Sports broadcasting contracts in France
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Sports broadcasting contracts in France include:
Athletics[edit]
- Paris Marathon: France Télévisions until 2020
- French Championships in Athletics: RMC Sport
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2017
- European Athletics Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
- IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics: France Télévisions & Eurosport
- IAAF Diamond League: RMC Sport except Canal+ for the Herculis in Monaco[1]
- European Cup: France Télévisions & Eurosport
Basketball[edit]
- NBA: beIN Sports
- WNBA: beIN Sports
- FIBA Basketball World Cup: Canal+ and France Télévisions
- EuroBasket: DAZN and Courtside 1891 (qualifiers)
- FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Canal+ and France Télévisions
- EuroBasket Women: Canal+ and France Télévisions
- Ligue Nationale de Basketball: L'Équipe and Sport en France
- Euroleague: RMC Sport
- France national basketball team: DAZN and Courtside 1891 (FIBA European qualifiers game)
- Ligue Féminine de Basketball: Sport en France
- EuroLeague Women: Sport en France
- France women's national basketball team: RMC Story (free)
- NCAA: RMC Story (free)
- NBL: Fanseat
Boxing[edit]
- Premier Boxing Champions: Canal+ Sport and RMC Sport (most PPV fights)
- Matchroom Boxing: DAZN
- Top Rank: RMC Sport
- Golden Boy: DAZN
- Dream Boxing: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
American Football[edit]
Cycling[edit]
- Tour de France: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2025
- Paris–Nice: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2020
- Paris–Roubaix: France Télévisions
- UCI ProTour: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2020
- Vuelta a España: Eurosport until 2020
- Giro d'Italia: L'Equipe (free) until 2020
- Milan–San Remo: L'Equipe (free) until 2020
- Tour de Romandie: L'Equipe (free) until 2020
- Tour des Flandres: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2017
- Track Cycling World Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
- World Road Cycling Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
- European Road Cycling Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
- French National Road Race Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
Football[edit]
- National teams
- FIFA World Cup: TF1 and beIN Sports for 2022.
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: L'Équipe until 2025.
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: L'Équipe until 2025.
- FIFA World Cup Qualifiers:
- FIFA Women's World Cup: France Télévisions and M6 (2023)
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: L'Équipe until 2026.
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: L'Équipe until 2026.
- UEFA European Championship: TF1, M6 (23 of 51 matches live, including opening group match, all France matches, both semi finals, and a final), and beIN Sports for 2020.
- UEFA Nations League: L'Équipe (selected group stage matches only), TMC, TFX, W9 (exclude France matches), TF1, and M6 (France matches only) 2018-2027
- UEFA European Qualifiers:
- UEFA teams Friendly Matches (exclude France team): L'Équipe, TMC, TFX, and W9 2018-2022.
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: W9 and beIN Sports for 2023.
- UEFA European Youth Championships : L'Équipe (U-19 matches) and RMC Sport (U-17 matches)
- UEFA Women's Championship: TF1 (14 matches, including opening group match, all France matches, both semi finals, and a final) and Canal+ (all 31 matches live) for 2021.[2]
- UEFA Women's Nations League: M6 (including finals tournament) and France Télévisions
- France national football team: TF1 and M6 until 2022.
- France national under-21 football team: L'Équipe (2023-present)
- France women's national football team: M6 and France Télévisions 2023-2027
- Copa América: beIN Sports for 2019.
- Africa Cup of Nations: beIN Sports for 2019.
- CONCACAF Gold Cup: RMC Sport for 2023
- Clubs
- International
- FIFA Club World Cup: L'Équipe (2023)
- France
- LFP (France) (2020-2024): Amazon Prime (all three (Trophée des Champions (2020-2023) and both leagues)) and other broadcasters (Leagues only)
- Coupe de France: France Télévisions and beIN Sports until 2026.
- Championnat National: Canal+
- French women's football league: Canal+ (until 2028-29)
- Coupe de France féminine: France Télévisions and beIN Sports until 2026.
