The boss of the National Directorate of Management Control, Jean-Marc Mickeler, does not hide his concern. In view of the cash flow difficulties encountered by the Ligue 1 clubs, the one recently interested the hypothesis of multiple administrative demances this summer. A pessimism obviously linked to the TV rights crisis crossed by the elite of French football.
To date, no one knows who will broadcast the French championship next season, from August 15. Worse, the threat of the black screen does indeed hang on League 1. The Paris Economic Activities Tribunal recently established the divorce between the Professional Football League and Dazn, which during the last off -season was committed until June 2029. This for payment of an compensation of 85 million euros for early contract.
However, the British platform is not completely excluded from the Rights race thus returned to the market. The legal agreement ratified by the Paris court provides for the option of a new collaboration between the LFP and DAZN, via the 100% Ligue 1 channel wanted by the new director general of LFP Media, Nicolas de Tavernost.
Dazn, the privileged interlocutor of the LFP?
According to this hypothesis, Dazn would distribute this new channel, while investing a minimum of 110 million euros over the first two years of the possible deal. A return to potential affairs revealed by the team and that the platform concerned refuses to comment at this time. The whole being rather credible in view of the possible alternatives for the LFP.
Initially, Dazn and the League had to agree before May 31 for such a outcome. Nicolas de Tavernost confirmed Tuesday at a programmed LFP office that the negotiation period was extended until June 15. Lack of significant advance. This uncertainty is all the more worrying since the other actors in demand – Canal+, Amazon, BeIN Sports or Disney+ – do not jostle to give the guaranteed minimum required to become a partner of the new Ligue 1 channel.
