A new blow for French football. At a time when many leaders hoped for a return from Canal + to the front of the stage, the historic broadcaster finally decided to withdraw from the negotiations. “The meeting 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 the Ligue 1 “had explained Maxime Saada, president of the Canal+group, in an interview with The team.
Although arranged, at first, to market this antenna developed by the LFP with all operators, the encrypted channel – which also wanted to co -report the poster of Sunday evening in the wake of the Canal Football Club – faced the requirements of Nicolas de Tavernost, the general manager of LFP Media, the commercial subsidiary of the League. In addition to the exclusivity bonus (Canal + was ready to put 100 million euros of minimum guaranteed to manage the business of the L1 chain while the former M6 boss hoped rather around 200 million euros) the price of the subscription also, a little further away the views of each other.
Nicolas de Tavernost is already putting people back!
Result ? Canal + – believing that the conditions were not met – is now out of the race and the league will have to quickly find another solution. A regrettable outcome which also places the new director general of LFP Media in an uncomfortable position. Arrived at LFP Média to settle the TV rights file, Nicolas de Tavernost is, in fact, criticized for not having been enough conciliatory With Canal+, as the French daily newspaper reports this Monday. But that's not all since the bitterness seems to be shared.
The team Adds, as such, that the former M6 boss regrets, for his part, that some presidents of Ligue 1 speak behind his back at Canal+. Convinced that Maxime Saada was playing the watch to get the best possible agreement and return to the front of the stage at a lower cost, several French club leaders did not imagine, however, not a total abandonment of negotiations. After years a little obscure in terms of visibility with Mediapp, Amazon then Dazn, the presidents concerned – believing that French football will not be able to do without channel – thus bet on this found exhibition. It will ultimately not be and Nicolas de Tavernost will therefore have to find a reliable alternative …
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