Ligue 1. TV rights: the end of the saga, behind the scenes of an agreement

The white smoke has finally cleared. At the end of yet another conclave of Ligue 1 presidents on Sunday, the Professional Football League (LFP) has found its broadcaster for the 2024-2029 period: it will be a duo composed of DAZN and beIN Sports. The British sports streaming giant has acquired the rights to 8 matches per day for an annual sum of 400 million euros, while the Qatari channel completes this option with the broadcast of the last match (the best poster or a 2^e non-Top 10 choice alternating with DAZN every other week) for 100 million euros.

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Given the urgency, with the championship resuming on August 18, this agreement is a lesser evil. For several weeks, faced with the lack of solid offers, the LFP had even proposed a…