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Did you know... that the European Union's "Television Without Frontiers" directive ensures free-to-air TV coverage of events of "major importance for society", such as the Epsom Derby and the Vienna Opera Ball?

This is a list of events designated as being of "major importance for society" by various member states of the European Union under the provisions of Article 3j(1) of the the Audiovisual Media Services Directive.^[1] Designated events are required to be broadcast in the relevant country on free-to-air television, either whole or in part, either live or deferred. The relevant section was introduced as Article 3a(1) the 1989 Television without Frontiers Directive by a 1997 amendment,^[2] and was renumbered in December 2007 when the Directive was renamed. The section reads as follows:

Each Member State may take measures in accordance with Community law to ensure that broadcasters under its jurisdiction do not broadcast on an exclusive basis events which are regarded by that Member State as being of major importance for society in such a way as to deprive a substantial proportion of the public in that Member State of the possibility of following such events by live coverage or deferred coverage on free television. If it does so, the Member State concerned shall draw up a list of designated events, national or non-national, which it considers to be of major importance for society. It shall do so in a clear and transparent manner in due time. In so doing the Member State concerned shall also determine whether these events should be available by whole or partial live coverage, or where necessary or appropriate for objective reasons in the public interest, whole or partial deferred coverage.

Most of the designated events are sports events, but a few are music-related.

