The Battle for TV Rights III: Ligue 1 Completely Privatized
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1| The Offside found this 2/13/2008 on lyon.theoffside.com [flag] |
After months of fighting negotiating, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) have finally struck a deal for Ligue 1’s broadcasting rights for 2008-2012. You can read my previous updates here and here , which explain the situation in some detail.
The last deal, worth €600m (well, actually €653m) with Canal+ being the main buyers, was at the time of its signing the most expensive TV ...
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French Will Have to Pay to See Ligue 1 Games on TV
Published 2/13/2008 by Laurie at The Offside
... | February 13th, 2008 It’s money-grubbing! It’s undemocratic! It’s limiting less wealthy fans’ access to their beloved teams! It’s…it’s just like in the US! Inara over at Lyon Offside has done a great job keeping English-speaking Ligue 1 fans aware and informed of what’s been going on the TV rights in France. In a nutshell: The league wanted money. The TV folks didn’t want to pay it. Both sides played hardball. Unfortunately, Canal+ were very unhappy with the absence of a real title race in France, and coupled with the lack of big players and the low amount of goals scored, ...
