Friday 04 December 2020 10:55 – Article written by La Rdaction – Respond to this article
No agreement was reportedly reached between the Professional Football League (LFP) and Ligue 1 broadcaster Mediapro on Friday.
New cold snap for Ligue 1. This Friday, Marc Sénéchal, the conciliator dispatched by the Nanterre Commercial Court to intervene in the conflict between the Professional Football League (LFP) and Mediapro on the subject of TV rights, was to be presented the solutions to break the deadlock. But according to information from L’Equipe, no agreement has been reached for the moment between the two entities. As a reminder, the Ligue 1 broadcaster for the next four years has not settled its October deadline (172 M €), does not intend to do so for December either and wants a drop in TV rights.
Canal + at the bedside?
The sports daily adds that a period of a few days has been granted to the parties to try to agree on a scenario to end the crisis. The extension of the discussion period, wanted by justice, represents the last chance to settle this conflict, which threatens French clubs, deprived of most of their television income since the end of last season and of their revenues. Ticketing. The LFP could thus recover its rights, after having done away with the amounts promised by the Sino-Spanish group (or 814 million euros annually between 2020 and 2024), then to deal with a solvent broadcaster.
Who could be Canal +? Historical broadcaster of the French championship, the encrypted channel would be willing to formulate a global offer around 700 million euros per year for the L1, including bonuses linked to a possible increase in its subscriptions. The fixed sum would be 600 million euros. Far, far away from the 1.153 billion euros per year promised by Mediapro. Enough to prevent many French clubs from avoiding bankruptcy?
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