 1, according to a GlobalData report. GlobalData also says that the broadcaster, part of Hong Kong-based holding company Century Sun, has delayed payments to other […]
Eleven Portugal has extended its partnership with France’s Ligue 1 for an additional three seasons, until 2023/24. Eleven will continue to be the exclusive home of France’s top tier in Portugal, as well as bringing fans the Trophée des Champions. In total, Eleven will deliver 381 French games a season live and exclusively across its […]
LFP has admitted failure in the re-tender process for French football league 1 and 2 rights. The bidding was opened following the cancellation of Mediapro’s deal in December 2020 but was doomed when Canal+ boycotted the process. Bids from rivals Amazon, DAZN and Eurosport failed to reach the reserve price. The LFP now is giving […]
Canal+ is taking legal action to protest against the decision by the French football league LFP to initiate a partial re-tender over the 2020-2024 football TV rights. Canal+ says this new auction, due to end on February 1st, is an anti-competitive move. Following the cancellation of Mediapro’s deal in December 2020, LFP’s tender process is […]