Orange looks to Eurosport and ESPN for sports channels sale
France Telecom is in negotiation with Eurosport and Disneys ESPN for the possible sale of its Orange Sports channels, while continuing to seek a merger between its Orange Cinéma Series channels with Canal PlusÂs TPS Star, according to local reports.
OrangeÂs director of content, Xavier Couture, told French press that negotiations with Canal Plus for the sale of the cinema channels were most advanced, despite interest from other players including an un-named US company.