If the Ligue 1+ channel has successfully launched its editorial and marketing levels, with more than 600,000 subscribers according to its latest count, everything is not yet in good shape. Indeed, Canal+, historic broadcaster of the hexagonal championship, is still not a distributor of the Ligue 1+ channel, which today broadcasts eight of the nine championship games every day. In a letter addressed to the clubs and revealed by RMC SportNicolas de Tavernost, president of LFP Media, returns to the aborted negotiations with Canal+.
« As a reminder, LFP Media had started negotiations on May 6 on May 6 to achieve a distribution agreement, whether in an exclusive or non-exclusive form “, He writes. “” The Canal+ group had decided to unilaterally break the negotiations with LFP Media and made it known publicly by an interview. The former M6 executive, however, added that discussions have briefly resumed on the eve of the championship: ” Despite this, we sought to keep relations with the Canal+ group and it returned to LFP Media one week before the resumption of the championship to propose to negotiate a non-exclusive distribution agreement for our Ligue 1+ platform. »
Blocking points and a desire for appeasement
« We led these complex negotiations in good faith to try to reach a distribution agreement, which was essentially done, certain points remaining to be agreed, naturally conditioning it to abandon the current legal proceedings conducted by the Canal+ group against the League and Clubs“Continued from Tavernost. He added: ” I remind you that the Canal+ group continues to continue LFP/LFP Media after a decision of the Court of Cassation on September 27, 2024, and requires compensation of more than 600 million euros for an alleged damage suffered. The investigation of this umpteenth procedure is underway and new pleadings must take place next November . »
The leader insists, however, on the desire for appeasement: ” The request to withdraw prosecution is not only motivated to put an end to an almost permanent legal fight for four years led by the Canal+group, but also to mark a reestablished bond between LFP/LFP Media and the Canal+group. It is all the more important as the execution of a distribution contract, taking into account the position of the Canal+ group in the market, requires proximity to the two groups so that it is properly executed», He says, still according to RMC Sport.
And to conclude on the position of Canal+: ” The Canal+ group refused to withdraw its prosecution and, despite the lack of agreement with LFP Media, now wishes to force the distribution of Ligue 1+ . ” Nicolas de Tavernost finally adds that it is essential to “ Restore a climate of trust “, While stressing that” l’hyper distribution From Ligue 1+, despite this regrettable absence, allows the platform to succeed its launch. A few days ago,The Parisianrevealed that the LFP had already attracted more than 600,000 subscribers in just a few weeks of launch. By comparison, the former Dazn broadcaster had only crossed the 500,000 subscribers mark in February.
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