Canal+, historic broadcaster of Ligue 1, will not participate in the call for tenders for TV rights for the French championship over the period 2024-2029, he told AFP on Monday, confirming information from L ‘Team. Live television broadcast rights were priced at 800 million euros per season by the Professional Football League (LFP) on September 12. Candidates have until October 16 to position themselves. This is a hard blow for the LFP which is aiming for one billion euros per season, by adding the rights to its championship abroad. The president of the League Vincent Labrune had sensed this coming when he estimated in June in L’Equipe that Canal would perhaps not participate in the call for tenders. “It’s not a surprise” for the sports television rights consultant, Pierre Maës, interviewed by AFP. “That Canal does not make an offer equal to or greater than EUR 530 million (for the main lot, with three matches including the first two posters, Editor’s note) is in line with what they have always said. » For the Belgian economist, the reason for the withdrawal of the pay channel lies in “the amount of the price. Canal does not say: ”I am not interested”, but: ”I will not participate in the call for tenders” at this price. Questioned by AFP, the LFP replied that it does not “communicate on this subject during the call for tenders procedure”.
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