16 clubs, all-star game, camera in the locker room ... The ideas of the boss of Canal +for Ligue 1

Maxime Saada, the boss of Canal + was auditioned Thursday by the commission "TV rights and sports economic model" of the National Assembly.He returned to the Mediapro case and notably mentioned interesting avenues to relaunch the interest of Ligue 1.

His audition lasted the time of a football match. Maxime Saada, patron de Canal +, était interrogé jeudi par la commission droits télé et modèle économique sportif ​de l’Assemblée nationale, menée par les députés Cédric Roussel (LREM) et Regis Juanico (Génération.s).He returned in particular to the Mediapro episode, the recovery of TV rights by Amazon, but above all mentioned his proposals, interesting for the future of Ligue 1 and French football, made to championship presidents last spring.

Cameras in the locker room?

He reiterates his desire to see a Ligue 1 to 16 clubs, a position he has already assumed to be publicly assumed.But he formulates other ideas. Ne pas positionner des créneaux à 13 heures, démarrer la saison plus tard, éviter de programmer des affiches clés juste avant ou juste après la Ligue des champions, rendre les membres clés des équipes disponibles pour des interviews, le renforcement de documentaires et avoir un accès renforcé aux clubs, aux archives​, a-t-il expliqué Palais Bourbon, dans une déclaration relayée par nos confrères de l’Équipe.Before going further. Au niveau de la production, équiper les vestiaires de caméras, capter les réactions post-match à chaud dans le vestiaire, des micros sur les arbitres, etc.But also for competitions, the strengthening of the Champions Trophy, the establishment of an All-Star Game, the creation of a L1-D1 day with two matches that follow to promote the exhibition of women's football.

Still in conflict

The Chairman of the Management Board of Canal + also returned to obtaining 80 % of Ligue 1 per Amazon, for a sum below what the encrypted chain pays for 20 % of the rights.And that, Maxime Saada does not digest it. Canal + paye 4,3 millions par match là où Amazon paye 600 000 € par match, c’est-à-dire un rapport de 1 à 6.And if we only take exclusive matches, the report becomes 1 to 9.Discrimination is obvious.The real victim in this story is Canal +.It subsidizes the arrival of Amazon on the market, with the complicity of the LFP.

BeIN Sports and Canal + always disputes this distribution before the courts.