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Ligue 1
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Canal+ to appeal after losing court case against LFP auction
The French court considering Canal+’s case against the country’s professional football league over the re-auction…
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Eleven Sports renews Ligue 1 rights in Portugal
Eleven Sports has extended its rights partnership with Ligue 1 in Portugal. The deal will…
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Canal+ agrees deal to broadcast Ligue 1 for current season
Pay TV operator Canal+ has struck a deal with the French professional football body, the…
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Canal+ declines talks with French football league
French pay TV operator Canal+ has reportedly declined to enter into one-to-one negotiations with the…
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Day of reckoning for LFP as deadline for new Ligue 1 bids arrives
Today marks the deadline for tenders for the rights to top-tier French football after the…
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Canal+ taking legal action over football auction move
French pay TV operator Canal+ is taking legal action against the country’s professional football body,…
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LFP launches new bidding process for Ligue 1 rights
France’s professional football league, the LFP, is launching a new call for offers for the…
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Canal+ calls for new bidding process for Ligue 1 rights
Pay TV operator Canal+ has called for a new auction of French Ligue 1 football…
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Ligue 1 rights drama reaches climax as LFP and Mediapro call off deal
The domestic broadcasting of France’s Ligue 1 has been thrown into disarray, with Mediapro agreeing…
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LFP in talks with Canal+ over saving Ligue 1 broadcast deal
Ligue 1 operator Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) are reportedly mulling a return to Canal+…
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Mediapro’s Ligue 1 rights deal ‘untenable’ says Canal+ president
Canal+ president Maxime Saada has called Mediapro’s broadcast rights deal with the French Professional Football…
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OneFootball bags Brazilian FTA Ligue 1 rights
Digital football media company OneFootball will broadcast France’s Ligue 1 for free in Brazil. Interest…
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Mediapro parent company handed ‘very high risk’ credit rating by Moody’s over Ligue 1 non-payment
The parent company of Spanish rights agency Medipro has seen its credit rating plummet following…
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LFP threatens to abandon Mediapro deal after payment failure
The Professional Football League (LFP) of France is gearing up to abandon its domestic rights…
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Mediapro unveils Téléfoot as Free launches football highlights app
Mediapro’s new French football offering, Téléfoot, is set to go live on Monday with three…
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Mediapro makes first payment for top-tier French football
Mediapro has made its first tranche of payment of top-tier French football rights, paying €172…
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Mediapro ready to take over Ligue rights from non-paying Canal+ and BeIN, says Roures
Mediapro boss Jaume Roures has said that his company is ready to take up the…
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Canal+ in stand-off with French football league as payment falls due
French pay TV operator Canal+ and the country’s Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP) are in…
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Lyon president suggests LFP sues beIN over international rights
The owner of Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) has reportedly suggested that the French…
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MediaPro waiting Ligue 1 channel approval
Spanish agency Mediapro is still awaiting formal approval to launch its new Ligue 1 pay-TV…
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Mediapro secures legal win against RFEF over Copa del Rey
Spanish producer and broadcaster Mediapro has secured a legal victory in its domestic market over…
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France’s LFP launches MyLigue OTT service
The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), France’s professional football league, has launched its own streaming…
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LFP expresses confidence as Mediapro seeks distribution deals for Ligue 1 channel
France’s professional football league, the LFP, has expressed confidence in the plans of Mediapro, which…
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Mediapro ramps up French campaign with second division rights
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has ramped up its effort to carve out a significant…
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Mediapro: no plans to sub-license Ligue 1 rights
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro wants to exploit its rights to French Ligue 1 football on its…
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Ligue 1 chief ‘not worried’ by Mediapro’s Italian woes
Didier Quillot, the director-general of the French professional football league, has said he is “not…
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Mediapro outlines plans in wake of French football coup
Folllowing its surprise win of rights to top-tier French football earlier this week, Spanish broadcaster…
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Canal+ loses Ligue 1 football to Mediapro in major upset
In a major blow to pay TV leader Canal+ Spanish broadcasters and producer Mediapro has…
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France Télévisions looking to divest football competitions
French public broadcaster France Télévisions wants to sell off the rights it holds to air…
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Canal+ secures raft of football rights for Africa
Pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the African rights to key international and French football…