Téléfoot (TV channel)
French subscription sports channel dedicated to football / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Téléfoot: La Chaîne du Foot (English: The Football Channel), also known as simply Téléfoot, was a French pay television channel owned by Mediapro. Launched on 17 August 2020, it was established as part of an agreement by Mediapro with Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) to acquire rights to Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 football beginning in the 2020-21 season. TF1 Group served as a content partner for the channel, under which it was branded as an extension of its football programme Téléfoot and employed its on-air personalities. The network was offered via both television providers and as an over-the-top streaming service.[1]
Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France Monaco |
Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) 2160p (UHDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Mediapro |
History | |
Launched | 17 August 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-17) |
Closed | 8 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-08) |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
Mediapro began to withhold its rights payments in October 2020, seeking to renegotiate the deal due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. In December 2020, after Mediapro missed a second rights payment, it agreed to exit the contract and compensate LFP for the missed payments. Téléfoot continued operations on an interim basis until February 2021, when previous rightsholder Groupe Canal+ reached an interim agreement to acquire the media rights for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. In turn, beIN Sports would sub-license exclusive rights to Ligue 2 from Canal+. Téléfoot shut down on 8 February 2021.