Broadcasting Rights Distributed for Women's Euro 2025 Football and Rugby World Cup
France Télévisions to broadcast Women's Euro 2025 and Women's Rugby World Cup with TF1's partial rights resale.
Key Points
- • France Télévisions acquires rights for Euro 2025 and Women's Rugby World Cup broadcasts.
- • TF1 resells 12 matches from each tournament to France Télévisions.
- • Key matches include France vs. Wales in football and France vs. Brazil in rugby.
- • Both networks collaborate to provide comprehensive coverage for women's sports.
On June 6, 2025, France Télévisions was confirmed as the official broadcaster for the highly anticipated Euro 2025 women's football tournament and the 2025 women's rugby World Cup. This announcement follows a recent arrangement with TF1 in which TF1 will resell rights to key matches from both tournaments to France Télévisions, ensuring a wider audience reach for these significant events in women's sports.
The Euro 2025 will be hosted in Switzerland from July 2 to July 27, featuring a total of 12 matches, including a notable match with the French national team taking on Wales on July 9 (Research Item ID: 3313). In total, France Télévisions will cover 12 matches from this tournament, including crucial games like Germany vs. Denmark.
Simultaneously, the women's rugby World Cup is set to take place in England from August 22 to September 27, where France Télévisions will broadcast 12 matches too, including France's matches against Brazil and South Africa (Research Item ID: 3311). Additionally, France Télévisions will showcase two quarter-finals and one semi-final from each event, although noteworthy matches featuring the French teams will not appear in these later stages (Research Item ID: 3315).
This collaboration represents a significant shift in broadcasting strategy, as TF1, while retaining rights to a majority of matches—such as 11 group stage matches, two quarter-finals, one semi-final, and the final of the Euro, as well as 15 group stage matches and finals for the rugby World Cup—will still enable France Télévisions to air crucial matches that would amplify viewer access (Research Item IDs: 3311, 3315).
Delphine Ernotte Cunci, CEO of France Télévisions, expressed pride in this partnership, stating, "Our aim is to elevate women's sports visibility by providing ample coverage for these international events and associated competitions" (Research Item ID: 3313). This joint effort signifies a progressive step for women’s sporting events in France, promoting greater engagement and visibility.
As both networks continue to finalize their preparations, fans of women's sports in France can look forward to extensive coverage of these international tournaments, highlighting the growing importance of women's sports in the broadcasting landscape.