Overview
- The Ligue de Football Professionnel has launched a public call for bids that covers the 2027–2032 rights cycle and allows the package to be sold as a single lot.
- Bidders will be able to choose to carry matches via the league’s own service Ligue 1+ or to create their own dedicated channel, and the application window runs from 3 November to 7 December 2026.
- LFP president Vincent Labrune said the decision reflects a “new context” and concrete expressions of interest from market players, with LFP Médias proposing the accelerated timetable.
- No broadcaster has been publicly confirmed as a candidate so far, though the move is clearly designed to appeal to streaming platforms that have recently pursued sports rights in France.
- The tender comes after a steep fall in TV-rights revenue for French clubs and two years earlier than the current cycle’s planned end in 2029, a shift that could change how match income is shared and distributed.