List

Country — region	Sport/activity	Event	Notes
Austria^[3]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)
Austria	football (association)	FIFA World Cup(Austrian team, opening finals tournament match, semi-finals, final)
Austria	football (association)	UEFA European Championships (Austrian team, opening finals tournament match, semi-finals, final)
Austria	football (association)	Austrian Cup final
Austria	skiing (alpine)	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Austria	skiing (nordic)	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Austria	music (classical)	Vienna New Year's Concert
Austria	music (classical)	Vienna Opera Ball
Belgium^[4]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer)	live excerpts
Belgium	football (association)	Belgian Cup Final	live and in full
Belgium	football (association)	Belgium national team all official matches	live and in full
Belgium	football (association)	FIFA World Cup finals tournament	live and in full
Belgium	football (association)	UEFA European Championships final	live and in full
Belgium	football (association)	UEFA Champions League, matches involving Belgian clubs	live and in full
Belgium	football (association)	UEFA Cup, matches involving Belgian clubs	live and in full
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Tour de France	live excerpts
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Liège-Bastogne-Liège	live excerpts
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Amstel Gold Race
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Tour of Flanders	live excerpts
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Paris-Roubaix	live excerpts
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Milan-Sanremo	live excerpts
Belgium	cycling (road race)	Belgian Road Cycling Championships - Men's	live excerpts
Belgium	cycling (road race)	UCI Road World Championships - Men's	live excerpts
Belgium	athletics	Memorial Van Damme	live and in full
Belgium	motor racing	Belgian Grand Prix	live and in full
Belgium	tennis	French Open quarter-finals, semi-finals and final involving a Belgian player	live and in full
Belgium	tennis	Wimbledon, quarter finals, semi-finals and final involving a Belgian player	live and in full
Belgium	tennis	Davis Cup quarter-finals, semi-finals and final involving the Belgian team	live and in full
Belgium	tennis	Fed Cup quarter-finals, semi-finals and final involving the Belgian team	live and in full
Belgium	music (classical)	Queen Elisabeth Music Competition final	live and in full
Belgium — French Community	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Winter)	live excerpts
Belgium — French Community	cycling (road race)	La Flèche Wallonne	live and in full
Belgium — French Community	athletics	IAAF World Championships, where Belgian athletes are taking part	live excerpts
Belgium — Flemish Community	football (association)	UEFA Champions League final and semi-final	live and in full
Belgium — Flemish Community	football (association)	UEFA Cup final and semi-final	live and in full
Belgium — Flemish Community	cycling (cyclo-cross)	UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Men	live and in full
Belgium — Flemish Community	cycling (cyclo-cross)	Belgian Cyclocross Championships	live and in full
Belgium — Flemish Community	tennis	Australian Open quarter-finals, semi-finals and final involving a Belgian player	live and in full
Belgium — Flemish Community	tennis	US Open, quarter finals, semi-finals and final involving a Belgian player	live and in full
Belgium — Flemish Community	cycling (road race)	Paris-Tours	live excerpts
Belgium — Flemish Community	cycling (road race)	Tour of Lombardy	live excerpts
Denmark^[5]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Denmark	football (association)	FIFA World Cup (Danish team including qualifying; semi-finals, final)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Denmark	football (association)	UEFA European Championships (Danish team including qualifying; semi-finals, final)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Denmark	handball (team)	IHF World men's championships (Danish team including qualifying; semi-finals, final)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Denmark	handball (team)	IHF World women's championships (Danish team including qualifying; semi-finals, final)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Denmark	handball (team)	EHF European men's championships (Danish team including qualifying; semi-finals, final)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Denmark	handball (team)	EHF European women's championships (Danish team including qualifying; semi-finals, final)	rescinded in 2002^[6]
Finland^[7]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)
Finland	football (association)	FIFA World Cup (Finnish team, opening finals tournament match, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final)	live and in full
Finland	football (association)	UEFA European Championships (Finnish team, opening finals tournament match, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final)
Finland	ice hockey	IIHF World Championships (Finnish team, opening match, semi-finals, final)	live and in full
Finland	ice hockey	IIHF World Championships (other matches)
Finland	skiing (nordic)	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Finland	athletics	IAAF World Championships
Finland	athletics	EAA European Championships
France^[8]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)	representative highlights of diverse events permitted
France	football (association)	French national team all official matches
France	football (association)	FIFA World Cup finals tournament (opening match, semi-finals, final)
France	football (association)	UEFA European Championships (semi-finals, final)
France	football (association)	UEFA Cup final involving a French club
France	football (association)	UEFA Champions League final
France	football (association)	French Cup Final
France	rugby union	Six Nations Championship
France	rugby union	Rugby World Cup semi-finals, final
France	rugby union	French Rugby Championship final;
France	rugby union	Heineken Cup final, involving a French club
France	tennis	French Open final of the men’s and women’s singles
France	tennis	Davis Cup semi-finals and final involving the French team
France	tennis	Fed Cup semi-finals and final involving the French team
France	motor racing	French Grand Prix
France	cycling (road race)	Tour de France	highlights permitted
France	cycling (road race)	Paris-Roubaix
France	basketball	FIBA World Championship, (French team games)
France	basketball	FIBA World Championship for Women, (French team games)
France	basketball	Eurobasket finals tournament, (French team games)
France	basketball	Eurobasket Women finals tournament, (French team games)
France	handball (team)	IHF World men's championships (French team)
France	handball (team)	IHF World women's championships (French team)
France	handball (team)	EHF European men's championships (French team)
France	handball (team)	EHF European women's championships (French team)
France	athletics	IAAF World Championships	representative highlights of diverse events permitted
Germany^[9]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)
Germany	football (association)	FIFA World Cup finals tournament (opening match, semi-finals, final)
Germany	football (association)	UEFA European Championships finals tournament (opening match, semi-finals, final)
Germany	football (association)	German Cup semi-finals and final
Germany	football (association)	German national team all official matches
Germany	football (association)	UEFA Champions League final involving a German club
Germany	football (association)	UEFA Cup final involving a German club
Ireland^[10]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer)	live
Ireland	gaelic football	All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final	live
Ireland	hurling	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final	live
Ireland	football (association)	FIFA World Cup (Republic of Ireland team including qualifying; opening finals match, semi-finals, final)	live
Ireland	football (association)	UEFA European Championships (Republic of Ireland team including qualifying; opening finals match, semi-finals, final)	live
Ireland	rugby union	Rugby World Cup finals tournament (Ireland team matches)	live
Ireland	horse racing	Irish Grand National	live
Ireland	horse racing	Irish Derby	live
Ireland	show jumping	The Nations Cup at the Dublin Horse Show	live
Ireland	rugby union	Six Nations Championship (Ireland team matches)	deferred
Italy^[11]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)
Italy	football (association)	FIFA World Cup (final)	full live coverage required
Italy	football (association)	UEFA European Championships (final)	full live coverage required
Italy	football (association)	Italian national team all competitive matches
Italy	football (association)	UEFA Champions League final and semi-final involving an Italian club
Italy	football (association)	UEFA Cup final and semi-final involving an Italian club
Italy	cycling (road race)	Giro d'Italia
Italy	motor racing	Italian Grand Prix
Italy	music (popular)	San Remo Italian music festival
United Kingdom^[3]	multi-sport	Olympic Games (Summer and Winter)	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	football (association)	FIFA World Cup finals tournament	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	football (association)	FA Cup Final	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom — Scotland	football (association)	Scottish Cup final	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	horse racing	Grand National	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	horse racing	Epsom Derby	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	tennis	Wimbledon final matches	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	football (association)	UEFA European Championships finals tournament	A: full live coverage. Subject to a 2008 legal challenge by UEFA^[12]
United Kingdom	rugby league	Rugby League Challenge Cup final	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	rugby union	Rugby World Cup final	A: full live coverage
United Kingdom	cricket	Test matches played in England	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	tennis	Wimbledon non-final matches	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	rugby union	Rugby World Cup finals tournament (pre-final)	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	rugby union	Six Nations Championship matches involving Home Nations’ teams (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland)	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	multi-sport	Commonwealth Games	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	athletics	IAAF World Championships	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	cricket	Cricket World Cup finals tournament; final, semi-finals and matches involving Home Nations’ teams (England, Scotland, and Ireland)	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	golf	Ryder Cup	B: Only delayed highlights protected
United Kingdom	golf	The Open Championship	B: Only delayed highlights protected

