Top French Football League Agrees to Dazn, BeIN Broadcast Deal
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The majority of France’s elite professional football league voted for a broadcast deal with Len Blavatnik’s streaming group Dazn Group Ltd. and the Qatari sports broadcaster beIN to screen live matches of the new season.
Sixteen of the 18 clubs in the top league voted in favor of the broadcasting deal with Dazn and beIN, according to a press release by Ligue de Football Professionnel on Tuesday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. The football governing body said there were “lengthy discussions” on Sunday on the broadcasting rights and the deal is still subject to certain clauses and adjustments.