Mediapro: "We will study what the GAFAs could bring to us in France" (J. Roures, president)

"With SFR having the Champions League (2018-2021 cycle), it is logical that we agree (on the distribution of the future Mediapro channel in France). Stop thinking of a universe in a frozen way. In India, an agreement was made with Facebook (on the broadcasting rights of LaLiga Santander 2018-2021). We will also study what the GAFAs could bring to us in France," said Jaume Roures, president and founder of the Chinese-Spanish audiovisual group Mediapro, to the French daily Les Echos on 17/01/2019.

"To be successful, you have to be able to make a very targeted channel, not several sports, series etc... We can increase the subscriber base. There is potential with better organisation. Clubs and channels do not work together enough. In Spain, we talk a lot about camera access to the changing rooms, player interviews, match schedules. When you put hundreds of millions of euros into football, you can hope to improve things. However, the culture of Canal+, which has control over football, isn't really one for talking. It is quite rare for them to question themselves," said the president of…