The LFP confirms the launch of a new call for tenders for Ligue 1 TV rights from November 3

The board of directors of the Professional Football League (LFP) validated on Wednesday October 21 the launch of a call for tenders to broadcast Ligue 1 over the period 2027-2032 in order to attract new broadcasters, the body announced to AFP. This call for tenders, which can now be launched for a single lot offering the broadcast of all Ligue 1 matches, will take place from November 3 to December 7, said the LFP.

“This decision comes in a new context. For several months, we have received a certain number of concrete expressions of interest from different players,” said Vincent Labrune, president of the LFP, in a statement sent to AFP. "For the first time in a long time, French football is in a position to choose its future. The launch of Ligue 1+ has allowed us to regain this freedom and approach this new stage with serenity. Indeed, Ligue 1 is attractive and the timetable for this call for tenders seems much more favorable than in the past to arouse the interest of the main players in the market", continued the manager, at a time when French football was hit by a drastic drop in revenues from TV rights.

This proposal from the general director of LFP Medias, Olivier Bramly, comes two years before the planned handover of rights on the market, the current cycle started in 2024 being supposed to end in 2029. The choice to launch a call for tenders aims to attract new broadcasters, who will have the choice either to broadcast Ligue 1+ or to create their own channel.

The attraction of streaming platforms for sports rights, such as Disney+ which recently won the broadcast of La Liga in France, Netflix, or Apple, which had discussed with the LFP in 2023, undoubtedly convinced the successor of Nicolas de Tavernost at the head of LFP Médias.

For the moment, no broadcaster has officially applied.