[RhysJR]

So France get two TV streams and a TV stream free to air then.  No secret I'm no fan of the Discovery deal but that extra stream should make the difference.

Nice neat linear schedule to thanks to the back to news bulletins giving a 2 hour block on France 4  - although losing the 8pm hour from the main channel feels like a chunk of the main action - though if events are scheduled around it for after 9pm that'll suit BBC1 with big events from 8pm.

Swimming finals are scheduled 19:30-21:30 BST (20:30-22:30 CEST), and the athletics evening sessions are roughly 18:30-21:00 BST (19:30-22:00 CEST). So those schedules don't exactly line-up with France tv's schedule. On the other hand, that works quite well with the BBC One news blocks (all track finals start after 19:30 like the swimming).

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