Canal+ renews its broadcast agreement with beIN Sports and will distribute one Ligue 1 match per week

The Canal+ group and beIN Sports announced on Tuesday, August 13, the renewal of their broadcasting agreement, which allows Canal subscribers with the appropriate offer to watch the Ligue 1 match on Saturday at 5 p.m., for which the Qatari channel has acquired the rights. The first match to benefit from this agreement is the match between Brest and Olympique de Marseille, on Saturday, August 17, for the first day.

At the end of the interminable saga for the allocation of Ligue 1 rights until 2029, the British sports streaming platform DAZN has acquired eight out of nine live matches per day, for an average of 400 million euros per year, with beIN settling for one match for 100 million euros.

“Canal+ Group and beIN Sports, two of the largest sports groups, today announced the renewal of their multi-year agreement for the exclusive distribution of beIN Sports channels in France, including a major Ligue 1 McDonald’s matchday (alternating between choice 1 and 2) every Saturday at 5 p.m., at no additional cost to subscribers.”with offers including beIN Sports, the two groups jointly communicated.

The channels welcome the renewal of a partnership that began in June 2020, which “allows us to bring together more quality content under a single subscription and at advantageous prices” and constitutes “also good news for sports leagues and clubs in France as it offers maximum distribution, exposure and reach for all rights held by beIN Sports”.

Canal+ did not take part in the negotiations for the allocation of the championship rights, in particular due to its stormy relations with the Professional Football League (LFP), which had preferred Amazon when Mediapro went bankrupt at the end of 2020.