Reworld Media, best known for publishing the local versions of magazines Closer and Grazia, won the tender to produce the channel's content.
[4] In 2018, as part of a strategic realignment towards soccer, La Chaîne L'Équipe chose not to renew its modest rights-fee deal with the Ligue Nationale de Volley, leaving club volleyball without national television for the entire 2018–19 campaign (except the finals),[5] as well as the first half of 2019–20.
[8] In 2020, Altice did not renew its €10 million-a-year domestic basketball broadcasting agreement, instead refocusing its ailing RMC Sport channels on their top subscription-driving content such as European soccer.
This forced the Ligue Nationale de Basket to take a no-rights-fee deal with La Chaîne L'Équipe for its main package of games.
The 2021 French rugby league championship final was shown live on the app, with the linear TV broadcast exclusive to select channels of the Vià network.