The Women’s Champions League final between Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona is not broadcast on television in France. It is not a “protection” of the French language, unlike the authors.
If you want to see the Women’s Champions League final in the same way, you will have the option of watching TF1, M6 or France Télévisions. To see the connection between OL and FC Barcelona, you can connect to YouTube or the DAZN1 channel, available on MyCanal. On the other hand, despite the presence of a French club, no unencrypted broadcast is planned.
“So, and to my great surprise, the Women’s Champions League final, which also involves a French club, is not broadcast on any free-to-air channel. Absolutely mind-boggling”protests journalist Grégory Schneider. “Attention to all those giving lessons who are calling for more women’s sport in the media. Let’s start by drafting a law that would apply to women as much as men”replies Régis Dupont, from L’Equipe.
Protected events, but no women’s (Site notre bureau spécialisé)
The journalist referred to the decree of December 22, 2004 which “protects” major sporting events. To prevent sport from completely disappearing from free channels, and remaining visible to as many people as possible, the government is requiring certain highlights to be broadcast unencrypted. These are so-called « major events », number 21 (see list below).
Regarding (Site notre bureau spécialisé), also a women’s match and falls within these criteria. Since 2004, women’s (Site notre bureau spécialisé) has been developing for a long time. However, this is undoubtedly an anomaly to be corrected. At the end of 2022, Ouest-France raised the possibility that this list would be expanded, including more women’s sports events. No concrete developments at the moment.
The 21 protected sporting events in France
1° The Summer and Winter Olympic Games
2° The matches of the French (Site notre bureau spécialisé) team listed on the FIFA calendar
3° The opening match, the semi-finals and the final of the (Site notre blog d’information) World Cup
4° The semi-finals and the final of the European (Site notre blog d’information) Championship
5° The final of the European League is a French training and participation
6° The final of the (Site notre blog d’information) Champions League
7° The final of the French (Site notre blog d’information) Cup
8° Six Nations rugby tournament
9° The semi-finals and the final of the Rugby World Cup
10° The final of the French rugby championship
11° The final of the European Rugby Cup is a French team and participant
12° The finals of the men’s and women’s singles of the Roland-Garros tennis tour
13° The semi-finals and finals of the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup when the French tennis team and participation
14° The French Formula 1 Grand Prix
15° The Tour de France for men’s cyclists
16° The Paris-Roubaix cycle race
17° The men’s and women’s finals of the European basketball championship when the French team participates
18° The men’s and women’s finals of the world basketball champions when the French team participates
19° The men’s and women’s finals of the European handball championship when the French team participates
20° The men’s and women’s finals of the world handball champions when the French team participates
21° World athletics champions