Court appoints mediator to sort out French TV rights chaos
August 1 – An independent mediator has been appointed to find a resolution to the TV rights dispute between Canal+ and the French league (LFP), and by association beIN Sports.
Canal+ is refusing to pay a €330 million rights fee for live LFP rights that it has sub-licensed from beIN Sports – effectively 20% of the LFP’s Ligue 1 live inventory. The LFP has demanded that beIN Sports fufill the contract, though beIN Sports maintains that Canal+ should fulfil their contract and pay up,
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