France: Téléfoot (Mediapro) to continue broadcasting Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 at least until 10/01/2021

The Téléfoot channel will continue to broadcast Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT "at least until 10/01/2021 inclusive" (or through Matchday 19 for both championships), indicated the channel from the Chinese-Spanish group Mediapro to its subscribers on 31/12/2020.

"The LFP will turn to the audiovisual rights market to find a favorable outcome allowing the full broadcast of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT over the 2020-2024 cycle," explained the French League on 22/12/2020 after the validation of the conciliation settlement agreement between the LFP and Mediapro Sport France by the Nanterre (Greater Paris) commercial court.

This agreement provides for the LFP to recover the broadcasting rights to 80% of the matches of Ligue 1 Uber Eats and Ligue 2 BKT acquired by Mediapro on 28/05/2018. Mediapro will therefore pay a total of €243.6m for these rights (€143.6m paid in August 2020 + €64m upon validation of the settlement agreement + €36m before 30/06/2021), and the LFP has waived the right to all further legal proceedings for non-payment of the installments initially provided for in…