Sportel Monaco 2026: LFP Media is exploring plans for a FAST service offering free content

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"When I arrived at LFP four years ago, the OTT project was the priority, because DtoC was much easier to explain. FAST channels were also one of the first topics we tackled. FAST was already growing a lot in the US, and we tried to see whether there was a way to launch it in Europe, or at least with Ligue 1 content. We struggled, mostly because the market was not mature enough on our side. Four years later, with the launch of Ligue 1+, we are in a very good place to restart the FAST discussion. We can make business out of it, and then, in the coming years, grow into different territories and a different scope. It is definitely on the roadmap," Cyprien Castanedo, head of media platform & innovation at LFP Media, said at Sportel Monaco on 19 October 2026.

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