Canal+ announced to its subscribers the end of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel on May 18, on the evening of the last day of the Championship. A strong signal.
The 34th and final day of Ligue 1 is scheduled for Saturday May 18, and following the end of the season, the contract between Canal+ and the LFP for broadcasting rights will end. With less than a month to go before this deadline, we do not yet know who will broadcast the Championship, but on the encrypted channel side, we are preparing to no longer have Ligue 1. It is with this in mind that some of the Canal+ subscribers currently receive personalized mail. These subscribers are those who have taken the DAZN option directly or via one of the numerous subscription plans (Pack sport+, Intégrale, Canal+ Sport, etc.). And the broadcaster simply announces the end of the Canal+ Ligue 1 channel, solely devoted to the French championship.
Canal+ Foot will disappear on May 18
Canal+’s message is very clear and leaves no room for speculation. “ You currently have the DAZN pack as an option with your Freebox subscription. We inform you that at the end of the Ligue 1 championship on May 18, 2024, the CANAL+ Ligue 1 channel will no longer be distributed », specifies Canal+, which therefore ratifies the end of the broadcasting of football on its antennas, while for decades this channel was the major partner of French football. We must now wait to know what Vincent Labrune and the LFP will find for next season; the hypothesis of a return of Canal+, with Beinsports, is sometimes mentioned. The Qatari sports media could do Ligue 1 a favor by putting a lot of money into the deal, but wants C+ to also be in the mix. Canal+ Ligue 1 could then rise from its ashes.
