Ligue 1+: "Target of 1M subscribers by the end of 2025-26 & 2.2-2.5M in 4 years time" (N. de Tavernost)

"We have set ourselves a target of one million subscribers by the end of the 2025-26 season, and between 2.2 and 2.5 million minimum after four years (2028-29)," said Nicolas de Tavernost, CEO of LFP Media, during the presentation of the Ligue 1+ platform at the LFP headquarters (Paris, FRA) on 10/07/2025.

The OTT platform dedicated to broadcasting French top flight matches will begin broadcasting on 15/08/2025 on the occasion of Matchday 1 of the 2025-25 Ligue 1 McDonald's season. This is due to the premature termination of the contract with DAZN, which initially covered five seasons until 2029.

"This project was necessary because today there is no market to buy our rights individually, apart from the current beIN contract (one exclusive Ligue 1 game per matchday until the end of the 2025-26 season), and to make the most of Ligue 1 rights. We're taking our destiny back into our own hands. There will certainly be two complicated years in terms of resources, because we are building an asset, which is created by investing. The returns from this channel will be progressive. There will…