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In line with RMC Sport, after TF1 misplaced the rights to broadcast the World Cup in France for the subsequent two competitions, the broadcaster is now all for buying a few of the Ligue 1 TV rights.
TF1 might take into account making a bid to the LFP for lot 4 of the tv rights, a transfer that would see a few of the video games being made free to air in France. This may very well be an essential second for the LFP which have struggled to promote the home tv rights for the highest flight of French soccer.
LFP’s difficulties in promoting Ligue 1 rights
Earlier within the season, the LFP needed to cancel its bidding course of after no broadcaster met its minimal worth. The organisation had hoped that corporations equivalent to Apple, DAZN, and beIN sports activities would problem its present companions Amazon Prime and Canal+.
Nonetheless, in response to The Athletic Apple and DAZN weren’t within the French market, whereas Amazon Prime believed that that they had already overpaid for his or her present deal.
A state of affairs made worse when Canal+ introduced that for the primary time in its historical past, it will not be bidding for any of the home rights packages. The broadcaster have been irritated by the MediaPro fiasco and have been discouraged from coping with the LFP after paying greater than rivals Amazon Prime for his or her present package deal regardless of receiving fewer video games.
GFFN | Nick Hartland