- Europe
- UEFA Champions League: TF1 (2020 and 2021 (two of four semi-finals (if French club involved only, only one match in 2020) and a final), as well as until 2024 (final only)), Canal+ and beIN Sports (from 2021–22 until 2023–24).
- UEFA Europa League: RMC Sport and RMC Story until 2021. M6 and Canal+ from 2021 until 2024.
- UEFA Europa Conference League: M6 and Canal+ from 2021 until 2024.
- UEFA Super Cup: RMC Sport until 2020. Canal+ and or beIN Sports from 2021 until 2023.
- UEFA Youth League: RMC Sport until 2020-21. Canal+ or beIN Sports from 2021 until 2024.
- UEFA Women's Champions League: DAZN 2021-2025
- Premier League: Canal+ and RMC Sport until 2022.
- FA Cup: beIN Sports until 2021.
- FA Community Shield: beIN Sports until 2020.
- EFL: beIN Sports[3] until 2022
- LFP (Spain): beIN Sports until 2021
- RFEF: L'Équipe 2020 until 2025
- Serie A: beIN Sports until 2021
- Bundesliga: beIN Sports until 2021.
- DFL-Supercup: beIN Sports until 2020.
- DFB-Pokal: YouTube (first round until quarter finals) and L'Équipe (three matches, only aired both semi-finals and a final)[4]
- Eredivisie: Triller TV (2024-25 until 2026-27)
- Primeira Liga: RMC Sport
- Taça de Portugal: L'Équipe (final only)
- Russian Premier League: YouTube
- Eliteserien: Eurosport
- Allsvenskan: Eurosport
- America
- CONMEBOL Libertadores: Canal+ (final only, in 2019)[5]
- Argentine Primera División: Fanatiz
- Copa Argentina: Fanatiz
- Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A: Fanatiz until 2021
- CONCACAF Champions Cup: RMC Sport
- National Women's Soccer League: DAZN (2023)[6]
- Asia
- AFC Champions League: Triller TV
- A-Leagues: YouTube
- J.League: YouTube
- K League: K League TV
- Saudi Professional League: Canal+ (until 2024-25)
Futsal[edit]
- UEFA Futsal Champions League: UEFA.tv (final four only)
Golf[edit]
- Ryder Cup: Canal+
- The Open Championship: Canal+
- U.S. Open: Canal+
- The Masters: Canal+
- PGA Championship: Canal+
- PGA European Tour: Canal+
- World Golf Championships: Canal+
- PGA Tour: Canal+
- LPGA Tour: Golf Channel France
- Solheim Cup: Golf Channel France
- Asian Tour: Golf Channel France
Handball[edit]
- IHF World Men's Handball Championship: TF1 and beIN Sports until 2019
- IHF World Women's Handball Championship: beIN Sports and France Télévisions until 2019
- European Men's Handball Championship: TF1 (until 2024) and beIN Sports[7]
- European Women's Handball Championship: TF1 (until 2024) and beIN Sports[7]
- French Championship: beIN Sports until 2019
- Women's French Championship: beIN Sport until 2017
- France men's national handball team: beIN Sports until 2019
- France women's national handball team: beIN Sports until 2019.
- EHF Champions League: Eurosport
- French Cup: L'Équipe
- French League Cup: beIN Sports until 2019
Ice hockey[edit]
Kickboxing[edit]
- King of Kings: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
Mixed Martial Arts[edit]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship: RMC Sport
- Bellator MMA: RMC Sport
- Professional Fighters League: RMC Sport
- Combate Global: RMC Sport
- Bushido MMA: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights
- MMA Grand Prix: Sport en France
Motor Sport[edit]
- Formula One: Canal+, with the 4 other races (French and Monaco Grand Prix plus 2 selected races) co-aired by TF1[8]
- FIA Formula 2 Championship: Canal+
- FIA Formula 3 Championship: Canal+
- Dakar Rally: France Télévisions until 2020
- Formula Truck: Eurosport
- IndyCar Series: Canal+ Sport
- Formula E: Canal+, Eurosport
- Le Mans 24 Hour: France Télévisions, Eurosport
- FIA World Endurance Championship: L'Équipe
- FIA World Rallycross Championship: L'Équipe
- World Touring Car Cup: Eurosport
- World Rally Championship: Motors TV & L'Equipe 21
- Andros Trophy: L'Équipe
- MotoGP: Canal+ (since 2019)
- Superbike World Championship: Eurosport
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Automoto
Multi-discipline Events[edit]
- Olympic Games: France Télévisions until 2024 and Eurosport
- Paralympic Games: France Télévisions until 2024
Rugby[edit]
Union[edit]
- World Rugby
- Six Nations: France Télévisions
- France national rugby union team: France Televisions
- End of Year Rugby Union Tests: (England Rugby Union, Ireland Rugby Union, Scotland Rugby Union and Wales Rugby Union matches) Canal+ Sport for England and Ireland beIN Sports for Wales and Scotland
- EPCR (through 2022): France Télévisions (top pick of each round) and beIN Sports.
