Sport en France (French pronunciation: [spɔʁ ɑ̃ fʁɑ̃s]) is a French free-to-air sports television channel. It was launched in 2019 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris. In 2020, the channel signed on a content exchange program with France Televisions.[1]
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
| History | |
| Launched | 28 May 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | Sport en France |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Official website | https://www.sportenfrance.com/ |
History
editSport en France was originally commissioned by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee to provide a national television platform for amateur olympic sports. Reworld Media, best known for publishing the local versions of magazines Closer and Grazia, won the tender to produce the channel's content.[2]
However, coinciding with Sport en France's launch window, a significant consolidation of the French sports television landscape led to the channel obtaining rights to several professional sports properties, somewhat altering its mission statement and boosting its profile.[3]
In 2019, the Ligue Butagaz Énergie (the national women's handball league) was rebuffed by outgoing broadcaster beIN Sports in its demand that production costs associated with its no-rights-fee deal be covered by the channel rather than by the league, despite the fact that beIN was ramping up its production effort for the men's counterpart, the Lidl Starligue, to the full 182-game schedule. As a result, the Ligue Butagaz Energie became the first professional league to sign with Sport en France.[4]
In 2018, as part of a strategic realignment towards soccer, La Chaîne L'Équipe chose not to renew its modest rights-fee deal with the Ligue Nationale de Volley, leaving club volleyball without national television for the entire 2018–19 campaign (except the finals),[5] as well as the first half of 2019–20.[6] In early 2020, the LNV ceded its rights to Sport en France.[7] The channel has also broadcast the CEV Champions League since the 2019–20 season (in co-presentation with Eurosport).[8]
In 2020, Altice did not renew its €10 million-a-year domestic basketball broadcasting agreement, instead refocusing its ailing RMC Sport channels on their top subscription-driving content such as European soccer. This forced the Ligue Nationale de Basket to take a no-rights-fee deal with La Chaîne L'Équipe for its main package of games. Since the Jeep Elite was in effect giving those fixtures away for free to maintain television exposure, it opted to give another slate of games to Sport en France so as to maximize coverage. The channel also received rights to the Pro B and EuroLeague Women.[9]
On-demand app
editIn May 2021, Sport en France launched its iOS and Android app. The 2021 French rugby league championship final was shown live on the app, with the linear TV broadcast exclusive to select channels of the Vià network.[10]
Programming
editAmerican Football
edit- Division 1 Elite Championship (2022-present)
Basketball
edit- Ligue Féminine de Basketball (2022–present)[11]
- EuroLeague Women (2020–present) and EuroCup Women (2022–present; per event basis)
- EuroBasket Women Qualifiers (2021–22)
Handball
edit- Ligue Butagaz Énergie (2019–present)
- Synerglace Ligue Magnus (2020–present) and Division 1 (2021–present; finals only)
- IIHF Continental Cup (2023–present; per event basis)[12]
- Olympic Qualifying Tournament (2021)
- MMA Grand Prix (2022–present)[13]
- French Rally Championship (2023–present)[14]
- Élite 1 Rugby XIII (2020–present)[15]
- RFL Super League (2021–present; tape-delayed)[15]
- Rugby League World Cup (2021)[16]
- Rugby Europe Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament (2019)
Volleyball
edit- LNV Ligue A Féminine (2020–present)
- Men's and Women's CEV Champions League (2019–present), lower-tier CEV club competitions (2020–present; per event basis)[17]
- CEV Women's European Volleyball League[18] (2021–present)
Former programming
editBasketball
edit- Betclic Élite and LNB Pro B (2020–22)[19][11]
Volleyball
edit- LNV Ligue A Masculine (2020–22)[7][20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bouteille, Léa (January 21, 2021). "Sport en France et France Télévisions s'associent et diversifient leurs contenus". sportstrategies.com. Sport Stratégies. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Le CNOSF choisit Reworld pour sa chaîne". sportbusiness.club. SBC Editions. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Déchêne, Jérôme (November 30, 2020). "'Sport en France est illustrative de la diversité du sport français', pour Denis Masseglia, le président du CNOSF". ledauphine.com. Groupe EBRA. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Callier, Cédric (September 17, 2019). "Le handball féminin a finalement trouvé un diffuseur". sport24.lefigaro.fr. Société du Figaro. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Bailleul, Alexandre (6 May 2019). "TV – Les finales de Ligue A (volley) diffusées sur le réseau Vià cette semaine". sportbuzzbusiness.fr. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Argoud, Clément (19 February 2019). "Volley-ball : les clubs français pâtissent de l'absence de diffusion du championnat". lemonde.fr. Société Editrice du Monde. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Le Volley Pro s'affiche sur Sport en France !". lnv.fr. Ligue Nationale de Volley. January 7, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Jeauffroy, Julien (November 15, 2019). "La Ligue des Champions de Volley diffusée sur Sport en France !". sportstrategies.com. Sport Strategies. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Messan, Nicolas (September 22, 2019). "Droits TV : La LNB fait le pari du 100% gratuit avec l'Equipe, Sport en France et sa plateforme OTT". mediasportif.fr. MediaSportif. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "Regardez la finale FCL vs Carcassonne en direct !". fcl13.fr. FC Lézignanais Corbières XIII. June 19, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "17 matches de saison régulière LFB sur Sport en France". bebasket.fr. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Loisel, Franck (12 January 2023). "Continental Cup: Cardiff/Angers (TV/Streaming)". sport-tv.org. Navymedia. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Desaint, Benoît (3 June 2022). "Jérôme Le Banner fait des confidences sur 'la bonne droite' d'Édouard Philippe avant son combat au MMA GP". gentside.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Sport en France : accord avec la FFSA autour de 3 championnats de France automobile". sattelifacts.com (in French). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b Jacquemart, Nicolas (April 2, 2021). "Les Dragons Catalans et l'Elite 1 diffusés sur Sport en France". treizemondial.fr. Dicodusport. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ Jacquemart, Nicolas (22 September 2022). "Coupe du monde : Les matchs des équipes de France aussi diffusés en clair". treizemondial.fr. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Phelippeau, David (11 November 2020). "Coupe d'Europe de volley : Une initiative innovante… Nantes va produire et diffuser son match ce mercredi". 20minutes.fr. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Corrado, Shirley (June 4, 2021). "Volley-ball : Golden League 2021, les Bleues avec autorité". pa-sport.fr. ADIM. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Canot, Aurélien (September 23, 2021). "Basket – BetClic Elite : Sport en France diffusera les plus belles affiches de la saison". sport365.com. Media365. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ "beIN Sports diffuseur de la Ligue A masculine de volley-ball pour la saison 2022/2023". beinsports.com (in French). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.