This is great news for French football. Faced with the repeated crises of TV rights in the French championship, the Professional Football League, via its commercial subsidiary LFP Media, launched its own channel called Ligue 1+. And the start is canon!
After only one day in L1, the chain counts ” more than 600,000 subscribers “The director of LFP Media, Nicolas de Tavernost, announced on Monday to the Parisian and
The team. “It is an extraordinary departure,” said the ex-boss of M6, who recalls that it is ” Almost already as much as what was done throughout the previous season.
Indeed, Dazn, the main broadcaster of Ligue 1 in 2024-2025, ended the season around 650,000 subscribers.
This figure of 600,000 advanced by Nicolas de Tavernost includes subscriptions to the Ligue 1 +platform, but also those subscribed via Amazon, Dazn and the four main operators (Free, SFR, Bouygues, Orange).
Ligue 1+, objective one million at the end of the season
“” I set (the lens to) 1 million subscribers at the end of the season. If we do more, we will be very happy ”added Tavernost, who therefore does not intend to stop on such a good path. “”
The only certainty is that the start of Ligue 1 + is successful. It is technical, editorial and on that of the result. It's J1. We have 33 days left. We will continue to fight to improve what can be “, He says.
As a reminder, LEGUE1+ is offered at a launch price at 9.99 euros for three months, before going to 14.99 euros. The chain broadcasts 8 matches out of 9 per day, BeIN Sports being holder of a match, that of Sameid at 5 p.m.
