Ligue 1 TV rights: "Impossible at this stage to reach an amicable resolution" (DAZN)

"After four months of discussions - including one and a half months in mediation - initiated in good faith by DAZN and several proposals put on the table, mediation has unfortunately not made it possible to sufficiently reconcile the points of view. It has therefore been impossible to reach - at this stage - an agreement for an amicable resolution of the situation," announced the OTT sports platform after the mediation failure with the Ligue de Football Professionnel on 15/04/2025.

DAZN, which holds the domestic live broadcasting rights to eight (out of nine) Ligue 1 McDonald's games per matchday for an average of €400m per year over the 2024-2029 cycle, brought proceedings against the LFP before the Paris Commercial Court on 30/01/2025. The platform is claiming €309m for "fraudulent misrepresentation" and €264m for "breach of contract", for a total of €573m. A mediation period was initiated at the beginning of March 2025 to settle this dispute.

This mediation period began after the two parties had reached an initial agreement concerning DAZN's full settlement of the January 2025…