How to watch TV5Monde live online
TV5Monde is the international French-language channel of public broadcasters from France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. Its streaming service TV5MONDEplus is free with adverts, with live channels and programmes on demand.
TV5MONDEplus has live channels, films, series and documentaries in French, with subtitles in several languages. TV providers in many countries carry the TV5Monde channels too.
- Country
- France
- Run by
- TV5Monde (French-language public broadcasters)
- Type
- General
- Language
- French
- Live, in French
- TV5Monde en direct
- Watch live
- TV5MONDEplus
- Cost at home
- Free with adverts
- Abroad
- Yes: made for the world
- Checked
- 3 November 2026
Can you watch TV5Monde abroad?
TV5Monde exists for viewers outside France, and TV5MONDEplus is offered almost worldwide. What is in the catalogue depends on each country's rights. Its App Store listing says it is not offered in China or the Netherlands, works in the US for TV5MONDE channel subscribers, and in Canada through the tv5unis.ca website.
TV5MONDEplus
Free French-language streaming with live channels.
Watch TV5Monde in the USA, the UK, Spain and more
TV5Monde in the USA
Yes. TV5MONDEplus (US, with a TV5MONDE subscription). In the US, the app works for TV5MONDE channel subscribers, through TV providers such as DISH, Sling TV, Spectrum or Xfinity.
TV5Monde in the UK, Spain, Germany and Italy
Yes. TV5MONDEplus (almost every country, free). Free French-language streaming with live channels.
TV5Monde in Canada
Yes. TV5MONDEplus (Canada, on tv5unis.ca). In Canada, TV5MONDEplus is offered through the tv5unis.ca website.
French TV in the UK: what works, channel by channel
Apps for TV5Monde: TV, phone and laptop
What is TV5Monde?
TV5Monde is a French-language channel run together by public broadcasters of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and Quebec. It shows their news, series, films and documentaries to viewers around the world.
Its regional channels have their own schedules for different parts of the world.
TV5Monde: common questions
Is TV5Monde free?
TV5MONDEplus is free with adverts. On TV, it is part of many providers' packages.
Can I watch French TV abroad with TV5Monde?
Yes, that is what it is made for, though it is its own channel, not TF1 or France 2 live.
Is TV5MONDEplus available in my country?
Almost everywhere, but not in China or the Netherlands. In the US it works for TV5MONDE channel subscribers, and in Canada through the tv5unis.ca website. The catalogue changes with each country's rights.
Which app do I need to watch TV5Monde live?
TV5MONDEplus (almost worldwide; US with a TV5MONDE subscription): web, phones, tablets, smart TVs.
Can I watch TV5Monde on a smart TV?
Yes. TV5MONDEplus has an app for smart TVs (almost worldwide; US with a TV5MONDE subscription).
Can I watch TV5Monde on a Firestick?
Yes. TV5MONDE's own device page says TV5MONDEplus is on the Amazon Fire TV Stick, and on TVs and boxes with Android TV.
Can I watch TV5Monde in the USA?
Yes. TV5MONDEplus (US, with a TV5MONDE subscription). In the US, the app works for TV5MONDE channel subscribers, through TV providers such as DISH, Sling TV, Spectrum or Xfinity.
Where the facts come from
We check every fact on the broadcaster's own pages, or on two independent sources that agree.
- TV5MONDEplus
- TV5Monde
- alloforfait: is TV5MONDEplus free?
- App Store (US): TV5MONDEplus, where it works
- TV5MONDEplus: compatible devices
Last checked: 3 November 2026. Prices and rules change: the official pages always win.
