The French Professional Football Federation (LFP) has announced the establishment of a separate television channel to broadcast France's top-level Ligue 1 matches from next season.
The decision was made by the LFP after clubs voted in favor of terminating the deal with DAZN.
According to the LFP board and a representative of the LFP Media commercial department, an agreement was signed on a "TV and digital platform exclusively for Ligue 1" after a meeting of club presidents.
The new TV channel will broadcast eight of the nine matches per weekend, while Qatar's beIN Sports channel will retain the broadcasting rights for the remaining matches.
Previously, in April this year, clubs in Ligue 1 voted to end the deal with the DAZN streaming platform after the relationship between the two sides broke down. The deal was only agreed in July last year, a few weeks before the 2024-25 season began.
Under the deal, Ligue 1 clubs will only receive 400 million Euros ($471 million) a year.
Despite adding other packages, including international TV stations, Ligue 1's television rights are still far behind the target set by the LFP of 1 billion Euros/year.
While Ligue 1's copyright prices have fallen, other major European championships have continued to rise. For example, the upcoming Premier League domestic copyright contract for the next four years alone is worth €2.02 billion per season.
With PSG having won the UEFA Champions League last season, the appeal of Ligue 1 will certainly increase significantly. That is the basis for the LFP to hope to help increase the tournament's copyright value in the coming time.
