Main broadcaster of Ligue 1, DAZN also owns the TV rights to the Pro League until the end of the season. The Belgian championship is currently negotiating for the following period without knowing whether the streaming platform will remain its partner between 2025 and 2030.
After France in recent months, it is Belgium’s turn to look for the next broadcaster for its championship. This Wednesday, a General Assembly of the Pro League was held and the leaders decided to negotiate directly with the channels. “ Club representatives met for an update regarding the media rights filewe can read in a press release. After explanations from President Bart De Smet and CEO Lorin Parys and an exchange of views between the members, the clubs decided to give the mandate to management in order to move on to the next phase of the process, namely individual negotiations with the candidate buyers. . »
DAZN faced with a choice in Belgium
Among the Pro League’s interlocutors, DAZN will be concerned by these discussions. The main broadcaster of Ligue 1 also broadcasts the Belgian championship for 103 million euros per season until the end of the current financial year. It remains to be seen whether the streaming platform will extend the adventure over the period between 2025 and 2030. Given the trend, in the event of renewal, the amount paid should not increase. Especially since DAZN is going through a complicated moment in France.
The British company still refuses to give its figures. But according to the latest estimates, the number of subscribers is between 400,000 and 500,000. A total far from the objectives set with the Professional Football League. Remember that DAZN has negotiated an exit clause with the authority if the 1.5 million subscriber mark is not reached after two years. In this context, not sure that the streaming platform will do anything crazy in Belgium.
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