France/TV rights: "Sport on free-to-air channels is in serious deficit" (N. Tavernost, M6 Group)
"We offer 60 to 120 hours of sport per year on our television channels. Sport, and football in particular, is a major audience driver. For the status of the channel and its relationship with distribution, sport is a very important element. Sport, on free-to-air channels, is in serious deficit: the cost of rights is much higher than revenue. We...