The broadcast of a Top 14 match disrupted by a social movement, other meetings could be affected

Only a wide shot and sound. The first minutes of the meeting between Racing 92 and Bordeaux-Bègles, match on 22e day of the French rugby championship (Top 14), on Canal + Sport were disrupted, Saturday April 15. At issue: a social movement of filming service technicians, who are demanding an improvement in their salary conditions.

The CGT union of AMP Visual TV called for 59-minute walkouts this weekend : 45 minutes before the matches and 14 minutes after kick-off. Pre-match TV sets may also be affected.

“We will not be able to offer optimal capture”, had warned the Canal + group before the kick-off of the meeting, whose video arbitration (VAR) was also not available during the first quarter of an hour. The broadcast then resumed normally, with several cameras and shots, as well as an operational VAR.

“We hope for a quick return to normal”

The movement then affected football with the Rennes-Reims match counting for the 31e Ligue 1 day (L1), at 5 p.m., on Prime Video. Similar scene: fourteen minutes with a single camera, without slow motion or close-ups and without recourse, either, to the VAR.

The clash of the French championship between Paris Saint-Germain and RC Lens, on Canal+ Foot and Canal+ Sport, whose kick-off is scheduled for 9 p.m., could experience the same fate. “All the Canal+ teams were mobilized urgently and we are doing everything we can to ensure the broadcasts closest to the standards usually offered to our subscribers. We hope for a quick return to normal.”explained in a press release sent to Agence France-Presse (AFP) the sports director of the Thomas Sénécal group.

AMP Visual TV, which is also a service provider for BeIN Sports, specifies that it has warned its customers in advance: “We made a commitment to provide them with a wide shot. Our duty is to guarantee a signal. » The walkout movement should continue on Sunday, on the same model: seven L1 matches are on the program and a final Top 14 match.

The World with AFP


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