fɹˈɛntʃ lˈiːdɪŋ tʃˈænəl tˌiːˈɛf wˈʌn wʌz fˈoːɹst tə kˈænsəl ɪts pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ lˈiːɡəli ɐlˈaʊd tə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪ ɐ ʃˈoʊ fˈɪlmd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ æz fɹˈɛntʃ kˈɑːntɛnt, ænd wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ fɹˈɛntʃ smˈɔːlɚ tʃˈænəl ˈɛm sˈɪks, wˌɪtʃ wʌz stˈɪl ɐlˈaʊd tə dˈuː soʊ.
French leading channel TF1 was forced to cancel its participation because it was no longer legally allowed to qualify a show filmed in English as French content, and was replaced by French smaller channel M6, which was still allowed to do so.