Thanks to an agreement signed with FIBA, French basketball fans will be able to see the matches of their national women’s and men’s teams in the major tournaments on the public service.
The agreement includes the broadcast rights for the 2023 FIBA World Cup and its qualifiers (which begin this Friday, November 26); the FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022, as well as the qualifying tournaments for the Women’s World Cup; the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023.
The matches will be broadcast on one of the following three channels: France 2, France 3 and France 4.
“The France Télévisions Group is pleased to announce this agreement with FIBA, which will make it possible to broadcast in clear the French women’s and men’s basketball teams as part of their competitions between now and the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. With this partnership, we reaffirm our desire to support French Olympic sports by offering them the power of the France Televisions Group antennas. After the Tokyo Olympic Games where our French shone, it is a new step in view of the 2024 Paris Games, to promote basketball in France and to fascinate all fans of the discipline. ” Laurent-Eric Le Lay, sports director of France Télévisions.
“We are very happy to announce the conclusion of this agreement, which will allow our events to enjoy fantastic visibility with French basketball fans in the coming years.” Frank Leenders, Managing Director of FIBA Media and Marketing Services.
As a reminder, France Télévisions holds the broadcasting rights for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
