The launch of the new League channel continues to fuel debates on the future role of Canal + in French football.
This summer 2025 will have been marked by multiple reversals behind the scenes of French football. Ligue 1 +, the channel created by the Professional Football League, was launched to raise the curtain of this 2025-26 exercise.
A moment marked by a fairly unprecedented situation: while the match between Stade Rennais and Olympique de Marseille was broadcast on
Ligue 1last Friday, Canal + broadcast the shock of the opening of the Premier League between Liverpool and Bournemouth. Two clear events, free for the general public.
The LFP launched its own channel, Ligue 1 +, to broadcast 8 of the 9 matches each day.
This episode is symptomatic of very fresh relationships between the league and the encrypted channel. Some observers even evoke an open war between the two entities. A really irreversible situation?
“Again, Canal+ is welcome if we find an agreement”
Asked about the subject, Nicolas de Tavernost is always refused to add oil to the fire. The boss of LFP Media pleads to appease and repeat to the envy that the historical diffuser remains welcome. “I don't want to comment on this subject. For the moment, we have a launch that is unfortunately taking place without Canal+. But we found that despite this absence, we have succeeded in our start. Again, Canal+ is welcome if we find an agreement ”he told the team.
In the meantime, Nicolas de Tavernost is delighted with the opening of the elite clubs. “You have to thank the clubs for opening their doors to us and made it possible to do new things. This is only the beginning “he announced.