References

^ "Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007". EUR-Lex. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
^ "Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC". Official Journal of the European Union (L 202). EUR-Lex: pp.60-70. 1997-07-30. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ ^a ^b "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/477/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: pp.15–16. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help) Cite error: The named reference "uk_judg" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/479/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: pp.27–28. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ "Publication pursuant to Article 3(a)(2) of Council Directive 89/552/EC (1999/C 14/05)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. C14. EUR-Lex: p.6. 1999-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Revocation of the Danish Order on the use of TV rights to events of major importance to society (2002/C 45/05)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Communities. 45. EUR-Lex: p.7. 2002-02-19. Retrieved 2008-07-23. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/481/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.40. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/480/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.36. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/476/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.10. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/478/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.23. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/475/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.7. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
^ Wilson, Bill (2008-06-06). "Uefa eyes change to free TV football". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

External links

"Publication of the consolidated measures in accordance with Article 3a(2) of Directive 89/552/EEC (consolidated list of events)". Official Journal of the European Union (C 17). EUR-Lex: pp.7-10. 2008-01-24. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)

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[1] "Directive 2007/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007". EUR-Lex. 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

[2] "Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 1997 amending Council Directive 89/552/EEC". Official Journal of the European Union (L 202). EUR-Lex: pp.60-70. 1997-07-30. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[uk_judg-3] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/477/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: pp.15–16. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help) Cite error: The named reference "uk_judg" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[be_judg-4] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/479/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: pp.27–28. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[dk_judg-5] "Publication pursuant to Article 3(a)(2) of Council Directive 89/552/EC (1999/C 14/05)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. C14. EUR-Lex: p.6. 1999-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[dk_revoke-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Revocation of the Danish Order on the use of TV rights to events of major importance to society (2002/C 45/05)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Communities. 45. EUR-Lex: p.7. 2002-02-19. Retrieved 2008-07-23. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[fi_judg-7] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/481/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.40. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[fr_judg-8] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/480/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.36. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[de_judg-9] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/476/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.10. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[irl_judg-10] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/478/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.23. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[it_judg-11] "COMMISSION DECISION of 25 June 2007 (2007/475/EC)" (PDF). Official Journal of the European Union. L180. EUR-Lex: p.7. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

[12] Wilson, Bill (2008-06-06). "Uefa eyes change to free TV football". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

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