After OL’s formal notice in a letter signed by the club’s general manager, beIN Sports is under pressure from another Ligue 1 club. HAC president Jean-Michel Roussier reportedly said that teams from the Qatari channel would not be able to enter the Océane stadium if the match was broadcast on a Saturday at 5 p.m.
Anger is rising again in Ligue 1. The day after the disclosure of the letter from Olympique Lyonnais to put enormous pressure on beIN Sports, it is Le Havre’s turn to adopt a very firm attitude. According to l’Equipe, HAC president Jean-Michel Roussier would have indicated that if his team were to be broadcast by the Qatari channel on a Saturday at 5 p.m. during a home match, the beIN Sports teams would not be able to access the stadium Oceane.
beIN has not paid the amount due
The reason: beIN Sports has still not paid all the TV rights for the broadcast of one match per weekend – Saturday at 5 p.m. – even though the championship is already entering its eighth day. 80 million euros were expected in total, in an agreement reached during the call for tenders in recent months.
In a letter addressed to Vincent Labrune, OL – through its general director Laurent Prud’homme – has given formal notice to the Professional Football League (LFP) for the outlines of this broadcast agreement with beIN Sports. Lyon above all criticizes the channel for not having paid what it owed but also the LFP for the marketing aspect of the agreement concluded.
