This is a surprise. The Canal+ group which has filched the rights to the English Premier League to RMC Sport last October, has finally decided to co duffuser with his opponent unhappy. Together, RMC Sport and Canal+ have negotiated with the league of English football to be able to co-broadcast all matches and magazines related to the season from 2019 to 2022. In clear, Canal+ rights holder of the british championship for three seasons under licensee all the matches to RMC Sport, who will share the cost estimated at 115 million euros per season.
beyond the sporting aspect, this decision is highly strategic. She draws an objective alliance between the groups Canal+ and Altice Europe, parent company of RMC Sport. Already, Canal+ group is the only one to distribute the channels of the RMC Sport in its offer. Now, they share the football English. This will enable customers of the two channels to be able to follow both football and English competitions of the Champions League and the League Europa. A powerful foundation for the football fans.
Alliance for the L1
But for these last, the holy Grail remains the championship of French football , the Ligue 1, which has from August 2020 will be broadcasted by the Spanish Mediapro and the Qatari beIn Sport. Out of the competition the flagship of the French football and Canal+ RMC Sport have any interest to ally themselves in order to be in a strong position to negotiate with the two rights-holders, and especially with Mediapro, or a sub-license some matches, or an agreement for the distribution of the future channel Mediapro. Maxime Saada, the boss of Canal+ has always said that he was confident that his chain will be of French football to the resumption of the championship in August 2020. With RMC Sport, he found a powerful ally. Overall, Canal+ and its 5 million subscribers and RMC Sport and its two million subscribers can actually be partners of choice for Mediapro, who arrives on the French market without a partner or ally.
