Franchise may refer to: Business and law Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television provider, public utility, or taxicab company, sometimes requiring the filing of tariff schedules, as in: Television franchise, a right to operate a television network Cable franchise, a right to operate a cable television network Cable television franchise fee, an annual fee charged by a local government to a private cable television company Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain, a system of contracting out the operation of the passenger services on the railways of Great Britain Franchise, a clause used by insurance companies as a threshold for policy payments, as in deductible Franchise, political franchise, or suffrage, the civil right to vote Franchise jurisdiction, in English history, a jurisdiction held as private property Franchise Pictures, a film production company Arts, entertainment, and media Media franchise, a collection of related creative works, such as films, video games, books, etc., particularly in North American usage "Franchise" (short story), a 1955 short story by Isaac Asimov Dem Franchize Boyz, an American hip hop group from Atlanta Franchise Times, a business magazine for franchises in the United States "Franchise" (song), a 2020 song by Travis Scott Sports Franchise, a term for a team in the type of professional sports league organization most commonly found in North America; see North American professional sports league organization Franchise player, a player on such a team around whom an entire competitive squad can be built Franchise tag, a designation of a player in the US National Football League whose contract is soon to expire that binds them to the team for one year at an enhanced salary Sports league franchise, or League franchise, a local or regional business franchising operation under a particular sporting league in activities such as pool, darts, etc. See also The Franchise (disambiguation) cy:Etholfraint