Ligue 1: More than 50% of viewers of the OM-PSG Classic watched it illegally… The impressive piracy figures

The LFP media is sounding the alarm. This Thursday, November 28, the company in charge of the League’s commercial affairs presented the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom) with the results of a study (carried out at the beginning of November) on the fight against piracy.

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Relayed by L’Équipe, the figures announced make it possible to measure the extent of the problem and the clear increase in piracy. According to the study, 37% of people who have followed Ligue 1 since the start of the season use illegal methods. They would go through IPTV streams, social networks or encrypted messaging services such as Telegram.

27% of newbies to illegal streaming

This practice is attracting new followers. 27% of consumers of illicit flows have started since the start of the 2024/2025 season. To the point that 55% of viewers followed the clash between OM and PSG on October 27, clandestinely. Benjamin Morel, the general director of the LFP media, therefore alerted Arcom of “a very worrying situation”.

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According to him, the prices set up by DAZN, the platform which has held the broadcasting rights for Ligue 1 since the start of the season and whose initial prices had been widely criticized, have no link with these increasing figures. An explanation already put forward by the British channel. Recently, the streaming platform drastically reduced its prices. For Black Friday, DAZN will offer an exclusive offer at €14.99 per month (for a 12-month commitment) according to information from RMC Sport. As a reminder, the channel broadcasts eight of the nine matches of each Ligue 1 day.