DAZN confirm end of Ligue 1 broadcasting contract | OneFootball

DAZN have confirmed to L’Équipe that they have reached an agreement with the LFP to end their Ligue 1 broadcasting contract.

DAZN only signed the deal to broadcast Ligue 1 for the five-year cycle at the start of the season. The deal allowed the British broadcaster to show eight of the nine Ligue 1 matches within the gameweek for an annual fee of €375m. That deal was meant to run until 2029, however, it has already reached an end, as confirmed by DAZN.

DAZN will pay a fee of €100m to break the contract, as well as the final two payments worth another €140m. This agreement between the broadcaster and the league will be presented to the LFP’s administrative council on the 2nd May. “There is an exit option in the contract that ties us to the league, because they want to launch their own channel,” the broadcaster told L’Équipe, confirming the LFP’s desire to create their own channel, which will then be partnered with one, or multiple broadcasters, including DAZN.

“Coming to France, losing money and then stopping after one year doesn’t make much sense. We are convinced that in the context of the Ligue 1 channel project, we can bring a lot of added value,” the broadcaster told L’Équipe. If DAZN were to be partnered with the LFP’s channel, the latter would renounce the €100m fee for breaking the contract.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle