M6's marathon broadcast: How the French channel handled the two-hour storm delay of France-Iraq
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Ludovic Galtier-Lloret
Summary
M6, the only free-to-air broadcaster of the World Cup in France, managed an extended broadcast of over four hours for the France-Iraq match, which was interrupted for more than two hours due to a severe thunderstorm in Philadelphia. Host Ophélie Meunier and her team of consultants kept the show running live until the match could resume, navigating the challenges of covering an unprecedented weather delay.
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bskyM6's marathon broadcast: How the French channel handled the two-hour storm delay of France-Iraql.leparisien.frKey quotes
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Ophélie Meunier et toute son équipe de consultants et chroniqueurs ont tenu l'antenne pendant plus de deux heures avant que le match reprenne
Spectateurs et commentateurs, comme le veut la règle en vigueur dans le pays hôte de la Coupe du monde, sont sommés, à grand renfort d'annonces, de s'abriter
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