Sports broadcasting contracts in France

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This article refers to sports broadcasting contracts in France. For a list of rights in other countries, see Sports television broadcast contracts.

Football[]

National teams

• FIFA World Cup: TF1 and beIN Sports for 2022.
• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Canal+ until 2021.
• FIFA U-17 World Cup: Canal+ until 2021.
• FIFA World Cup Qualifiers:
  • UEFA:
    • L'Équipe, TMC, TFX, W9 (all matches except those of France)
    • TF1, and M6 (France matches only)
• FIFA Women's World Cup: TF1, TMC, and Canal+ for 2019.
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Canal+ until 2022.
• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Canal+ until 2022.
• 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) 2018-2021^[1][2]
• UEFA European Qualifiers:
  • L'Équipe, TMC, TFX, W9 (exclude France matches)
  • TF1, and M6 (France matches only).
• UEFA teams Friendly Matches (exclude France team): L'Équipe, TMC, TFX, and W9 2018-2022.
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: France Télévisions for 2021.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• French national football team: TF1 and M6 until 2022.
• France national under-21 football team: Canal+ (exclude Euro finals tournament in 2021)
• France women's national football team: W9 2018-2023^[5]
• Brasil Global Tour: beIN Sports
• Copa América: beIN Sports for 2019.
• Africa Cup of Nations: beIN Sports for 2019.

Clubs

International

• FIFA Club World Cup: L'Équipe (2019 and 2020) (only shows a final in 2019)^[6]
• International Champions Cup: beIN Sports

France

• LFP (France) (2020-2024): Téléfoot (all three (Trophée des Champions (2020-2023) and both leagues)) and other broadcasters (Leagues only)
  • Ligue 1: Canal+
  • Ligue 2: beIN Sports
• Coupe de France: France Télévisions and Eurosport until 2022.^[7]
• Coupe de la Ligue: France Télévisions and Canal+ until 2020.
• Championnat National: Canal+
• French women's football league: France Télévisions, Eurosport & Canal+

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)), BFM TV (2019 final only), Téléfoot (exc. 2018 until 2020), and RMC Sport until 2020–21. 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. Téléfoot from 2019 until 2024.
• UEFA Europa Conference League: M6, Téléfoot, 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 Téléfoot, 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^[8] until 2022
  • Cup
  • Championship
  • League One
  • League Two
• LFP (Spain): beIN Sports until 2021
  • La Liga
  • La Liga 2 (promotion play-offs only)
• RFEF: L'Équipe 2020 until 2022 (exc. 2019–20 Supercopa)
  • Copa del Rey (starting from round of 32, plus 2020 Copa final)
  • Supercopa de España also aired on Canal+ Sport in 2019
• 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))^[9]
• 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)^[10]
• Argentine Primera División: Fanatiz
• Copa Argentina: Fanatiz
• Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A: Fanatiz until 2021
• CONCACAF Champions League: YouTube

Asia

• A-League: YouTube
• W-League: YouTube
• J.League: YouTube
• K League: YouTube

Futsal[]

• UEFA Futsal Champions League: UEFA.tv (final four only)

Rugby[]

Union[]

• World Rugby
  • Rugby World Cup 2019: TF1
  • World Rugby Sevens Series: Canal+ Sport
• 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.
  • European Champions Cup
  • European Challenge Cup
• 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[]

• Super League: beIN Sports
• National Rugby League: beIN Sports
• State of Origin: beIN Sports
• Elite One Championship:

Cycling[]

• 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

Tennis[]

• French Open: France Télévisions, Eurosport until 2020
• Wimbledon: beIN Sports until 2018
• US Open: Eurosport until 2017
• Australian Open: Eurosport until 2021 and C8 (free) for men's final
• Davis Cup: TF1 (France matches only from 2019 finals) and beIN Sports
• Fed Cup: France Télévisions (France matches only) and beIN Sports until 2022
• ATP World Tour Masters 1000: Eurosport except Canal+ for Monte-Carlo Masters and Paris Masters, France Télévisions for Monte-Carlo Masters (one match/day), W9 (free) for Paris Masters (one semi & final) and ATP Finals (final only) until 2018
• ATP World Tour: Eurosport until 2023, except RMC Sport for select French tournaments
• WTA Tour: beIN Sports until 2021, except RMC Sport for select French tournaments
• ATP Cup: beIN Sports
• Laver Cup: beIN Sports

Multi-discipline Events[]

• Olympic Games: France Télévisions until 2020 and Eurosport
• Paralympic Games: France Télévisions until 2020

Ice hockey[]

• NHL: Canal+
• Ligue Magnus: Sport en France
• IIHF World Championships: La Chaîne L'Équipe

Athletics[]

• 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^[11]
• European Cup: France Télévisions & Eurosport

Motor Sport[]

• Formula One: Canal+, with the 4 other races (French and Monaco Grand Prix plus 2 selected races) co-aired by TF1^[12]
• 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

Basketball[]

• NBA: beIN Sports
• WNBA: beIN Sports
• FIBA Basketball World Cup: Canal+ and France Télévisions
• EuroBasket: Canal+ and France Télévisions
• 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
• :
• Semaine des As:
• Euroleague: RMC Sport
• France national basketball team: RMC Story (free)
• 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)

Handball[]

• 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^[13]
• European Women's Handball Championship: TF1 (until 2024) and beIN Sports^[13]
• 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

Golf[]

• 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

Mixed Martial Arts[]

• Bellator MMA: Eurosport
• Ultimate Fighting Championship: RMC Sport
• ONE Championship: YouTube
• Cage Warriors: RMC Sport

Sailing[]

• Vendée Globe: RMC Story (free)

Boxing[]

• Premier Boxing Champions: beIN Sports (selected major and PPV fights), Canal+ Sport and RMC Sport (most PPV fights)
• Matchroom Boxing: DAZN
• Top Rank: beIN Sports (until 2022)
• Golden Boy: DAZN
• Others

Swimming[]

• FINA World Aquatics Championships: France Télévisions & Canal+ until 2019
• LEN European Aquatics Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2020

American Football[]

• NFL: L'Équipe (2020–present) (Sunday games and play-offs (inc. Super Bowl))

Volleyball[]

• FIVB Volleyball Men's and Women's Nations League : L'Équipe^[14]
• FIVB Men's and Women's World Championships : L'Équipe^[15]

Winter sports[]

• FIS Alpine Ski & Nordic Ski World Championships: Eurosport
• Snowboard: L'Équipe & RMC Sport
• Biathlon: Eurosport & L'Équipe
• Bobsled & skeleton: L'Équipe

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