- LNR: Canal+
- Top 14: final is co-aired by France 2.
- Rugby Pro D2: also available on Eurosport and France 3.
- SANZAAR: Canal+
- International Test Matches (including Rugby Championship and excluding France home internationals)
- Super Rugby
- English Premiership: RMC Sport
- Pro14: beIN Sport
League[edit]
- Super League: beIN Sports
- National Rugby League: beIN Sports
- State of Origin: beIN Sports
- Elite One Championship: ViàOccitanie
Sailing[edit]
- Vendée Globe: RMC Story (free)
Swimming[edit]
- FINA World Aquatics Championships: France Télévisions & Canal+ until 2019
- LEN European Aquatics Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2020
Tennis[edit]
- French Open: France Télévisions, Amazon Prime Video (both until 2023)[9]
- Wimbledon: beIN Sports until 2023
- US Open: Eurosport until 2022
- Australian Open: Eurosport until 2031
- Davis Cup: TF1 (France matches only) and beIN Sports
- Billie Jean King Cup: France Télévisions (France matches only) and beIN Sports until 2022
- ATP Finals: Eurosport until 2023
- ATP Tour Masters 1000: Eurosport also Monte-Carlo Masters and Paris Masters on C8 (Semifinals and Finals only)
- ATP Tour 500: Eurosport until 2023
- ATP Tour 250: Eurosport and beIN Sports
- WTA Tour: beIN Sports until 2026
- United Cup:
- Laver Cup: beIN Sports
Volleyball[edit]
- FIVB Volleyball Men's and Women's Nations League : L'Équipe[10]
- FIVB Men's and Women's World Championships : L'Équipe[11]
Winter sports[edit]
- FIS Alpine Ski & Nordic Ski World Championships: Eurosport
- Snowboard: L'Équipe & RMC Sport
- Biathlon: Eurosport & L'Équipe
- Bobsled & skeleton: L'Équipe
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Droits TV : SFR Sport récupère la Diamond League d'athlétisme | MediaSportif". www.mediasportif.fr (in French). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Communiqué : CANAL+ co-diffusera l'UEFA EURO féminin 2021 !". Canal+ Group (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "beIN SPORTS extends broadcast rights deal with the EFL". EFL. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Nico (2020-05-31). "Les demi-finales de la Coupe d'Allemagne diffusées sur La Chaîne L'Équipe". Dicodusport (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-01.
- ^ "Médias : la finale de la Copa Libertadores entre Flamengo et River Plate sur Canal+ Sport - Foot - Libertadores". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Lucia, Joe (24 March 2023). "NWSL launches international streaming service with Endeavor, also strikes deal with DAZN". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b "TF1 sublicenses free-to-air EHF Euro rights from beIN until 2024". SportBusiness. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "TF1 a dévoilé les 4 Grands Prix qu'elle diffusera en 2018 - Motorsport.com" (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "The 2022 Roland-Garros Tournament official site · Broadcasters". rolandgarros.com.
- ^ "Broadcasters - FIVB Volleyball Nations League 2018". www.volleyball.world. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "WhereToWatch - FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Italy and Bulgaria 2018". italy-bulgaria2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 2018-09-22.