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Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 taps LiveU to power content delivery on app
French professional football league Ligue 1 has tapped LiveU’s IP-video solutions, LiveU EcoSystem, to power…
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LFP faces questions over Ligue 1 target after failure of auction
France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) is facing questions over its determination to secure a…
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LFP defends itself against Canal+ accusations
The French football league, LFP has said it deems the allegations made by Canal+ about the…
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Canal+ not to take part in Ligue 1 rights auction
French pay TV operator Canal+ has decided not to participate in bids for the next…
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France’s LFP kicks off Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 bidding for next five years
France’s Ligue Professionnel de Football (LFP) has opened bids for rights to the country’s top…
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DAZN launches in France via Canal+ Ligue 1 deal
DAZN Group has teamed up with French pay TV giant Canal+ to deliver Ligue 1…
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Amazon Prime Video ups Le Pass Ligue 1 price, with less coverage
Amazon Prime Video has boosted the price of its French football offering Le Pass Ligue…
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Canal+ and LFP chiefs in war of words ahead of Ligue 1 rights round
France’s Canal+ and Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) have become embroiled in a war of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery secures rights to Ligue 1 in Spain
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a deal with the exclusive international distributor for premium French…
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SFR strikes Le Pass Ligue 1 deal with Amazon
Altice France-owned service provider SFR has struck a deal with Amazon that will see it…
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Canal+ forced to continue broadcasting Ligue 1 after losing beIN case
French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ will continue to have to air Ligue 1 football under…
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Ligue 1 agrees €1.5 billion media company stake sale
French football league Ligue 1 has agreed to sell a stake in its media business…
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Free launches Ligue 1 website
French service provider Free has launched a website dedicated to Ligue 1 top-tier football to…
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Amazon picks Screach for distribution of Ligue 1 to commercial venues in France
Prime Video has announced a partnership with Screach to distribute its broadcasts of French Ligue…
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Eleven Belgium secures Ligue 1 rights
Sports broadcaster and streamer Eleven Belgium has secured rights to Ligue 1 football for the…
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Messi debut becomes most-watched Ligue 1 match ever in Spain
If Lionel Messi’s pulling power was ever in doubt, the football legend’s debut match for…
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Ligue 1 lands on Reddentes Sports
Vietnamese broadcaster Reddentes Sports has agreed a sublicencing deal with beIN Sports for Ligue 1…
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France’s SFR sets out packages with Amazon Ligue 1 offering
Amazon’s new French top-tier football offering is now available as part of a set of…
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Canal+ to appeal as court orders it to honour Ligue 1 contract
Canal+ has said it will contest a ruling by the Nanterre commercial court ordering it…
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Amazon launches Le Pass Ligue 1, with Freebox deal
Amazon has launched its vehicle for French top-tier football. The service, called Le Pass Ligue…
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Canal+ secures win in legal battle with BeIN Sports
A French court has given French pay TV operator Canal+ a green light to decline…
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BeIN Sports takes legal action against football partner Canal+
BeIN Sports in France is taking legal action against its partner Canal+ over the latter’s…
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Amazon prices Ligue 1 at €12.99 per month
Amazon has revealed what French consumers can expect to pay to watch Ligue 1. In…
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Disney picks up Ligue 1 rights in Brazil ahead of Star+ launch
While Ligue 1’s domestic rights continue to be embroiled in controversy, the LFP has continued…
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LFP president waves off Canal+ protests and calls for common sense
Vincent Labrune, the president of the French Professional Football League (LFP) says that “common sense”…
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beIN undecided over Ligue 1 move following Canal+ boycott
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN is yet to decide on its next steps following Canal+’s decision to…
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Canal+ threatens boycott of Ligue 1 over Amazon rights award
French broadcaster Canal+ has threatened to pull out of its rights deal with Ligue 1…
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Amazon ‘poised to make offer’ for Ligue 1 rights
Amazon is set to make a “credible” offer for the French Ligue 1 football rights…
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Ligue 1 extends BT deal in UK and Ireland
BT has renewed its rights deal with France’s Ligue 1. The deal will see the…
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Rights-holders welcome new French antipiracy law
The French national assembly has adopted new anti-piracy legislation that sports rights-holders say could give…