France Sports Broadcasting Media (Television and Telecommunications) Landscape

France Sports Broadcasting Media (Television and Telecommunications) Landscape

Summary

The France Media Landscape Report provides an overview of the television and telecommunications market in relation to sports broadcasting in France today, with top-level data and detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2026. The report analyses the television, SVOD, mobile handset and residential fixed-line broadband sectors, as well as a review of major sports media rights.

Amazon shook up the soccer broadcasting landscape in France when it swooped for live rights to 80% of theleagues matches from 2021-22 to 2023 24. The three year deal is reported to be worth EUR 260 million 316 million) per season.

France had an estimated 23.0 million subscription video on demand (SVOD) accounts at the end of 2021, an increase of 3.6 million or 18.7% from 2020. After a surge of 7.9 million SVOD sign ups during 2020, which covered two national Covid-19 lockdown periods and the launch of Disney+, new subscriptions have fallen back to a more normal level.

4G was the leading mobile technology with a 67.0% share of total mobile subscriptions in 2021. However, 4G’s subscription share will decline significantly to 42.9% by 2026, due to rapid 5G subscription growth.

Scope

• Total pay-TV subscriptions will increase by 2.5 million at a CAGR of 1.8% over the 2021-2026 forecast period, reaching
• 30.2 million in 2026.
• Total mobile subscriptions reached 99.3 million by the end of 2021. Over the 2021-2026 forecast period, total mobile subscriptions will grow at a CAGR of 3.5%, with operators expected to add a combined 18.8 million subscriptions.
• Smartphone subscription penetration of population reached 100.7% in 2021. Over the forecast period, the smartphone subscription penetration of the population will increase to 121.5% in 2026.
• With residential fixed broadband accounts growing from 2021-2026, residential fixed broadband household penetration will increase from 84.2% in 2021 to 92.9% by 2026.

• This Sports Broadcasting Media Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of the French television and telecommunications markets, and service providers in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
• Accompanying GlobalData’s Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in the French pay-TV, SVOD, mobile handset and residential fixed broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
• With 25 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.