LFB TV

LFB TV The LFB announced in October during the Open LFB the creation of a new service: the LFB TV. The Ligue Féminine de Basketball decided to develop the concept and make games available on the internet.

Last season the LFB experimented with the Federation Cup and the second leg of the semi-final championships games. The second test was conducted during the Open LFB. The Ligue Féminine were satisfied with the results and decided that the service would become operational during the current season.

The Ligue Féminine, with the help of CRITT Sports and Loisirs (Centre de Recherche et d’Information en Transfert Technologique) developed a stable platform.

LFB TV made its first appearance on February 1 with the live streaming of the LFB match between Villeneuve d’Ascq and Bourges Basket. This game can now be viewed by video on demand.

Eight further regular season basketball games and the post-season semi-final championships games will also be streamed live and a video can be on demand.

The final championships games live coverage will depend on the agreement with the TV station "Sport +" that plans to cover the series. All the same the game can be viewed online later.

The following timetable lists the dates and times of the regular season games. All the times listed are local times in France which is GMT + 1 (Greenwich Mean Time).

Live LFB TV Regular Season Game Schedule

This symbol

in the video on demand section indicates that an LFB match is streaming live. By clicking on the poster you will be taken out of this website directly to the live game.

To view the game later on click the LFB TV symbol () in the video on demand column. You will then see a message asking you to run a media application on your computer. If you agree then the video will be loaded in a new tab or window on your computer. The commentary is in French.

Round
Date Start time End time Home team Visiting team
Video on demand

16
01 February 19:50 21:30 Villeneuve d'Ascq Bourges

17
16 February 19:50 21:30 Challes-les-Eaux Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

18
08 March 19:50 21:30
Tarbes
Valenciennes

19
15 March 19:50 21:30 Aix-en-Provence Arras

21
26 March 19:50 21:30 Mondeville Lattes Montpellier

22
29 March 19:50 21:30
Valenciennes
Bourges

23
02 April 19:50 21:30 Reims Calais

24
05 April 19:50 21:30 Lattes Montpellier Villeneuve d'Ascq

26
16 April 19:50 21:30
Stade Clermontois
Mondeville

LFB Championship Semi final series Live on LFB TV

All semi-final matches will be streamed live on LFB TV and will be made available on demand in the afternoon of the day following match. Yann Kappes, the press attaché from the FFBB, will be giving live commentary on one match per leg. He will be joined in the commentary box with known celebrities from the world of French basketball.

For the first leg match between Villeneuve d'Ascq and Bourges Basket Christophe Vitoux will sit alongside Kappes. Vitoux was a successful coach with Strasbourg IG (SIG).

For the first leg match between Montpellier and USVO, Didier Servant will be the main commentator. He has already performed this function on several matches this season. Servant had coached COB Calais and Aix-en-Provence in the LFB. He was also the head coach of Nantes-Rezé in NF1 before stepping down to concentrate on his sports management web site. He will be joined from the world of men's basketball Jean Galle who was coaching Graveline, Cholet and the French National team.

On Wednesday, 30th April, there will be, for the first time in the history of LFB TV, a simultaneous broadcast on the net of both games.

Championship play-off matches avialable on demand:

1. Villeneuve d'Ascq 60-75 Bourges Basket

2. Lattes-Montpellier 83-59 USVO

3. Bourges Basket 72 - 44 Villeneuve d'Ascq

4. USVO 66-68 Lattes-Montpellier

LFB Live play by play action

It is also possible to follow the play by play for LFB matches as it happens. This will only be available during the time of game. Simply click on the game that interests you.