After weeks of suspense, the new channel of Ligue 1 finally has a name: “Ligue 1+”. The LFP officially lifted the veil on its platform on Thursday, which will broadcast from August 15, eight matches per day live, while the ninth meeting (that of Saturday at 5 p.m., still owned by Bein Sports) will be delayed.
“The choice is very simple. Ligue 1 is a very beautiful brand, it was essential. And the + is a generic term now for all platforms, easy to memorize ”explained at a press conference the director general of LFP Media, Nicolas de Tavernost, before presenting part of the team of journalists and consultants.
On the commentators side, Xavier Domergue, Thibault Le Rol, Marina Lorenzo, Smaïl Bouabdellah, Sébastien Dupuis and Lesly Boitrelle will be of the adventure. Benoît Cheyrou is until then the only analyst to have been revealed but according to The teamthe LFP would be in discussions with several stars like Franck Ribéry and Samir Nasri.
Ligue 1 on Dazn but not on Canal+
To attract a million subscribers from the first year, the league is “Hyperdistribution” of his new channel. Thus Ligue 1+ will be available on the four main operators Orange, Bouygues, SFR and Free, but also on the Dazn platform. Other agreements should be signed but not with Canal+, offside.
Several subscriptions will be offered: two “general public” offers at 14.99 euros per month with commitment and 19.99 euros per month without commitment to two users; A “-26 -year” offer at 9.99 euros per month without commitment to a user; And a “mobile” offer at 14.99 euros per month without commitment for there also a user.
