Editing French Open (section)

== Broadcasting and streaming ==

===France===
[[France Télévisions]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]] hold the broadcast rights to the French Open until 2027.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Droits-tv-france-televisions-et-amazon-prolongent-roland-garros-jusqu-en-2027/1388733|title=Droits TV : France Télévisions et Amazon prolongent Roland-Garros jusqu'en 2027|date=30 March 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|work=[[L'Équipe]]|language=fr|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908034108/https://www.lequipe.fr/Medias/Actualites/Droits-tv-france-televisions-et-amazon-prolongent-roland-garros-jusqu-en-2027/1388733|url-status=live}}</ref> All 11 "night sessions" will remain exclusive to Prime Video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/droits-tv-diffusion-roland-garros-france-televisions-prime-video-2027|title=Le tournoi sur France Télévisions et Prime Video jusqu'en 2027|date=30 March 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|work=Roland-Garros Official Website|language=fr|archive-date=19 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019094625/https://www.rolandgarros.com/fr-fr/article/droits-tv-diffusion-roland-garros-france-televisions-prime-video-2027|url-status=live}}</ref>
Studio presentation for the French Open on France Télévisions is hosted by Laurent Luyat and is historically located on a terrace in a corner of the Court Philippe Chatrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetelevisions.fr/et-vous/notre-tele/a-ne-pas-manquer/roland-garros-2023-laurent-luyat-fete-ses-20-ans-en-terrasse-17479|title=Roland-Garros 2023 : Laurent Luyat fête ses 20 ans en terrasse !|date=30 May 2023|website=[[France Télévisions]]|language=fr|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908040111/https://www.francetelevisions.fr/et-vous/notre-tele/a-ne-pas-manquer/roland-garros-2023-laurent-luyat-fete-ses-20-ans-en-terrasse-17479|url-status=live}}</ref>

===United States===
[[Tennis on NBC|NBC]]'s coverage of the French Open began in [[1975 French Open|1975]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fangsbites.com/2013/05/nbc-begins-coverage-of-the-20134-french-open-this-sunday/ |title=NBC Begins Coverage of The 2013 French Open This Sunday |last1=Fang |first1=Ken |date=23 May 2013 |work=Fang's Bites |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208040936/http://fangsbites.com/2013/05/nbc-begins-coverage-of-the-20134-french-open-this-sunday/ |archive-date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> In 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newyorktennismagazine.com/article/tennis-channel-reaches-french-open-broadcasting-agreement/ |title=Tennis Channel Reaches French Open Broadcasting Agreement – New York Tennis Magazine }}</ref> [[Tennis Channel]] acquired the pay television rights to the tournament and sub-licensed coverage of morning window (U.S. time) matches to [[ESPN]] for broadcast by [[ESPN2]] from 2007 through 2015.<ref name=aa-espnfrenchopen>{{cite web|title=ESPN drops the French Open, NBCSN could step in|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html|website=Awful Announcing|date=3 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-date=29 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629084742/http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/espn-drops-the-french-open-nbcsn-could-step-in.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2015, ESPN announced that it would discontinue its sub-licensing and drop coverage of the French Open beginning in 2016, with network staff citing that because of the structure of the arrangement, its coverage "did not fit our successful model at the other three Majors"—where ESPN is the exclusive rightsholder.<ref name=aa-espnfrenchopen/> Rather than find another partner to sub-license coverage to, Tennis Channel chose to retain the rights under its new owner [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]], nearly doubling the amount of Tennis Channel's coverage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Umstead |first1=R. Thomas |title=Tennis Channel Extends French Open Pay TV Rights |url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tennis-channel-aces-french-open-pay-tv-rights/403283 |website=[[Multichannel News]] |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160915061048/http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/tennis-channel-aces-french-open-pay-tv-rights/403283 |archive-date=15 September 2016 |date=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{cbignore|bot=InternetArchiveBot}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/08/03/Media/ESPN-French-Open.aspx|title=ESPN bids French Open adieu after 13 years|last1=Ourand|first1=John|last2=Kaplan|first2=Daniel|date=3 August 2015|work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|access-date=16 March 2016|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314173558/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2015/08/03/Media/ESPN-French-Open.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting with the 2023 edition and continuing the following year, NBC moved some of its coverage of the French Open exclusively to its streaming service, [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/french-open-tv-live-stream-schedule-roland-garros-peacock |title=2023 French Open TV, live stream schedule |date=9 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/french-open-2024-broadcast-schedule |title=2024 French Open TV, live stream schedule |date=5 June 2024 }}</ref>

