Canal+: Champions League more important than Ligue 1 for Canal+ subscribers (NPA Conseil)

Canal+ customers rank the Champions League ahead of Ligue 1 by three points in terms of the programmes that most influenced their decision to subscribe to Canal+ (31% versus 28%), according to an OTT survey of 3,227 French men and women aged 15 and over, conducted between 30/06 and 06/07/2022, by NPA Conseil/Harris Interactive.

Subscribers to Canal+ and Amazon's Pass Ligue 1, put Ligue 1 ahead of the Champions League (74% versus 70%).

Over the 2021-2024 cycle, Canal+ broadcasts the top two Champions League fixtures (one on Tuesday and the other on Wednesday) for an estimated €310m per season. The French pay-TV group also holds the rights to broadcast two Ligue 1 games per matchday (Saturdays at 21:00 and Sundays at 17:05, 28 first choice, 10 third choice and 38 fourth choice matches) over the  2020-2024 cycle for €332m per season.

Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Canal+ has reduced the exposure of Ligue 1 by no longer broadcasting it on its premium channel due to the dispute between it and the LFP following the awarding of the rights to 85% of Ligue 1 matches (80% of which are…