<div><b>French league to launch own channel

By Julian Clover
May 11, 2010 11.29 UK

La Ligue de football professionnel (LFP) has announced plans to launch its own dedicated pay-TV channel. The new service that will carry matches from both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 will run alongside the existing contracts with Orange and Canal Plus, though is bound to limit their exclusivity to a certain extent.

Although the arrival of Orange on the French TV market has been able to net an annual