Tuesday, 16 February 2010 20:29
French network TF1, the exclusive owner of the rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has reached a sub-licence agreement with Canal+ and France Télévisions over 37 of the 64 matches in the competition.
France Télévisions will broadcast 34 matches live on France 2 and France 3, filling 29 slots, of which at least 8 will be in prime time, and will provide a full round-up of World Cup news on its TV news bulletins and its sports magazine programmes Stade 2 and Tout le Sport.
Canal+ will broadcast the entire competition to its subscribers, including all 64 matches, 37 of which will be shown live, 10 in prime time, and 8 in exclusivity.
France Télévisions and Canal+ will pay €33 million, of which €25 million will come from the public group, to TF1 according to sport daily L’Equipe. TF1 invested €120 million to get the World Cup rights.
TF1, which will have first choice of matches in each phase of the competition, retains exclusive rights to the opening and closing ceremonies plus live broadcasting rights to 27 matches. This includes the opening match, all matches involving the French national team, the two semi-finals, the third/fourth place play-off, and the final.
TF1 Group will also develop a multimedia offering on MyTF1, and offer TV viewers World Cup magazine and talk shows on its various channels (TF1, Eurosport and LCI).
All the matches in the competition will be re-broadcast in full on Eurosport.
French network TF1, the exclusive owner of the rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has reached a sub-licence agreement with Canal+ and France Télévisions over 37 of the 64 matches in the competition.
France Télévisions will broadcast 34 matches live on France 2 and France 3, filling 29 slots, of which at least 8 will be in prime time, and will provide a full round-up of World Cup news on its TV news bulletins and its sports magazine programmes Stade 2 and Tout le Sport.
Canal+ will broadcast the entire competition to its subscribers, including all 64 matches, 37 of which will be shown live, 10 in prime time, and 8 in exclusivity.
France Télévisions and Canal+ will pay €33 million, of which €25 million will come from the public group, to TF1 according to sport daily L’Equipe. TF1 invested €120 million to get the World Cup rights.
TF1, which will have first choice of matches in each phase of the competition, retains exclusive rights to the opening and closing ceremonies plus live broadcasting rights to 27 matches. This includes the opening match, all matches involving the French national team, the two semi-finals, the third/fourth place play-off, and the final.
TF1 Group will also develop a multimedia offering on MyTF1, and offer TV viewers World Cup magazine and talk shows on its various channels (TF1, Eurosport and LCI).
All the matches in the competition will be re-broadcast in full on Eurosport.