It was in the air, it is now confirmed. Present on the screens since 1977, the Téléfoot show, broadcast on Sunday mornings, will disappear from the programs of the TF1 channel next season, the channel’s sports management announced on a daily basis. The Team.
The legendary Sunday football show will end on June 14 and will be replaced at the start of the school year by a multisport show. On the other hand, contrary to what rumors suggested, Automoto magazine will keep its usual slot on Sunday morning.
At the helm of Téléfoot, Grégoire Margotton should present this new multisport show. His sidekick in commentary for the French team’s matches, Bixente Lizarazu, could also participate, again according to the sports media.
Téléfoot transferred to TF1+?
The Téléfoot brand should not stop, however. A priori, the show should be transferred to the TF1+ platform, launched in January 2024 and which brings together 38 million monthly viewers. This arrival on digital should mark the end of the contract with the LFP and therefore of the broadcast of Ligue 1 images.
“ We decided to install TF1 very powerfully in the world of on-demand audiovisual consumption in order to be able to monitor consumer usage. Hence the launch of TF1+, our free streaming platform, which is at the heart of our strategy », explained Rodolphe Belmer, head of the TF1 group since 2022, to The Team last October. The end of the era.