Overview
- LFP Media aims to debut its dedicated Ligue 1 channel by August 15 with a sub-€20 monthly subscription to shore up league revenues after the DAZN dispute
- Canal Plus has formally offered to manage distribution under terms still to be agreed, including a minimum guaranteed payment to the LFP
- The pitch includes co-diffusion of the marquee Sunday night fixture each matchday alongside the Ligue 1 channel
- Canal Plus also suggested a conventional distributor role akin to other market operators, leveraging its extensive national network
- LFP Media is reviewing multiple offers for production across four content lots as it prepares for the channel’s launch