LFP Media

A report by the French senate has recommended that future domestic media rights to Ligue 1 are allocated to just one broadcaster and has called for a fresh crackdown on piracy to defend the property’s d…

The sponsorship element of beIN Sports' rights deal with France's Professional Football League (LFP) is under serious threat as Ligue 1's new domestic media rights contracts could be further devalued.

France’s Professional Football League is on course to at least double its income from the sale of international rights, with deals in a handful of markets still to be completed.

BeIN Sports continues to withhold its first instalment payment for Ligue 1 rights amid ongoing doubts over its allocated sponsorship inventory and questions raised over the broadcaster’s media rights package.

Eleven Sports is now the sole Ligue 1 broadcaster in Poland after signing off on a five-season rights deal

TF1, the commercial broadcaster in France, has renewed its rights to a Ligue 1 magazine programme, to be aired on Sunday mornings throughout the season

Late deals and blackouts for the season’s opening weekend of Italy’s Serie A and France’s Ligue 1 exemplify the tough market conditions internationally for rights-holders of even higher-tier properties. L

The Ligue 1 media rights process began last September with vaulting ambition and ended last month with the league’s media value tumbling. Nevertheless, the league’s senior management have identified many positive facets of the overall commercial performance of LFP Media this year which bode well for the future.

DAZN has secured a new contract to continue showing Ligue 1 in Japan throughout the decade, but has lost rights to the French top flight in Portugal, SportBusiness has learned.

Canal Plus, a subsidiary of media conglomerate Vivendi which plans to list it on the London stock exchange, earned increased revenues in the first half of 2024 compared to last year

DAZN’s agreement for eight Ligue 1 fixtures per week has moved closer to completion but a sponsorship sales component of beIN Sports’ proposed deal for the remaining match continues to be worked through.

The majority of French clubs have sought to calm the rhetoric emerging from some counterparts in response to the heavily criticised Ligue 1 rights sales as ructions begin to emerge with private equity investor CVC.

Direct-to-consumer services will soon be an integral part of the international media strategies of Europe’s top five football leagues, with Serie A and the Bundesliga rolling out D2C offerings in multiple markets and the Premier League developing its product.

France’s Ligue 1 will have a new broadcaster in Brazil next season after fast-growing streamer CazéTV acquired rights in an exclusive three-year deal.

The 2.1 million first-season subscriber target for Ligue 1’s mooted D2C channel has been questioned by one of France’s most experienced sports rights executives, while the league’s own clubs have cast doubts on the viability of the proposal.

French football's LFP Media has announced its first direct deal with a broadcaster for its next international rights cycle, a three-year agreement with DAZN across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.