LFP Media Chief Quits as beIN Swoops on World Cup Rights

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Appointed Managing Director of LFP Media in April 2025 to lead the launch of the Ligue 1+ channel, Nicolas de Tavernost no longer wants to pursue the adventure after the last troubles with beIN Sport at the level of the rights of the World 2026

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The Managing Director of LFP Media revealed that he was unable to "continue" his mission at an emergency board of directors on Wednesday, a decision that followed BeIN Sports' obtaining the 2026 World Cup TV rights.

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Both media competed for a package offered by the Fifa that included all of the 104 World Cup matches in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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The managing director of LFP Media announced to the "World" on Wednesday, leaving his post, considering that he did not "have the support of all", while the Qatari group led by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi obtained FIFA to broadcast the next World, supplanting the LFP platform.

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INFO THE FIGARO - The managing director of LFP Media announced his departure on the board of directors. He intervened while Fifa entrusted the broadcasting rights of the World 2026 to BeIn Sports rather than to Ligue 1+.

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The chain of the Professional Football League had signed an agreement with the International Federation and was planning to increase its number of subscribers at the World Cup. The finalisation of the contract was to be only a formality.