As of August 15, the Professional Football League (LFP) will launch its own television channel to broadcast most of the Ligue 1 matches.
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The brand new channel broadcasting the French championship will be called Ligue 1 +announced the Professional Football League (LFP) when presenting its new product this Thursday in Paris. “”Ligue 1 is a very beautiful brand, it was essential, and more is now a generic term for all platforms“Explained the director of LFP Médias Nicolas de Tavernost at the headquarters of the League. Ligue 1 + is”The first 100% channel dedicated to a football championship, a world premiere“, According to the president of the LFP Vincent Labrune.
After years of TV rights crises, the abandonment of Mediapro to that of DAZN At the end of this first season, the revenues of French clubs, mainly from television, fell sharply and the LFP was looking for a new strategy. She chose to produce her herself her championship herself. To strengthen the visibility of its product, LFP Médias aims “l’hyperdistribution“, Developed Tavernost, explaining that the platform will be available on the four Orange, SFR, Free and Bouygues networks.
On the side of streamers, DAZNwhich broadcast the L1 for the 2024-2025 season before giving up, will also offer Ligue 1 +. The LFP said it was talking to all the other market streamers and will soon announce other agreements.
Its channel will also be broadcast on OTT platforms (bypass service, over the top in English), directly without going through Internet service providers.
Commercial offers offer an annual subscription at 14.99 euros per month with commitment for two users, 19.99 euros without obligation and an offer at 9.99 euros for children under 26 years of age for a user. The mobile offer is 14.99 euros monthly without obligation for a user on mobile, tablet and PC.
The LFP will broadcast eight matches per day, the ninth being by contract on beIN Sports For the 2025-2026 season again. “”The chain model was essential, to conclude tavernost. There will be two complicated years for resources, it is the constitution of a market, the yields will be progressive“.
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If documentary series devoted to Dante for its last season in L1 or in the first season of Paris FC have already been presented, other programs will be announced later. Just to seduce fans, the Nantes-PSG match at the end of the first day will be accessible free of charge.
