LFP TV rights: "Jaume Roures 'committed suicide' with Mediapro in France and abroad" (Pierre Maes)

"We have reached new heights with this surreal interview that Jaume Roures gave to the newspaper L'Équipe (published on 08/10/2020). Through this interview, carried out at his request, Jaume Roures commits suicide for his group in the market French: who will still subscribe to Mediapro after this interview? But he also commits Mediapro to suicide at the international level. For an agency, trust is fundamental in this sector. From now on, trust is broken. No one will want to work with Mediapro anymore," explained Pierre Maes, consultant and author of the book "The football TV rights business", during the webinar "LFP/Mediapro TV rights: what are the possible outcomes of the crisis?" organised by News Tank Football on 20/10/2020.

"A new call for tenders seems unavoidable. The LFP had to anticipate this, for the situation was, if not foreseeable, certainly at least within the realm of possibility. The tender must already be ready. As soon as the contract is broken and the rights recovered, the League can urgently call for tenders on the three lots held by Mediapro for this 2020-21…