In June 2024, it was reported that the U.S. rights had been acquired by [[TNT Sports (United States)|TNT Sports]] beginning in 2025, as part of an overall deal with [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] that also includes a renewal of its pan-European rights with Eurosport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2024-06-07 |title=Warner Bros. Discovery Snares U.S. Rights to French Open (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-french-open-us-rights-1236028911/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchand |first=Andrew |title=French Open, TNT Sports agree to 10-year, $650 million deal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5549492/2024/06/07/french-open-tnt-sports-broadcast-rights/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Matches air mainly on [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]], with [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] and [[TruTV]] providing coverage as well. All matches are also available streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|Max]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/tennis/venus-williams-joins-tnts-french-open-broadcast-team-2025-05-04/ |title=Venus Williams joins TNT's French Open broadcast team |work=Reuters }}</ref>

===United Kingdom===

BBC began broadcasting French Open finals annually in 1981<ref>{{cite web|title=Sunday Grandstand, BBC Genome|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4650bb461eef4151b564000fec4b47a1|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=7 June 1981|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524062350/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4650bb461eef4151b564000fec4b47a1|url-status=live}}</ref> (often in their ''[[Grandstand (TV programme)|Grandstand]]'' or ''Sunday Grandstand'' programmes). The BBC's coverage continued until 2011. From 2012 until 2021, [[ITV Sport]] televised the French Open in the United Kingdom. Eurosport began broadcasting the tournament in 1989.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Guardian (TV listings), 7 June 1989|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260216455|via=Newspapers.com|date=7 June 1989|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524062403/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/260216455/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2022, [[Eurosport]] holds exclusive UK broadcast rights to the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport-onthebox.com/2021/06/11/eurosport-discovery-roland-garros-french-open-tennis-uk-tv-rights-2022-2026/|title=Eurosport secures exclusive Roland Garros rights from 2022|date=11 June 2021|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=20 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420104634/https://sport-onthebox.com/2021/06/11/eurosport-discovery-roland-garros-french-open-tennis-uk-tv-rights-2022-2026/|url-status=live}}</ref> Studio presentation for the French Open on Eurosport is hosted by [[Barbara Schett]] with [[Mats Wilander]]. Commentators include Simon Reed, Chris Bradnam, Nick Lester, Barry Millns alongside [[Jo Durie]], [[Annabel Croft]], [[Frew McMillan]], [[Miles Maclagan]], [[Arvind Parmar]] and [[Chris Wilkinson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-wta-tennis-news-who-are-the-commentators-for-french-open-2022/|title=Who Are the Commentators for French Open 2022?|date=18 May 2022|access-date=18 May 2022|work=Essentially Sports|first=Shivali|last=Sharma|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531202645/https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-wta-tennis-news-who-are-the-commentators-for-french-open-2022/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== India ===

In India, [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] had the exclusive broadcast rights of the French Open.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} However, Sony Pictures Sports Network, owned by [[Sony Pictures Networks India]], acquired the broadcast rights from 2022 through 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/sony-pictures-networks-gets-exclusive-media-rights-for-french-open-in-india-11651734272937.html|title=Sony Pictures Networks gets exclusive media rights for French Open in India|date=5 May 2022|access-date=5 May 2022|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|first=Varuni|last=Khosla|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510032728/https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/sony-pictures-networks-gets-exclusive-media-rights-for-french-open-in-india/amp-11651734272937.html|url-status=live}}</ref>