SFR Sport

Altice France unveils initiatives for growth, renames SFR Sport

Altice France/SFR CEO Alain Weill has promised a return to growth for the beleaguered French operator. Weill has also renamed the operator’s SFR Sport offering as RMC Sport to aid it in finding new distribution agreements outside the parent organization. The operator also plans to develop its OTT TV offering. Weill told journalists in Paris […]

SFR to air Chelsea v Liverpool match free-to-air on DTT

Altice-owned French service provider SFR’s SFR Sport 1 channel has teamed up with free-to-air digital-terrestrial service Numéro 23 to air a key English Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool on free-to-air TV. The match will air on Numéro 23 at 21:00 on September 16 exclusively on the digital-terrestrial platform, with commentary from Eric de […]

SFR teams up with BeIN Sports as battle with Canal+ gets underway

Altice-owned French service provider SFR has teamed up with BeIN Sports to unveil bundled offerings that include its own sports channels and BeIN Sports’ services as part of its Box Power offering for €29.99 a month for the first 12 months. SFR Sport will be available on its own in the Box Starter pack from […]

SFR launches Sport 1, reportedly in talks with BeIN Sport

Altice-owned French operator SFR has unveiled more details about SFR Sport 1, its new channel that will serve as the vehicle for its flagship exclusive coverage of English Premier League football. SFR is also reportedly in talks with BeIN Sport to develop combined offerings. The channel will launch tomorrow as the new Premier League season […]

SFR Sport secures Portuguese top-tier football

SFR Sport has secured the exclusive rights to top-tier Portuguese football, adding to a portfolio of rights anchored on the English Premier League. The deal with Portugal’s La Liga means that SFR Sport will air coverage of the Portuguese championship exclusively in France, beginning tomorrow. The Altice-owned operator’s sports channels will air two to six […]