Sports broadcasting contracts in France

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

Contents 1 Football 2 Rugby Union 3 Cycling 4 Tennis 5 Multi-discipline Events 6 Athletics 7 Motor Sport 8 Basketball 9 Handball 10 Golf 11 Sailing 12 Boxing 13 Swimming 14 American Football

Football

• FIFA World Cup: TF1 & Eurosport until 2014 (also France Télévisions and Canal+ in 2010 due to special agreement)
• European Football Championships: No announcement about 2012 onwards.
• UEFA Champions League: TF1 & Canal+ until 2012. Canal+ and Al-Jazeera Sports for 2012-2016.
• French national football team: TF1 until 2014. M6 (3 outside qualification matches for the UEFA Euro 2012)
• Ligue 1: Canal+ & Orange Sport until 2012. Canal+ and Al-Jazeera Sports for 2012-2016.
• Coupe de France: France Télévisions and Eurosport until 2014
• Coupe de la Ligue: France Télévisions until 2012
• Trophee des champions: M6 until 2012
• Ligue 2: Eurosport until 2012
• Championnat National: Eurosport & France Télévisions until 2012
• Europa League: M6, Direct 8 & Canal+ until 2012
• France national under-21 football team: Direct 8 until 2014
• Premier League: Canal+ until 2013
• FA Cup: No announcement about 2011-12 onwards.
• Football League Cup: Orange Sport until 2012
• La Liga: Canal+ until 2012
• Copa del Rey: Canal+/W9 until 2012
• Serie A: Canal+ until 2012
• Coppa Italia: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• Bundesliga: Orange Sport until 2012
• DFB-Pokal: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• Africa Cup of Nations: Orange Sport until 2012
• France women's national football team: Direct 8 until 2014
• French women's football league: France Télévisions & Eurosport

Rugby Union

• Rugby World Cup: no announcement for 2015 and 2019 RWC
• Six Nations: France Télévisions until 2017
• France national rugby union team: France Télévisions (autumn tour & pre-RWC matches) & Canal+ (summer tour)
• Top 14: Canal+, final is co-aired by France 2.
• Heineken Cup: France Télévisions (first 2 choices per day) & Canal+.
• European Challenge Cup: France Télévisions and Eurosport.
• Rugby Pro D2: No announcement about 2011-12 onwards.
• Tri Nations: Canal+ until 2014
• Aviva Premiership (England): Orange Sport

Cycling

• Tour de France: France Télévisions & Eurosport until 2017
• Paris–Nice: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• UCI ProTour: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• Vuelta a España: No announcement about 2012 onwards
• Giro d'Italia: Eurosport until 2013
• Milan – San Remo: Eurosport until 2013
• Track Cycling World Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• World Road Cycling Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• National Cycling Championships: France Télévisions

Tennis

• French Open: France Télévisions, Eurosport until 2013
• Wimbledon: No announcement about 2011 onwards
• US Open: Canal+ & Eurosport until 2012
• Australian Open: Canal+ & Eurosport until 2012
• France Davis Cup team: No announcement about 2012 onwards
• Davis Cup: No announcement about 2012 onwards
• France Fed Cup team: No announcement about 2012 onwards
• Fed Cup: No announcement about 2012 onwards
• ATP World Tour Masters 1000: Orange Sport and M6. France Télévisions for Monte-Carlo Masters
• ATP World Tour: Orange Sport and M6
• WTA Tour: Eurosport

Multi-discipline Events

• Olympic Games: France Télévisions until 2020 & Eurosport until 2012 (opening and closing ceremonies on TF1 in 2012)
• Paralympic Games: France Télévisions until 2020 & Eurosport until 2012

Athletics

• Paris Marathon: France Télévisions
• IAAF World Championships in Athletics: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• European Athletics Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• IAAF World Indoor Athletics: Direct 8
• IAAF Diamond League: Orange Sport until 2012
• European Cup: France Télévisions & Eurosport

Motor Sport

• Formula One: TF1 until 2012
• Dakar Rally: France Télévisions until 2013
• Le Mans 24 Hour: No announcement about 2011 onwards
• MotoGP: No announcement about 2012 onwards
• World Rally Championship: Orange Sport until 2010 (highlights on France Télévisions and direct 8)
• World Superbikes: Eurosport
• Superleague Formula: Direct 8

Basketball

• NBA: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• Ligue Nationale de Basketball: Canal+ until 2013
• Coupe de France de Basketball: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• Semaine des As: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• Euroleague: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• France national basketball team: Canal+
• Ligue Féminine de Basketball: Canal+
• France women's national basketball team: Canal+
• NCAA: Canal+
• WNBA: Canal+

Handball

• French Championship: No announcement about 2011-12 onwards.
• France national handball team: Canal+ until 2012
• France women's national handball team: No announcement about 2010 onwards.
• EHF Champions League: No announcement about 2010-11 onwards.
• French Cup: Canal+ until 2012
• French League Cup: No announcement about 2009-10 onwards.

Golf

• Ryder Cup: Canal+ until 2013
• The Open Championship: Canal+ until 2013
• US Open: No announcement about 2011 onwards.
• The Masters: No announcement about 2010 onwards.
• PGA Championship: No announcement about 2010 onwards.
• PGA European Tour: Canal+ until 2013
• World Golf Championships: No announcement about 2011 onwards.
• PGA Tour: No announcement about 2010 onwards.

Sailing

• Vendee Globe: France Télévisions

Boxing

• World Championships: Canal+

Swimming

• FINA World Swimming Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport
• LEN European Swimming Championships: France Télévisions & Eurosport

American Football

• Super Bowl: W9 & Canal+
• NFL: Canal+

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