The TV rights soap opera is lengthwise and continues to cause stigmata within French football. After Dazn's incredible failure, the LFP wants to get things back in hand by creating its own “LFP Média” channel. An ambitious project that would allow all French clubs to have their say in the distribution of TV rights. However, this design must be accompanied by reliable partners to see the light of day. On Thursday, the project president, Nicolas de Tavernost, announced a big news: LFP Média was going to meet with Canal+ and BeIN Sports in the weekend in order to create a distribution partnership between all these entities.
A glimmer of hope for French football which finally saw the end of the tunnel in this interminable soap opera and which has already cost a huge lack-to-win for the clubs of Ligue 1. Finally, an interview with The team came to shower the hopes of French club leaders this Friday. Indeed, Maxime Saada, president of the Canal+group, announced that his chain would throw in the towel in this thorny file: “The appointment with LFP Média? It will not take place. We informed the League this Friday. It is a missed meeting, Canal+ throws in the towel. We have chosen to give up. To date, we consider that the conditions are not met for Canal+ to distribute the new platform of Ligue 1.»
Maxime Saada points the faults of the LFP Média file
A bomb that will not necessarily appeal to French football leaders. Historical broadcaster of French football, Canal + will not accompany the project led by Nicolas de Tavernost. Asked about the reasons for this abandonment, the businessman has pointed out the financial problems of the LFP Média offer: “Our biggest disagreement? The subscription price. This is the first subject of deep disagreement between us. The 100% European Cups Pass is € 10 with us. It is difficult to see how to sell a chain that does not have the entire L1 the first year (8 matches out of 9 per day) around 20 €, as mentioned by the League. It's too high. We must collectively learn from Dazn's failure with its offer launched between 30 and 40 € per month. Disappointed viewers who have fueled hacking must be reconquered. In addition, in all scenarios, we wanted to offer an advantageous rate for Canal+ and BeIN subscribers around € 10. This did not prevent other operators from also benefiting.»
One of the other grievances in the encrypted chain with regard to the LFP Média project is its lack of time engagement. A project in which LFP Média could retract after two years did not please Maxime Saada: “This is another disagreement. In its proposal, the League has the unilateral faculty of leaving the partnership after two years. But what do we build in two years? It is a logic incompatible with our desire for reconstruction and to bring the greatest number of possible subscribers to the L1 channel after the four years. I liked this idea of becoming a leading partner again. Canal+ is a partner of French football, even the first partner, by distributing Ligue 1 throughout French -speaking Africa and via the financing of European cuts by Canal+. On the other hand, on Ligue 1 in France, on date, one can indeed wonder if Canal will be a partner. The conditions are not met today for any distribution. Too many subjects separate us today and we do not wish to slow down the launching process of the chain.This is said.
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