This is one less thorn in the worrying issue of TV rights which jeopardizes the future of professional Ligue 1 clubs. L'Equipe reveals that Bein Sports has finally reached an agreement with the LFP and signed its contract which connects with the football body until 2029 for an amount of 98.5 million euros annually (78.5 million euros in rights and the other 20 for sponsorship). The disagreement centered on the fact that the Qatari channel felt mistreated by DAZN in the choice of its poster and therefore refused to pay its obligations on time. Now that the contract is signed, the debt of 15 million from January has just been settled. Bein Sports was successful on another request.
Sponsorship and co-broadcast
In addition to paying TV rights, which should partially satisfy the clubs, the Qatari channel can co-broadcast a poster with DAZN until the end of the season and could therefore rebroadcast the Sunday evening poster, the most anticipated match each week. -end. From next season, she has the possibility of doing so with the channel of her choice provided she makes a request to the LFP, which can accept or refuse. Finally, on the sponsorship side, a specialized company was commissioned. Its objective; convince clubs to conclude a deal that would create additional revenue through sponsorship by selling their unsold sponsorship stocks. This agreement is therefore a significant step forward but will not resolve the financial concerns surrounding TV rights.
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To summarize
After several months of negotiations and concerns around Ligue 1 TV rights, good news came today. After six months of conflict with the LFP, Bein Sports has finally signed its contract for the distribution of its poster but also its share of sponsorship. The Qatari channel has thus paid its monthly contribution, which should therefore be returned according to the TV rights scale, to Ligue 1 clubs.
