A disastrous fate is predicted for him. A disappearance well before 2029 and the official end of his contract with the Professional Football League. DAZN, however, has not said its last word with Ligue 1. The sports streaming group, which arrived in France this summer after endless negotiations, wants to believe in its lucky star.
In an interview with our newspaper, to be read this Sunday, Brice Daumin, boss of DAZN France, lists a series of “significant improvements”.
The price of 19.99 euros becomes the norm
In particular, he announces the official end of the subscription at 29.99 euros, which had upset more than one during the launch. After several limited-time offers, the classic membership definitively increases to 19.99 euros, and this will also be the case when the championship resumes next summer.
The streaming giant is also flirting with young people. A no-obligation 10-euro offer for under-26s will be put in place from February. It will also remain valid next year. This type of specialized offer already exists among the competition, but it is a first for the behemoth. Same thing for the mid-season pass at 69 euros allowing you to afford the return phase – a promotion valid until February 3.
A new “offbeat” magazine on Monday
On the editorial side too, DAZN France claims to have “listened to the fans”. From now on, all matches will be covered by three people (a trio of commentators, experts and pitch side journalists). Sunday is the return of the multiplex, called “Multizone” – to match the pronunciation of DAZN. Two or three matches will be on the program. Zoumana Camara will serve as consultant. Brice Daumin thus promises almost “ten hours of air time” from the presentation of the match at 3 p.m. until the post-match of the match at 9:05 p.m.
-DAZN is also expanding its “magazine” offering. Since December 15, Virginie Sainsily has hosted a show from the evening bill stage. A summary of the day is made live and free on the application and on the YouTube channel.
Starting this Monday, January 13, a new talk show (“Dans la Zone”) will also appear from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Diverse and varied guests will discuss the championship around the journalist Ambre Godillon and the editorialist Walid Acherchour. The first guests will be the comedian Nordine Ganso. It will initially be available unencrypted.
As a reminder, if DAZN does not reach the milestone of 1.5 million subscribers, the broadcaster and the Professional Football League (LFP) will have to, on December 1, decide whether or not to activate the exit clause. . For the LFP, it will then be necessary to renegotiate with a new broadcaster. Today, DAZN’s exact subscriber count is unknown. It would exceed 500,000 according to several sources. What DAZN refuses to confirm or deny. “I can just tell you that they are not living up to their forecasts,” League president Vincent Labrune simply told us in mid-December.
