A cameraman during Nice-Montpellier in April 2021. – Lionel Urman / SIPA
While uncertainty still hangs over the TV rights to the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 championships for next season, the Professional Football League is seriously considering setting up its own TV channel, announces The team this Thursday.
This channel, accessible via all operators, would broadcast 8 out of 10 matches of each day of L1 – the posters for Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening would be sold to Canal + for some 380 million euros – and 100% of the League. 2. The subscription would cost 10 or 11 euros per month.
Pressure on beIN Sports?
The idea was presented Wednesday morning to the members of the Board of Directors of the LFP. The latter were enthusiastic, reports The team. This solution would provide a minimum of guarantees to each club, while the broadcasters did not scramble to make offers for the period 2021-2024.
However, the LFP would hope that this project will encourage beIN Sports, which has for weeks in its boxes a project for a channel dedicated to the championship, to position itself once and for all. But she says she is ready to go if necessary. A decision could be taken in early June, on the occasion of the new Board of the League which will precede a general assembly of the body.