{"id":64926,"date":"2025-12-05T19:21:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/m6-secures-2026-world-cup-tv-rights-over-tf1"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T21:13:10","slug":"m6-secures-2026-world-cup-tv-rights-over-tf1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/m6-secures-2026-world-cup-tv-rights-over-tf1","title":{"rendered":"M6 Secures 2026 World Cup TV Rights Over TF1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span><b>The 2026 World Cup, which will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026, in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, is already shaping up to be historic.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the novelty will not only be on the field, but also on the small screen: the French team\u2019s matches will no longer be broadcast on TF1, as was the tradition, but on M6.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in decades, viewers will have to change channels to follow the exploits of Les Bleus.<\/p>\n<p>M6 has made a big splash by securing exclusive broadcasting rights not only for the 2026 World Cup, but also for the 2030 World Cup, for an estimated colossal sum of \u20ac100 million.<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition marks a historic break with TF1, the broadcaster that until now had embodied the tradition of major international competitions for the French national team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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