Canal+: "Discussions with Amazon regarding a distribution agreement" (Maxime Saada, Canal+)

"We would still like to distribute Amazon (in France). I met them in London (ENG) and they also want us to distribute them. It could be Prime Video and the Pass Ligue 1 or only Prime Video. All options are possible," said Maxime Saada, chairman of the board at the free and pay-TV group Canal+, on the sidelines of the channel's conference at its new "Canal+ One" offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine, FRA) on 14/09/2022.

The leader is still keeping a lid on his participation in the future tender for the domestic broadcasting rights to Ligue 1 (from the 2024-25 season) and intends to keep it that way until the end. Maxime Saada says he had his first exchange in a year and a half with Vincent Labrune, president of the LFP, during the Paris Saint-Germain - Juventus FC match (07/09/2022). He is convinced that the LFP is looking for a new entrant and considers that if the only candidates for the next call for tenders are Amazon and Canal+, the LFP will not be able to obtain the expected amount (around €800m per year).

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