Mediapro France: "Create an attractive channel to as many people as possible" (J. Bergeaud, CEO)

"I am very pleased with the opportunity I have today to join Mediapro France to carry out the project to create the LA channel for French football. This is a fantastic adventure that opens in the coming months. Our ambition is to create an attractive channel accessible to as many people as possible," said Julien Bergeaud, who was appointed the CEO of Mediapro France on 13/08/2019, and will take up his post on 01/11/2019.

Julien Bergeaud, the vice-president and regional head of france and southern Europe sports rights for the US group Discovery, the parent company of Eurosport, joined the pay-TV group in 1999 where he was director of acquisitions and rights sales (1999-2010), director of production and TV content - Eurosport France (September 2010 - May 2013), and director of development (June 2013 - May 2015).

Mediapro has acquired rights to broadcast, in France, nine games per matchday of Ligue 1 (including eight exclusive) and the Domino's Ligue 2 multiplex (eight games per matchday in exclusivity), for the 2020-2024 cycle, for a estimated amount of more than €800m per season…