France: Responses to the call for tenders for the 2015-2018 European Cups due 07/04/2014

The deadline to apply for the tender of the 2015-2018 broadcast rights to the Champions League and Europa League in France was at 12:00 CET on 07/04/2014. Applications had to be submitted to Team Marketing, the agency that manages and markets the TV rights of inter-club competitions of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).

UEFA launched the tender on 26/02/2014. The date the rights will be awarded has not been disclosed. The broadcast rights to the European Cups cover all platforms (television, mobile and internet). Those of the Champions League include four editions from 2015 to 2018, the European Supercup, the match at the beginning of each season that see the latest winner of the Champions League facing the winner of the Europa League.

Regarding the TV rights of the 2015-2018 Champions League, the full and exclusive broadcast rights for France were put on sale by Team Marketing and UEFA. A pay-TV broadcaster could broadcast exclusively all matches of the Champions League from 2015-16. Only the final of the competition is on the list of sporting events of "major…