Key Takeaways
- Ligue 1 Plus has lost subscribers and now holds around one million users following the collapse of the DAZN agreement.
- The platform expects to gain 200,000 to 300,000 new subscribers next season when it takes one weekly match from BeIN Sports.
- PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has demanded that LFP Media improve revenue from foreign broadcasting deals.
Ligue 1 Plus has seen its subscriber numbers fall since launching last summer. The streaming platform now has approximately one million users. This decline follows the sudden end of the deal with DAZN.
However, officials expect a recovery soon. LFP Media projects an increase of 200,000 to 300,000 subscribers for the next campaign. This rise will occur because the ninth match of each week will move from BeIN Sports to Ligue 1 Plus.
The subscription price will also rise to €19.90 per month. Despite these changes, LFP Media has assured clubs they will receive similar income to last season. This guarantee covers the final payment from DAZN and the departure of BeIN Sports.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi attended the LFP administrative council on Wednesday. He expressed strong dissatisfaction with the current situation. He urged LFP Media to work harder to sell French football in foreign markets.
Al-Khelaifi specifically targeted the lack of growth in international broadcast revenue. He did not mention specific countries during his criticism. In the United Kingdom, fans can no longer watch Ligue 1 on television. Instead, they must use an online service called Ligue 1 Pass.