In the absence of a broadcaster in France two and a half months before the Women's World Cup, the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, "has entered into discussions with Fifa " and has begun to contact "each of the French broadcasters" in order to to "contribute to bringing views closer together", the ministry said on Wednesday 10 May. While the World Cup will start on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand, no television channel has acquired the broadcasting rights in France, as in other European countries, for lack of a financial agreement. At the end of April, Fifa had explained that it “did not intend to sell off this competition” (Satellifacts, May 2).
The Minister says she has "full trust in the ability of all the actors in the case in France to find (...) the ways and means of a fair showcase of the competition and in particular the matches of the French feminine team this summer. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra also "contacted several of her European counterparts to share the situation on the sidelines of the Council of Sports Ministers of the European Union on May 15", it was indicated.
Remember that the revised version of the decree concerning the list of events of major importance should include provisions in favor of the unencrypted broadcasting of women's sport as well as parasport (Satellifacts, March 6). The publication of the text is announced for the fall.