TV rights: beIN Sports must ensure the dissemination of Ligue 1 if Canal+ does not do so

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A new court decision in the league 1 television rights soap opera.The Paris Civil Court agreed this Wednesday, August 4, to the Professional Football League (LFP) in the dispute between BeIN Sports on Wednesday 4 August.The president recalled the terms of their contract signed in 2018 for the payment and dissemination of two of the ten Ligue 1 posters per day from lot 3.

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Last week, the league had assigned its contractual partner BeIN Sports in summary proceedings so that he is formally committed to paying the matches, as well as producing and distributing them if Canal+ does not do it.A first audience was held last Friday at the Paris Civil Court between BeIN Sports and the League, during which the Qatari channel had appointed Canal+ as a co -feemer in this case."This Wednesday, the president explained that he did not have legal competence to accept that Canal joins this dispute," explains a relative of the file.

To avoid having to settle the note alone if Canal+ lacks it, the Qatari channel has placed itself under the protection of the Commercial Court of Nanterre within the framework of a conciliation procedure.Judicial administrator Hélène Bourbouloux, well known to the French restructuring industry, was designated as a conciliator.

Everything will be played this Thursday, August 5

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The decision of the Paris Civil Court on Thursday does not settle the background of the file.Because faced with the conciliation procedure which financially protects beIN SPORTS in the short term, the league has finally decided to change tactics by supporting the Qatari channel to try to enforce its sub-board contract with Canal+.Everything will then be played during the hearing between BeIN Sports and Canal+ this Thursday, August 5 at the Nanterre Commercial Court.The president will decide who of the two channels will have to settle the rights and broadcast the matches this weekend.

A large number of scenarios are always on the table.Canal+ can lose and decide to honor its commitments.The encrypted chain may also not honor its sub-board contract and decide to appeal the decision, and then the LFP would require penalties of 1.5 million euros per day of delay day.To avoid a black screen situation, conciliator Hélène Bourbouloux could then ask BeIN Sports to broadcast the matches this weekend.

Finally, justice can prove Canal right, and then BeIN Sports would be obliged to broadcast the matches.It is only if Canal+ wins tomorrow, that the decision of the Paris civil court on Wednesday will have all its importance.In this case, the Qatari channel would then be forced to broadcast the two championship games of August 7 and 8 (Troyes-PSG on Saturday at 9 p.m. and Metz-Lille on Sunday at 5 p.m.)."And if Bein Sports does not honor his contract, the President Civil Court of Paris authorized the LFP to claim penalties of 1 million euros per day of delay," explains a relative of the file.

In short, if questions around the broadcasting of matches should be settled this Thursday, August 5, the financial issue could remain unanswered.Even though beIN SPORTS is supposed to pay the same day to the LFP a first amount of 56 million euros.

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