70th Cannes Film Festival - Cannes, France. 16/05/2017 - The logo of French television channel Canal+ is seen on the Croisette. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi's Canal Plus said on Tuesday it would consider the possibility of sub-licensing to broadcast French "Ligue 1" football games after the summer of 2020, after the French media group ended up empty-handed in a broadcasting rights auction.
The pay-TV channel, which has historically shown major French football games, will also consider taking legal action to challenge the auction's result, Canal Plus general manager Maxime Saada said in a call with reporters.
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