France: "Téléfoot channel to begin broadcasting on 17/08/2020" (J. Roures and J. Bergeaud, Mediapro)

"The Téléfoot channel will begin broadcasting on 17/08/2020 (four days before the broadcast of the opening match of the 2020-21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats season, Olympique de Marseille - AS Saint-Etienne, on 21/08/2020 at 19:00 CET). It will be marketed at €25.90 per month with a one-year commitment, and €29.90 without commitment. A site for pre-registration opens today," announced Jaumes Roures, founding partner of the audiovisual group Mediapro and Julien Bergeaud, managing director of Mediapro Sport France, on 28/07/2020.

"The agreement with Altice (distribution + co-broadcasting of the European cups in 2020-21, see below) will enable us to access SFR's 770,000 subscribers to RMC Sport. This will also speed up negotiations with internet service providers with whom we have been discussing for months. The lack of visibility linked to the health crisis had slowed down these discussions. We will also announce in the coming days distribution agreements with groups that are not (telecom) operators. With Canal+, everything remains open, we are ready to meet today, tomorrow, in the coming…