LFP TV rights: "Téléfoot's situation has nothing to do with the health crisis" (M. Saada, Canal )

"I am indeed very worried about French football (in relation to Mediapro's non-payment of the second installment of around €145m for the TV rights of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT for the 2020-21 season). The Téléfoot situation has nothing to do with the health crisis. Since the resumption, the matches have been played and are played on the dates and at the times expected. This situation of non-payment of TV rights last too long, and this would risk damaging the image, quality, and ultimately the value of Ligue 1. We can already see that people are turning away from it. We are also seeing a real explosion in piracy since the launch of Téléfoot… When bad habits develop, it is very difficult to go back," stated Maxime Saada, chairman of the board of Canal+, to French media Les Echos on 30/10/2020.

"Before there was TPS, then Orange, then beIN Sports, then Altice, and finally Mediapro. There is always someone who thinks that they will be able to make better use of the rights than us by paying more than Canal. As you know this, and I spoke on the subject the day after the call for…