Zapping But! Football Club FC Barcelona: the quantified balance sheet of Lionel Messi in Catalonia
It’s a matter of days or weeks. By January 31, the date that was negotiated at the time of the conciliation with the LFP, Mediapro will no longer broadcast Ligue 1 via its Telefoot channel. The Mediapro fiasco will therefore end with the hope that another more solid broadcaster (Canal Plus) will regain control later this month.
But Mediapro’s influence for football fans in France is not going to end there. Indeed, in its edition of the day, the Team returns to the important influence of Mediapro in another file: the next rights of La Liga in France.
Mediapro could deprive beIN SPORTS of La Liga
For several years, beIN SPORTS has asserted itself as a sure bet to highlight the exploits of Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema and, in the past, Cristiano Ronaldo. Except that La Liga’s broadcast rights expire at the end of the season. Much to the chagrin of viewers, it may well be that seeing Omar Da Fonseca rave about the achievements of the Pulga is no longer relevant in a few months.
And Mediapro is the main reason for this. “La Liga will not be the easiest right to renegotiate for the current French broadcaster either: the Spanish championship is marketed internationally by Mediapro, in cold with beIN SPORTS”. The tensions between the two broadcasters could therefore have a new direct impact on football fans. It’s starting to do a lot …
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