Competition Authority of the French Republic

06/11/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2021 07:16

Reawarding of the football Ligue 1’s TV rights: The Autorité de la concurrence rejects Canal + Group's complaint against the LFP, for lack of sufficient evidence

The call for tenders launched in 2018 by the LFP

Broadcasting rights for the Football Ligue 1 are allocated by the LFP, which centralises their marketing on behalf of professional football clubs. Since 2008, these rights have been granted for four-year cycles, following calls for tenders.

In April 2018, the LFP launched a call for tenders for the Ligue 1's rights[1], divided into several lots, for the seasons 2020-2021 to 2023-2024.

[1]The Ligue 2 rights were also included.