Wednesday briefing: LFP and Canal+ distribution deal for new Ligue 1+ channel falls through

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While we were heading for an agreement this Monday, a final condition of LFP Media made the deal run out. This Wednesday, the encrypted channel wanted to launch the distribution of Ligue 1 + without a signed contract, resulting in the blocking of the League.

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Canal+ thought it had reached an agreement to distribute Ligue 1+, the new Ligue 1 channel, with an offer of €9.99 for three months and then €12.99. But the negotiation broke out on Monday, the LFP demanding in the last minute that the encrypted channel abandon its legal proceedings in progress. An unacceptable blocking point for Maxime Saada in comments collected by L的Équipe. Despite the absence of a signed contract, Canal+ nevertheless tried t…

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I love you, neither do I. This is how we could summarize the different episodes of the show between the LFP and Canal+ about French football.

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The show continues. Canal+ and LFP Media had negotiated in recent days the basis for a distribution agreement for the new Ligue 1+ channel, as revealed on Tuesday by L-Team. But in the last straight line, everything went wrong: the Ligue's commercial subsidiary conditioned the signature to the abandonment by Canal+ of its legal action against French professional football. A prerequisite immediately refused by the encrypted channel. This litigati…

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The LFP Media and Canal+ continue to play around the distribution of the new Ligue 1+ channel, which broadcasts eight of the nine games of each championship day. In a letter addressed to club presidents and revealed by RMC Sport, Nicolas de Tavernost, president of LFP Media, wanted to clarify the discussions with the encrypted channel. Discussions with blurred outlines According to him, Canal+ had reopened negotiations in early August for a non-…

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While we were heading for an agreement this Monday, a final condition of LFP Media made the deal run out. This Wednesday, the encrypted channel wanted to launch the distribution of Ligue 1 + without a signed contract, resulting in the blocking of the League.