M6 Group to Show CAN 2025 Final Free-to-Air Under Reported Deal With BeIN Sports

Overview

• L'Équipe reports that BeIN Sports has agreed a sub-licence with the M6 group to share the CAN 2025 final free-to-air in France on January 18.
• The specific M6 group channel has not been chosen, with M6 or W9 under consideration, and Xavier Domergue is slated to present the free-to-air coverage with the consultant still to be determined.
• Domergue's contract gives priority to M6 in scheduling conflicts, so he will not call Lyon vs Brest on Ligue 1+ scheduled the same evening.
• BeIN Sports will retain exclusive French rights to the semifinals on January 14 (Senegal vs Egypt; Nigeria vs Morocco) and the third-place match on January 17.
• BeIN Sports says the quarterfinals delivered its best-ever audiences, with Morocco vs Cameroon averaging 641,000 viewers (784,000 peak) and Algeria vs Nigeria averaging 480,000 (708,000 peak), according to Médiamétrie.