Sports broadcasting contracts in France

Sports broadcasting contracts in France include:

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^[1]
European Cup: France Télévisions & Eurosport

Basketball

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

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

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

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

Football

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:
- UEFA:
  - L'Équipe, TMC, TFX, W9 (all matches except those of France)
  - TF1, and M6 (France matches only)
- CONMEBOL:
  - DAZN
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:
- 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: 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)
- Ligue 1: Canal+
- Ligue 2: beIN Sports
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
- 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 2025
- Copa del Rey
- Supercopa de España
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

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

Golf

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^[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

Kickboxing

King of Kings: DAZN: October 2022 to October 2025, all fights

Mixed Martial Arts

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

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

Olympic Games: France Télévisions until 2024 and Eurosport
Paralympic Games: France Télévisions until 2024

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

Sailing

Vendée Globe: RMC Story (free)

Swimming

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

Tennis

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

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

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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^ "The 2022 Roland-Garros Tournament official site · Broadcasters". rolandgarros.com.
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