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Ligue 1: TV rights agreement leads to significant drop in revenue for clubs
Ligue 1: TV rights agreement leads to significant drop in revenue for clubs
(Franceinfo)
The acquisition of Ligue 1 television rights by the DAZN and BeIN platforms could disrupt clubs’ revenues next season. Recruitment at smaller clubs is already affected.
The new distribution of television rights, which has led to months of negotiations, will only bring in 500 million euros to the Professional Football League. This is half of what it had hoped for. The season promises to be economically complicated for the clubs that share these rights and who have seen their costs increase.
The deal with British streaming platform DAZN and Qatari channel BeIN Sports is disappointing, especially for fans. To watch all the matches, you will have to pay 540 euros per year for all the league matches. Prices considered exorbitant when the league has been stripped of its star players.The three biggest stars in world football have left the French league, with Kylian Mbappé leaving this summer, and Neymar and Messi leaving last year.r”, notes Arnaud Hermand, senior reporter for the L’Equipe channel. The drastic drop in revenue for the League is forcing clubs to slow down recruitment, with some not yet having registered a single signing.
